# Local Business License Issuing User Manual

The module offers citizens and governance bodies a convenient and transparent means of processing trade licenses. A trade licence is permission the local governing bodies issue to carry on a specified business or trading activity within the authorized area. It is a mandatory document required to run a business or commercial activity. 

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Trade License User Flow
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## **Using Local Business License Issuing Module**

Click on the relevant role below to learn more about how to use the trade license solution.

1. [Citizens](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-user-manual/citizen-user-manual)
2. [Counter Employee (CE)](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-user-manual/employee-user-manual)
3. [Document Verifier (DV)](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/employee-user-manual#document-verifier-dv)
4. [Field Inspector (FI)](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/employee-user-manual#field-inspector-fi)
5. [Approver](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/employee-user-manual#approver)