KENYA · GUIDE 0541 · EDITION 4.7
Business logo design in Kenya: Registration and Activity Enquiry Checklist
Editorial update: 28 October 2026 · Business planning reference · Review scope
Describe the actual activity before asking about requirements
Prepare an activity-specific enquiry for business logo design. The checklist does not assert a licence package, fee, exemption or tax treatment.
This is a planning reference for business logo design. The order below is an invented teaching case. It is not a completed customer job, an operating approval or a prediction of demand or earnings.
The example offer and its boundary
Fictional identity package LOG-41 creates an original mark for 'Mtoni Cycle Workshop', a made-up business, with two distinct sketch directions, one selected vector logo, a one-colour version and transparent PNG exports at 512 and 2,048 pixels wide. A one-page use sheet records colour values, minimum tested size and clear space chosen after inspection. Trademark clearance, business-name registration, unlimited concepts and printing are excluded. The sample direction combines a simple open wheel arc with the workshop name; it must be drawn originally, not traced from a competitor or sold as legally unique.
Information to include in your enquiry
| Fact to disclose | Starting information from this planning case |
|---|---|
| Offer and intended recipient | Design an original business identity within an agreed logo package. Buyer group: Small businesses with a clear name and audience. |
| Scope boundary | Design an original business identity within an agreed logo package. |
| Resource or product specification | Editable paths plus SVG/PDF output and PNG export. |
| Responsible work and acceptance | Open the delivered files independently, check pixel widths, missing fonts, clipping and one-colour reproduction. |
| Location and premises | Enter the actual county, site, ownership/access arrangement and customer access |
| Scale and working arrangements | Enter actual quantities, staff, equipment, specialist tasks and proposed claims |
Questions to ask, with no assumed answers
- Which entity or business-registration route fits the actual ownership arrangement?
- Which county or activity authority should assess these premises and this scope?
- Which product, competence, testing, labelling or professional questions need a specialist answer?
- Which tax registration, filing, invoicing, accounting and payment questions apply to these facts?
- What written evidence, inspection conditions, renewal terms and current official fee references should be retained?
Questions this guide still leaves open
- Fictional brand has no legal clearance; actual trademark and naming advice requires qualified review.
- No real design or print test performed; font selection, printer proof rates and client approvals remain unresolved.
Keep the written response, date, official reference, exact facts supplied and any limits or conditions together. A general registration or a page in a planning pack must not be treated as approval of a specialist task, premises or product. Resolve an unanswered prerequisite before work that depends on it.
References and their limits
Licensing — Google Fonts Knowledge
Font licence terms and usage scope; no trademark clearance. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Exporting a PNG File — Inkscape Beginners Guide
Raster export area, pixel sizing and transparency; guide is version 1.3. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Business Cards — Printred
Nairobi supplier base and configured card listing; confirm final stock, size, tax and checkout quote. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Use margins, bleed, rulers, and crop marks
Print export settings; printer must supply its own production specifications. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Business Registration Service: entity routes — general registration enquiry route. KRA: tax compliance information — tax registration, filing, payment and record questions. These general reference routes were checked on 28 October 2026; no activity-specific permission, fee or tax determination is made here.
Recorded references support only the scope stated beside them. They do not prove current supplier stock, a local quotation, actual buyer demand, operator competence or the feasibility of this particular business. Later editorial changes do not refresh earlier source-check dates.
Prepared by Business Starter Guides using AI-assisted drafting and desk editorial checks. Independent operator trials and specialist certification are not claimed. See the editorial method for the review scope.
Editorial method and evidence limits