HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum founded Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) in 2002 to provide an atmosphere in which top medical, pharmaceutical and other healthcare-related companies could conduct their activities in a free zone and have 100% ownership of ex-pats. DHCC is a free zone for health and wellbeing, one of a kind, which…
If you love to bake, the concept of launching a bakery business might be one that is quite enticing. During the COVID-19 lockdown, many novice bakers found a new interest for baking. However, to decide whether it is the ideal route for you, it is important to understand all the facets of starting a bakery…
Setting up a business yourself can be quite complicated. There are many rules and legalities involved which need to be addressed. When it comes to starting a business in a foreign country, the process gets even tougher. Dubai, home to thousands of expats, is also a place where foreign businessmen mostly choose to set up…
In the UAE, there are several ways to start a firm, including starting up a new company, acquiring an established company or partnering with another business. These are perhaps the most popular forms to form a business in the UAE, but in the last few years, major improvements to the corporate climate in the UAE…
Pharmacies are among the fastest rising segments in the local retail sector and are at most popular places in malls in Dubai and all over the UAE, both commercial and residential. The majority of this growth is not created by independent operators. The newest pharmacies are one of the wider local or GCC chains or…
In many ways, the Internet has levelled the playing field for small business owners everywhere. Online businesses are relatively easy to start, without the kind of up-front costs a brick and mortar business demands. However, this relative ease doesn’t mean that you can jump in and hang out your shingle. Today, the e-commerce sector is…