Starting out
You don’t need every answer.
Start with your idea, even if you’re still working it out. Use Business Advisor’s guided steps to describe your business, choose a priority and decide what to try first.
See the new-business pathIslandFlow. It already speaks Bahamian.
From NIB payroll and VAT records to business licence reports and the cost of imported stock, explore tools built around The Bahamas.
Recorded Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Nassau time
The live session has already run. Watch the full recording below: you do not need to have attended or registered.
Prefer to explore on your own first? See the interactive overview, start your free trial, or go back to islandflow.ai. Questions about your business specifically? Call GTS at (242) 350-2400.
What does “Bahamian” mean for your business?
Which requirements apply depends on your business. IslandFlow helps prepare records and reports; you review and submit the relevant filings.
- Paying staff?
- Prepare National Insurance Board (NIB) contributions and the C10 contribution report.
- Keeping track of VAT?
- Record value-added tax on sales and purchases and prepare a VAT return for review.
- Working on your business licence?
- Bring together the sales totals used for business licence reporting.
- Bringing goods into The Bahamas?
- Include customs duty and freight when working out what your stock really costs.
Starting out or already running?
Already running
Start with one thing to improve.
Unpaid bills, jobs to organize or stock to keep track of. Review the records you have, choose a next step and save your progress. Supported imports are reviewed before you approve them.
See the existing-business path