Licence to businesses to share offices proposed

THE Manama Municipal Council has proposed to the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to allow businesses to share one office, writes Naila Barakat. The proposal by the council’s technical committee is part of an initiative to promote large, medium and small businesses in the Capital, council secretary Jassim Redha said yesterday. The meeting was attended by committee chairperson Saqid Rahma, the Assistant Undersecretary for Company Affairs at the BCCI, Ali Radhi, and other committee members. “The chamber will study the proposal which aims to issue permits to new and small businesses to share offices. For example, if there are three small companies which want to share one office in a flat, they should be allowed to do so. Many people can run companies from a single room. When such small businesses approach the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for permits they are asked to provide the address of the flat they want to rent,” Redha said. “Individual small companies cannot rent big flats and our proposal aims to help them. We want to encourage small businesses.” Redha said that the council would also present the proposal and suggestions to other ministries concerned and submit a resolution to the Minister of Municipalities and Agricultural Affairs as well.