Eligibility for Membership
The Lahore Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry welcomes applications from individuals and entities engaged in small trading activities and small-scale industrial operations within Lahore and its surrounding areas.
Eligible Members
Small Traders
A member of trade organization with less than twenty employees, annual business turnover between two million and twenty million rupees, utility bills not exceeding one million rupees per annum, and neither owned or controlled by a Provincial Government nor carrying on trade or business confined to only one Province.
Small Industry
A manufacturing concern with less than twenty employees, annual turnover between two million and twenty million rupees, utility bills not exceeding one million rupees per annum, and neither owned or controlled by a Provincial Government nor carrying on trade or business confined to only one Province.
Partnership Firms
Partnership firms engaged in small trading or small industry that meet the defined criteria for small traders and small business or small industry as per chamber bylaws.
Private Limited Companies
Private limited companies that meet the definition of small traders and small business or small industry as per chamber bylaws.
Sole Proprietorships
Individual entrepreneurs operating as sole proprietors in small trading or small industry, meeting the defined criteria as per chamber bylaws.
Service Providers
Service providers offering services to small businesses including consultants, advisors, and other professional service providers related to small business sector.
General Requirements
- Business must be registered and operational within Lahore or its surrounding areas
- Business must meet the definition of small traders and small business or small industry as per chamber bylaws
- Business must be in good standing with all relevant authorities
- Applicant must be committed to upholding the chamber's objectives and code of conduct