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How to start a Business in Dubai?<\/h3>\n
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Starting a business in Dubai is becoming quicker and easier than ever.<\/p>\n

In this article we are going to give you the step-by-step procedure on how to start a business in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Department of Economic Development-DED is the concerned authority for licensing a business in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Broadly, there are two jurisdictions in Dubai for conducting business: Dubai ‘mainland’ and more than 20 economic free zones like Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Airport Free Zone.<\/p>\n

Mainland and free zones offer different advantages depending on your business type and activities.<\/p>\n

If you choose to conduct business in Dubai mainland, you will need to register with DED, which will issue you a business license.<\/p>\n

The first step in the process of issuing a license is determining the activity type which identifies legal form options and parties associated with that activity. There are more than 2,100 business activities\u200b available in Dubai, which fall into different classes and groups: industrial, commercial, professional and tourism activities.<\/p>\n

The license type is associated with the activity type, thus if the activity type of the license is professional, then the license should be professional as well. When the license combines several activities, the largest activity which is the industrial activity is taken into consideration followed by the commercial activity and then the professional one. For example, if a license contained both commercial and professional activities, the type of the license should be commercial since it\u2019s the larger activity (not applicable for \u200b\u200btourism activities).<\/p>\n

Please note that some of the business activities require approvals from government bodies other than Dubai DED.
\nConsultations\u200b (include three types):<\/p>\n

DED-related activities:<\/b>
\nBusiness activities of firms that can\u2019t take a limited liability company as a legal form
\nBusiness activities of firms that can take either a sole proprietorship or a civil works company as legal form.
\nBusiness owner or director must join AUD program for qualifying directors in consultancy domain.
\nFor the foreign companies interested in the consultations activity, the director must join AUD program for qualifying directors in consultancy domain.<\/p>\n

Dubai Municipality-related engineering activities:<\/b>
\nInclude engineering activities only.
\nBusiness activities of firms that can\u2019t take a limited liability company as a legal form.
\nBusiness activities of firms that can take either a sole proprietorship or a civil works company as legal form.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Business activities of firms whose parties (owners\/ partners\/ managers) should be holding a university degree or having an equivalent experience in the required consultation activity.
\nA local service agent agreement is not required for the engineering activities.
\nThe foreign engineering consultancy offices can open branches without having to appoint a corporate agent.\u200b<\/p>\n

Legal consultations activities:<\/b>
\nShould receive an approval from Legal Affairs Department before obtaining the initial approval and the trade name from DED.
\nThe foreign legal consultation offices can open branches without having to appoint a corporate agent\u200b.<\/p>\n

Remarks:<\/b>
\nThere are other consultancy activities that are subject to the approval of governmental bodies.
\nThe consultancy activities can have any legal form but only after the approval of the bodies governing the activity.\u200b<\/p>\n

General Trading:<\/b>
\nThrough this activity, all kinds of commercial activities that does not require approval of other bodies can be done in the same place. It doesn\u2019t include activities that require approvals from external bodies unless an NOC is obtained, examples of these activities are: jewelry, magazines and newspapers trade.
\nThe general trading activity can include all kinds of direct commercial activities if approved by the concerned bodies. For instance, it can include telecommunications trade activity if approved by the Telecomm\u200bunications Regulatory Authority\u200b.<\/div>\n

AED 15,000 fees are charged in the following cases:
\nLicense issuance.
\nChanging the activity into a general trade activity.
\nUpon the license renewal, AED 3,000 are charged per year.<\/p>\n

Investment:\u00a0<\/b>
\nThe company can\u2019t have the sole proprietorship legal form.
\nBranches of different kinds of licenses (professional, commercial, and industrial) can be opened only if they are branches of the parent company.
\nAny economic activity can\u2019t be performed through this activity; however, other companies\u2019 shares can be owned and branches can be opened.
\nThe term \u201cgroup\u201d or \u201c\u200bhol\u200bding\u200b\u201d can be used in the trade name for this activity.
\nAED 15,000 fees are charged for the investment activity in its different kinds in the following cases:<\/p>\n

License issuance.<\/b>
\nChanging the activity into any kind of investment activity.
\nUpon the license renewal, AED 3,000 are charged per year.<\/p>\n

Companies and Institutions Management:<\/b>
\nThis activity authorizes the management of any company or institution related to one individual only as long as the licenses are not less than 3.
\nIt is not authorized to manage companies and institutions belonging to others.
\nThe term \u201cgroup\u201d can be u\u200bsed in the trade name such as: \u201cBNB Group\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bOnly UAE citizens can practice this particular activity.<\/p><\/div>\n

The trade name should be related to the license type so that clients can’t be confused.\u200b
\nYou can apply for a trade name online or through Business in Dubai App (iOS, Android\u200b\u200b)\u200b. You may also visit authorised service centers\u200b, Happiness Lounge, or law firms. Please note that to access online services, you need a user account\u200b.\u200b\u200b
\nYou can make the payment online or by cash.<\/p>\n

Remember:<\/b>
\nTrade name reservation costs
\nA trade name certificate is valid for 6 months and can be renewed with the same fee.
\nDED has the right to cancel or change a business name if an existing trade name has been found similar to another name.\u200b<\/p>\n

The name should not be the same name of one of the brands active in UAE or government projects or brand names.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Family names, tribes’ names and other persons’ names should not be used as a trade name unless the name belongs to the licensee concerned.
\nThe name should not be the same as used by any of the active brands in the Emirate of Dubai or government projects, or those names used by any of the international brands.<\/p>\n

Names should be written literally and not translated, for example: If the Arabic name is \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 it must be written as “Al Samaa Al Aalya”; and if Arabic name is \u0647\u0627\u064a \u0633\u0643\u0627\u064a it must be written as “High Sky”).
\nThe name should not include the name of a country or government unless an approval is obtained from the country’s respective embassy.<\/p>\n

Trademarks:<\/b>
\nTrademarks cannot be registered by DED. The Trade Marks Department in the Ministry of the Economy is responsible for receiving, studying and deciding requests of registration of the trade marks. When the client submits a complaint of infringement of a trademark, the intellectual property rights unit at DED will first ensure that the registration certificate of the trademark at the Ministry of Economy is available then take legal action.
\nA company is entitled to use the trade name of another company granted a franchise after submitting a franchise agreement to DED.<\/p>\n

How to get Initial Approval for your Business in Dubai?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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