Your business is booming, profit is increasing, your company is growing. It’s an exciting time. So is it now time to look at global markets? Today we examine the practical steps you can take to prepare for the challenges ahead. Signs you’re ready to go global While all businesses...
Dubai retains great lustre and appeal as a foreign direct investment (FDI) location. The most recent figures show clearly that the city has strongly cemented its position among the top global destinations for FDI capital. In 2016, with investors from leading industrial countries such as the...
For any company or startup – across any industry – it’s worth considering the benefits of launching in Dubai. And now is a perfect time to consider taking advantage of this world-class innovative business hub. For forward-thinking entrepreneurs, the emirate offers an ideal climate to...
For entrepreneurs setting up shop in the UAE, there are two basic options; set up in a free zone or in the mainland. Many entrepreneurs establishing a business in the UAE for the first time choose the free zone option for the obvious benefits of 0%...
Easy setup, no tax guaranteed, 100% ownership. Proven draws for the UAE free zones. Why, then, do so many entrepreneurs each year swap the safety of a free zone for speculation on the mainland? Simply put, it’s a logical progression of many a successful business. Right off...
Entrepreneurs across the world are attracted to setting up and running their businesses in the UAE – even those who prefer not to relocate to the Gulf. And it’s easy to understand the appeal. Just three decades ago the Emirates was one of the least developed...
Some people just seem to have a more relaxed way of life. On your travels do you ever cast envious glances at the business people lingering over coffee in a town square as if they had all the time in the world? How is it that...
As one of the best oiled and most liberal economic machines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and indeed the world, the United Arab Emirates offers advantages in every direction for anyone wishing to set up a company here. This is not lost...
When setting up in the UAE, entrepreneurs are usually faced with two options. Some choose to set up in one of the nation’s free zones, meanwhile others opt to set up an onshore business – usually to trade with the local UAE market, something which...
Launching new businesses is a popular activity here in the UAE. In Dubai alone, the Department of Economic Development (DED) issued a staggering 21,146 new business licences in 2016. Among these new businesses – and the 125,000+ licence renewals issued every year – the most popular...
