Vision

The Vision of CIPC is to be the gateway to sustainable formal economic participation and investment for all in South Africa.

Mission

The Mission of CIPC is to unlock value in businesses and intellectual property by:

• Providing easy, accessible and value-adding registration services for business entities, intellectual property rights holders and regulated practitioners;
• Maintaining and disclosing secure, accurate, credible and relevant information regarding business entities, business rescue practitioners, corporate conduct and reputation, intellectual property rights and indigenous cultural expression;
• Increasing awareness and knowledge of company and intellectual property laws, inclusive of the compliance obligations and opportunities for business entities and intellectual property rights holders to drive growth and sustainability, as well as the knowledge of the actual and potential impact of these laws in promoting the broader policy objectives of government;
• Taking the necessary steps to visibly, effectively and efficiently monitor and enforce compliance with the laws that CIPC administers.

Values