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Rapid growth, fast profits – the UAE e-commerce trading licence is an entrepreneur’s dream
Shopping is one of the most popular online activities worldwide. It should come as no surprise then that e-commerce has become one of the fastest growing global industries in recent years. E-commerce – essentially the buying and selling of goods and services online –...
Civil Company Formation in the UAE
Foreign entrepreneurs looking to set up in the UAE are faced with several choices. You could opt to set up in one of the country’s many free zones to benefit from zero corporate and personal tax rates, 100% repatriation of profits, and 100% foreign ownership....
Ready to fly? Why finance can give your startup wings
Gaining traction for a new venture from day one is every entrepreneur’s dream. You want to appear dependable, credible and financially astute. But creating a good impression and appearing established depends as much on having effective, up-to-date equipment as it does...
Likeability in business: What is it and where can I get it?
What are the traits required to be a business success? A capacity for hard work, certainly. An appetite for risk, no doubt. Determination and a resilience to setbacks, absolutely. What about likeability? Plenty of entrepreneurs out there will have grown up in the...
IT consultancy setup in Dubai – we are the MENA’s top tech hub for a reason
‘The next big thing’ is a phrase often associated with Dubai. Whether it’s the latest developments in hospitality, construction, healthcare or any other industry you care to name, Dubai is well and truly the home of ‘the next big thing’. But it is the emirate’s status...
Puzzled by the legal jargon? Here’s what to include in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between you and your local sponsor
For foreign entrepreneurs lured by the potential bounty of doing business in the UAE mainland (as opposed to one of the free zones), the landscape can be somewhat bewildering at first. Especially so for the 68% of business starters in the UAE who have never run a...
Seven lessons from the services sector you need to hear
The UAE landscape is looking fertile for small and medium-sized businesses. In fact, some estimates put the total number of SMEs in the UAE at 350,000. Add to that the fact that the services sector in 2014 accounted for 37% of Dubai’s total GDP and it’s clear there...
Setting Up a Representative Office in the UAE – What You Need to Know
Importance of a work-life balance for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are well known for the long hours and hard work they put in to establishing their businesses, but a growing body of research shows that there is a price to pay – and it can be severe. A 2015 study carried out by the Australian Institute of Business...
Individual or corporate sponsorship for your UAE business?
Launching a new venture in the UAE can be exhilarating: the economy in the region is growing faster than ever and attracts flocks of industrious professionals. For those wishing to reap all the economic benefits of the UAE — from zero corporate and personal tax to the...
Tell tale signs you cannot handle your company’s finances
Every entrepreneur needs finance skills. But not every entrepreneur has them. Most entrepreneurs will have bags of acumen and expertise in their chosen sector – if they didn’t they wouldn’t be there in the first place. But managing a startup’s finances often proves to...
Your top 10 checklist to set up a company in the UAE mainland
Entrepreneurs looking to establish a new business in the UAE have two options on location – some choose to start their company in one of the country’s free zones to take advantage of the many tax, duty and repatriation benefits. Others meanwhile opt to set up a...
