1. Key Points that You Must
Know to Start a Business in
Abu Dhabi
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2. • Who would ignore a venture of new
business when offered better opportunities
to grow? Businesses all over the world today
are consciously searching for better countries
where they can establish their business and in
the last few years Abu Dhabi has emerged as
one of the strong markets for many
companies in the services industry.

3. Although, not many people were interested
earlier to invest in Emirates because they were
usually focused on oil production, but the
economy has undergone drastic changes in the
past few years as Abu Dhabi has made changes
to the business policies and rules that allow
foreign investors to invest in the region.

4. To start a business in Abu Dhabi, you will
certainly need help of local business consultants
and experts who can advise you and
provide with information, opinion and
experience that can smoothen up your entire
business setup process.

5. • The most important step to start a business
in Abu Dhabi is to obtain the business licenses
that will allow you to operate your
business legally. You cannot think of operating
your business from Abu Dhabi if you do not
have the valid licenses; unless you have valid
license, you will land
up in disaster and can hurt your business
later on.

6. For this, you should seek the help of business
consultant who can advise about the type
of license you need and can allow you to
maximize the business
resources accordingly. The business license that
you have must be in accordance with the
business activity so that you can handle your
business without any legal issues.

7. • Once you start the process of incorporation of
the company in Abu Dhabi, there are various
procedures to undergo and finally you would
get the the business license. The procedures
include the relevant registration of business
name or trade name as per the procedures
recommended by the Authorities of Abu
Dhabi.

8. You can do that on your own if you prefer, but it
is recommended that you take help of business
consultants who can help you to register your
business in the right way without wasting too
much of your time and effort so that it would
enable to concentrate on the core aspects
of business.

9. Local business consultants can also provide you
with updated information and data
which would have direct relation for the growth
of your business and can explore various
possibilities to push forward your company
registration process in a short span of time. This
would also ensure that all the relevant legal
procedures have adequately followed towards
the incorporation process.

10. • Like Dubai, in case of company incorporation
in local market, you have to find out a local
investor or sponsor who can assist with your
business and can look into possibilities of
hiring commercial properties or buying office
spaces as part of your business in Abu Dhabi.

11. As part of your strategy to incorporate local
business in Abu Dhabi, you also sometimes
need to find an apt investor who can readily
invest and share your
business extending support in many different
ways. If you are new to Abu Dhabi you might
waste a lot of time going through different
investor profiles and choosing the right one for
your business.

12. • Choosing the right bank in Abu Dhabi is a vital
element for the growth of your business and
therefore you need to search for the right banks
that can promote and boost your business
activity and thereby maximizing the productivity.
You need to be very particular about
choosing banks that can offer you
different credit facilities for the use of your
business.

13. Also, you need to ensure that the banks you
choose provide wide range of business related
services and features thereby you can make use
of those resources for the prosperity of your
business substantially. Bank facilities play a very
important role to generate working capital
facilities in a competitive market.

14. Getting some advises in the banking sector can
help you to take right decisions promptly and
local business consultants can help in this
subject in the long term. This will provide
opportunity to enhance your business
experience and establish your entity freely
across the region allowing more flexibility and
stability.

15. Contact Us
HLB Hamt Corporate Office
18th floor, Suite 1801
City Tower -2, Sheikh Zayed Road
PO Box No 32665
Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Phone : +971 4 3277775
Fax : +971 4 3277677
Email : dubai@hlbhamt.com
Company Incorporation : +00971 509330152
Payroll & Accounting Services : +00971 559715959
Audit & Advisory Services : +00971 507490576
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