Business Activities

Set up your business, whatever your activity

Trading, e-commerce, consultancy, a restaurant, a tech company — the licence, the best jurisdiction and the cost all depend on what you actually do. Here's how setup works for each activity, and how we handle it end to end.

Choose your activity

Every activity we set up

Pick what your business does — we'll match it to the right licence and the cheapest compliant base.

General Trading

One licence to import, export and trade a wide range of goods across the UAE and worldwide.

from AED 12,900Explore →
E-commerce

Sell physical or digital products online across the UAE and worldwide with the right e-commerce licence.

from AED 6,000Explore →
Consultancy

A professional licence for advisers and experts to turn solo work into a proper company.

from AED 5,750Explore →
Restaurant

Open a dine-in restaurant, café or bakery with a mainland trade licence and Municipality food approvals.

from AED 20,000Explore →
Cloud Kitchen

A delivery-only food business cooking from a shared or dedicated kitchen and selling through the delivery apps.

from AED 15,000Explore →
IT & Technology

One licence to build and sell software, SaaS and IT services — 100% owned, no stock, quick to set up remotely.

from AED 5,750Explore →
Real Estate Brokerage

A mainland brokerage licence with RERA registration to broker property in the UAE market.

from AED 15,000Explore →
Import & Export

Bring goods into the UAE and ship them out or re-export, using the country as a trade and logistics hub.

from AED 12,900Explore →
Marketing Agency

A professional licence to run a social, digital, branding, PR or advertising agency across the UAE.

from AED 5,750Explore →
Salon & Beauty

A mainland trade licence plus Municipality health approvals to run a beauty salon, spa or barbershop from a physical premises.

from AED 20,000Explore →
Freelance

The leanest, cheapest route to working legally in the UAE as a one-person independent professional.

from AED 5,750Explore →
Manufacturing

An industrial licence to make, assemble and process goods in the UAE — with the land, plant and approvals it takes to run a factory.

from AED 20,000Explore →
Side by side

All activities at a glance

Where each activity is usually best based, and what setup typically starts from — exact cost is quoted to your plan.

ActivityUsual baseSetup from
General TradingFree zone or mainlandfrom AED 12,900
E-commerceFree zonefrom AED 6,000
ConsultancyFree zone or mainlandfrom AED 5,750
RestaurantMainlandfrom AED 20,000
Cloud KitchenMainlandfrom AED 15,000
IT & TechnologyFree zonefrom AED 5,750
Real Estate BrokerageMainlandfrom AED 15,000
Import & ExportFree zonefrom AED 12,900
Marketing AgencyFree zone or mainlandfrom AED 5,750
Salon & BeautyMainlandfrom AED 20,000
FreelanceFree zonefrom AED 5,750
ManufacturingIndustrial free zone or mainlandfrom AED 20,000
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