Separate a business name from an incorporated entity
The Commerce and Intellectual Property Office explains the distinction between registering a business name and creating a separate company in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its resources cover domestic and external companies as well as business names. Establish which structure appears on the document being checked; a person trading under a registered name should not be mistaken for a corporation solely because the name looks commercial.
Consult the FSA where its corporate regime applies
The Financial Services Authority maintains an entity-name search and publishes material on business companies, limited liability companies and registered service providers. Use the relevant authority’s route for the entity concerned and request evidence matching the question, such as incorporation or a recorded change. Appearing in a company-name search does not, on its own, establish authorisation to provide regulated financial services; any such claim needs separate verification.