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This is the full directory of Dubai business setup consultants: 497 firms with a working website and at least 20 Google reviews, read from Google Maps and checked against each firm's own site in . Use it to find a firm by name, area or service. It is a first filter, not an endorsement, so check a firm's trade licence before you pay.
How do you use this directory of Dubai setup consultants?
Type a name in the search box, or narrow the list by area, Google score or service. The service buttons use what each firm says about itself on its own website. The number at the start of each line is the firm's rank by weighted Google score. For how that score works and a side by side look at the top 15, read best business setup consultants in Dubai. If you only need government filings after your company exists, go to PRO services in Dubai.
What do business setup services in Dubai include?
A business setup service in Dubai or anywhere in the UAE usually covers the same steps. A consultant covers the licence application, the lease or flexi desk, the establishment card, investor and employee visas, and the corporate bank account file. Many also run accounting, VAT and corporate tax registration, trademark filing and later, liquidation.
Which company formation services can you hire in Dubai?
Company formation and company incorporation services are the first half of the job: choosing the licence, reserving the name and filing the application. The second half is visas, the bank file and PRO work. Some firms offer only the first half, so check the service buttons above the list before you call. For a free zone, ask whether the firm names that zone on its own website. To see who ranks highest on public signals, read best business setup consultants in Dubai.
How much does a business setup consultant in Dubai charge?
Prices are rarely published as a flat fee. Packages bundle government fees with the agency's service fee, and the split is the thing to ask for. We only quote prices we could read on public pages. For Meydan with one visa, two agencies publish AED 16,350 to AED 20,670 in total (published prices of 2 agencies, checked ). Compare any quote with the zone's own price on its zone page.
How do you choose a business setup consultant in Dubai?
- Ask for a written quote that shows government fees and service fees on separate lines.
- Check the firm's own trade licence and its address.
- Ask who will handle your file and how you reach them.
- Compare at least three quotes.
- Pay in stages, against receipts.
What red flags should you watch for in a business setup consultant in Dubai?
- A total price with no breakdown.
- A deposit demanded before any written quote.
- A promise that your bank account will be approved. Banks decide that, not the consultant.
- No licence number or no named contact.
- A "free zone" the UAE does not list. Check it against our list of free zones.
Browse by area
Each area page lists the firms based there, with the highest ranked first: Al Barsha, Al Garhoud, Al Karama, Al Quoz, Al Qusais, Barsha Heights, Bur Dubai, Business Bay, Deira, DIFC, Downtown Dubai, JLT, Media City, Oud Metha, Sheikh Zayed Road and Silicon Oasis. Not sure which zone fits? Start with the free zone cost calculator.
