Business — Company Setup

Establishing the company is a process, not a purchase.

Coordination of UAE company formation from structure decision through to the point where the business can actually operate.

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Overview

The difficulty with setting up in the UAE is rarely the paperwork itself. It is choosing a structure before understanding the activity, discovering a requirement late, and managing four parties who each hold one part of the sequence.

We coordinate the process and manage those parties on your behalf. Filing, licensing and regulated advice are carried out by appropriately qualified professionals; the sequencing, follow-up and accountability are ours.

What we handle
  • Structure comparison

    Mainland, free zone and offshore options set against the intended activity, ownership and where the business will actually trade.

  • Licensed partners

    Appointment and management of the licensed corporate service providers and professionals who carry out the formal work.

  • Documentation

    Coordination of the documents, attestations and approvals required at each stage, requested once rather than repeatedly.

  • Banking introductions

    Introductions to relevant banking relationships, with the account-opening process coordinated alongside.

  • Premises & visas

    Office or flexi-desk arrangements and the visa process for shareholders and staff, sequenced against the licence.

  • After setup

    Accounting, compliance calendars and vendors coordinated so the entity keeps functioning after the licence is issued.

Legal, tax, financial, licensing and regulated services may be provided by independent, appropriately qualified professionals where required.

How it runs
  1. 01

    Activity

    What the business will do, and where.

  2. 02

    Structure

    Options compared with the relevant professionals.

  3. 03

    Establish

    Filing managed through licensed partners.

  4. 04

    Operate

    Banking, premises, visas and ongoing vendors.

Private Assistance

Describe the business, not the licence.

We will come back with the structure options and what each one actually requires.