PulaGo Blog

Business Ideas11 min read
The Cleaning Business Opportunity in Botswana: Sometimes the Biggest Opportunities Are in the Smallest Markets
A laptop bag, a P250 accounting retainer and the scorching Botswana sun taught me something about entrepreneurship: you do not have to compete with the largest players to build a business.
Read it →11 October 2026
Structure6 min read
What a company constitution is, and what happens without one
It is not a formality you file and forget. It is where the arguments you have not had yet are already settled.
Read it →11 October 2026
Compliance6 min read
Your company has been struck off. Can you get it back?
Usually yes — and the reason it happened is almost always the same one, which is also why it gets more expensive the longer you leave it.
Read it →11 October 2026
Tenders5 min read
PPADB is gone. What PPRA supplier registration means for your tenders
If the advice you are reading still says PPADB, it is out of date — and the codes you pick matter more than the registration itself.
Read it →11 October 2026
Compliance5 min read
The tax clearance certificate, and why it is never ready when you need it
It is not a form you submit. It is a statement that your tax position is clean — which is why you cannot get one in a hurry.
Read it →11 October 2026
Money5 min read
What it really costs to start a business in Botswana
The registration fee is the number everyone quotes and the smallest number on the list. Here is the whole list.
Read it →11 October 2026
Structure7 min read
Sole trader or (Pty) Ltd? How to decide in Botswana
Most people register a company about a year later than they should have. Here is how to tell which side of that line you are on.
Read it →11 October 2026
Compliance5 min read
The compliance deadlines that catch Botswana businesses out
Nothing about staying compliant is hard. It is just unprompted — and unprompted is what makes it expensive.
Read it →11 October 2026
Banking5 min read
What the bank actually asks for when you open a business account
The certificate of incorporation is the start of the list, not the whole of it. Here is the rest of it, before you make the trip.
Read it →11 October 2026
Compliance5 min read
Do you need a company secretary in Botswana?
Yes — and the useful question is not whether, but who, because the usual way this goes wrong is a secretary who stops answering.
Read it →11 October 2026
Structure5 min read
Reserved activities: the rule that decides your structure before you register
Find out after registration and you are restructuring. Find out before, and it is just a decision about who owns what.
Read it →11 October 2026

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