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About Start Business Services
Start Business Services operates as a company formation adviser from Downtown Dubai. Google Maps shows 5.0 from 45 reviews. dubaistartbusiness.com names 7 services, including golden visa. In its own words, cites founder in international company formation since 2009 and in Dubai and the UAE since 2013 of experience.
Quick facts about Start Business Services
- Based in: Downtown Dubai
- Entry price: around AED 14,000 a year for RAKEZ licence plus one residence visa, no physical office
- Free zones named: 6
What Start Business Services says it does
- Setup and licensing: mainland company setup and free zone company setup
- Government and visa tasks: golden visa and visa processing
- Money and compliance: accounting and bookkeeping, VAT and corporate tax and bank account opening
Only 7 of the 14 Downtown Dubai firms in this directory name golden visa on their own sites. Start Business Services does.
Zones named on the dubaistartbusiness.com site
Its website mentions 6 zones, grouped below by emirate with links to our guides.
Who is behind Start Business Services
Self-reported, and not checked by us:
- Client numbers it quotes: hundreds of company setups handled
- Typical clients: UK, Irish and Australian business owners
- Partnerships on its site: Licensed IFZA agents
Fees and speed
Its published starting price is around AED 14,000 a year for RAKEZ licence plus one residence visa, no physical office. It says a company can be set up without visiting the UAE.
Location and opening hours
Visit it at Downtown - Boulevard Plaza Tower 2 Level 23 - Dubai, per Google Maps.
Google Maps gives its opening hours as follows: Mon to Fri, 9 am to 6 pm; Sat to Sun, Closed.
Business setup in Downtown Dubai
If you narrow the directory to Downtown Dubai, you get 14 firms, and Start Business Services is 7th in that order. On review count it ranks 8th locally; the average rating across the area is 4.9. PRO services are named by 10 firms in the area and the golden visa by 7. Firms in Downtown Dubai most often name RAKEZ, DIFC and ADGM. Next in the local order: Emirates International Business Services above (5.0 from 59) and The Firm Business Set Up below (5.0 from 36). Our business setup consultants in Downtown Dubai page lists the rest.
Alternatives to Start Business Services
- ADS Management Tax Consultancy LLC: Downtown Dubai, 5.0 on 1,068 reviews, 5 shared zones
- Landwell Consultants: Meydan, 5.0 on 38 reviews, 6 shared zones
- EmiratesSetup: 4.9 from 115 reviews, JLT, 6 shared zones
Facts taken from dubaistartbusiness.com: dubaistartbusiness.com, dubaistartbusiness.com/about-gareth-jones, dubaistartbusiness.com/ifza-freezone, dubaistartbusiness.com/meydan-freezone, dubaistartbusiness.com/rakez-free-zone.


