Benin Business Registration Project

Benin Business Registration Project

The Benin Business Registration Project transforms the process of starting a business by offering a fully online single window for business registration, accessible at monentreprise.bj.

Implemented by the Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Exportations (APIEx) with technical support from UNCTAD and financial support from the Government of the Netherlands, the system was developed under UNCTAD’s Business Facilitation Programme to improve access to formal entrepreneurship in Benin.

This groundbreaking initiative positions Benin among a select group of countries offering 100% online business registration, and is a milestone in digital governance, economic resilience, and inclusive development.

Project timeline Dec. 2018 - Dec. 2020
Key training events Projet guichet électronique de l’investissement Session I
(2 - 6 Oct 2023) Projet guichet électronique de l’investissement Session II
(18 - 22 Dec 2023)
System link www.monentreprise.bj
What the project delivers
  • A fully digital single window for starting a business in Benin.
  • Integrated compliance with tax, trade, social security, and labor obligations
  • Automatic issuance of digital certificates
  • Real-time data capture for policy-making, including gender-disaggregated statistics
  • Seamless, paperless registration—the only legal channel for business creation in Benin
  • Developed on UNCTAD’s eRegistrations platform, a no-code digital service tool

Key benefits

Enables entrepreneurs in Benin and abroad to start a business entirely online
Cuts red tape by eliminating in-person visits and reducing time and cost barriers
Increases transparency and trust, encouraging informal businesses to formalize
Promotes gender-disaggregated data use to improve targeted policies
Supports inclusive economic growth by facilitating easier entry into formal markets
Strengthens government capacity through real-time monitoring and smart data analytics
Ensures resilience, allowing business operations to continue even during crises such as COVID-19