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A practical guide to foreign investment in UAE, covering ownership rules, licensing, tax, regulated activities and market-entry planning.

Starting a home-based business in Dubai can be an efficient way for entrepreneurs, consultants, freelancers and online sellers to enter the UAE market without immediately committing to a conventional office-based operation. However, working from home does not mean that a business can operate without the appropriate licence. The correct licensing route depends on several factors, including the activity, whether products or services are being sold, the entrepreneur’s residency

Ras Al Khaimah has developed from a predominantly industrial emirate into one of the UAE’s increasingly diversified destinations for company formation, manufacturing, tourism, real estate, technology, professional services, and international investment. The emirate combines a relatively cost-competitive operating environment with industrial infrastructure, ports, business and Free Zone facilities, growing tourism and hospitality investment, and direct access to the wider UAE