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What does business type mean?

Business type is the legal structure the business is registered under with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It can be one of the following:

BUSINESS_NAME: A business registered under a business name, usually owned by a sole proprietor or partners.

COMPANY: A business registered as a company.

INCORPORATED_TRUSTEES: A body registered under incorporated trustees, such as a church, mosque, association or foundation.

LIMITED_PARTNERSHIP: A partnership with at least one general partner and one limited partner.

LIMITED_LIABILITY_PARTNERSHIP: A partnership where each partner’s liability is limited.

LIMITED-LIABILITY-COMPANY: A company where the owners’ liability is limited to their shares.

NGO: A non-governmental organisation.

Note: Country, State, and City Values

This endpoint requires valid Country, State, and Lga values.

You can retrieve the supported values using the following API endpoints:

• Country: Get Countries
• State: Get States
• Lga: Get Lgas

Use the values returned by these endpoints when submitting your request to ensure accurate location information.