Setting up a business in the UAE is easy thanks to welcoming rules, visa support and low taxes. What are you waiting for?
UAE start-ups
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business incubator
UAE SME incubator cooking up next-gen food businesses
How The Co-Kitchens is supporting food businesses with shared work spaces and mentoring opportunities
Startups
UAE tech startup funding slumps 65% this year
UAE tech startup funding has reached $638m so far this year, down from $1.83m on record 2022
Entrepreneurs
5 things to consider for MENA founders before attending YCombinator
YC can be great for a startup founder, but it’s not without its pitfalls
Dubai startups
Medical fintech Klaim closes pre-Series A funding round
Klaim allows hospitals and clinics to reduce claim processing costs and optimise cash flow management
Business consultant
UAE-based entrepreneur looking to bridge the gap between student and start-up
Khalifa ALMuhairi has established a huge library of video tutorials, based on day-to-day operations, which help potential entrepreneurs navigate everyday challenges
digital economy
New Dubai chamber to host global summit to attract more venture capital financing
Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy says the Expand Summit is expected to host 500 VCs and 1,000 tech start-ups
accelerator programme
Creative Zone partners with Sharjah Media City Free Zone Authority to launch accelerator programme
StartupX will annually invest over $27,000 worth of business support services in four of the UAE’s most impressive start-ups that seek to better their community
doing business in uae
I’m a loser? Thanks for the compliment
The UAE sees itself as becoming a land of unicorns and start-up success stories, but just as many fail to reach a first birthday. And that’s okay. Failure is one iteration on the path to success
small businesses
Huge market gaps and rising customer needs offer up opportunities for Middle East start-ups, says investment expert
Region’s start-up ecosystem has so far created only a few unicorns – among them are Careem, Souq and Kitopi joining the league last week after a $415m C-series funding
Ease of Doing Business
SME support in UAE ‘essential for fostering innovation’, say leading economists
The UAE has set economic diversification targets as its works to wean its economy’s off a dependence on oil, and encouraging private sector development is key among its efforts
Ease of Doing Business
New UAE initiatives drive economic growth, support family-owned businesses, start-ups, SMEs
Among the new initiatives are the Skill-Up Academy for entrepreneurs, the Scale-Up platform for start-ups looking to grow, and the Grow in UAE web portal that will provide information about policies and investment in the UAE
Ease of Doing Business
Why SMEs in the UAE are optimistic for year ahead
Two-thirds of SMEs in the UAE project that revenues will grow or hold steady over the next 12 months, with access to funding, acceptance of digital payments and training and upskilling staff as the main drivers of growth
Alice Weightman
Dubai to attract up to 250 start-ups this year
There has been a surge in fledgling companies opening their doors in the city over the course of the Covid pandemic, according to Mohammed Alblooshi, sector head fintech and innovation at the Dubai International Financial Centre
Beehive
Emirates Development Bank and Beehive sign $8.2m financing deal for SMEs
Strategy agreed aims to help SMEs across the UAE access finance and grow their business
Abu Dhabi Investment Office
Hub71 and ADIO ink partnership to support early stage start-ups
The start-up incubator Hub71 has signed over 100 start-ups to its program, and it has raised more than $50 million in capital since its 2019 launch
business ideas
Fincasa inks deal with IMT Business School Dubai to expand UAE start-up ecosystem
The agreement will help fund business ideas of students of IMT Business School and turn them into successful start-ups with the support of Fincasa