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Open a business
Whether you’re a start-up entrepreneur or head a multinational company, explore Dubai’s key business incentives designed to support new business ventures.
Open an HQ
A global hub with world-class infrastructure and business-centric ecosystem, the emirate enables your enterprise to grow.
Open a start-up
With accessible funding, mentorship and vast-growth markets, Dubai is an unmatched destination for start-ups and SMEs.
Open an Industry Association
Business associations and trade bodies play vital roles in the growth of industries, supporting professional development, driving innovation and encouraging collaboration.
Supportive business incentives
0%
federal corporate income tax
0%
personal income tax
No
foreign exchange control regulations
No
social security levies for foreign employees
100%
foreign ownership
Businesses operating from free zones can be 100% foreign-owned and do not require local part-ownership.
1 license
For multiple free zones
One Free Zone Passport initiative enables companies to operate across multiple free trade zones using a single licence.
Source: worldbank.orgDubai ranks top for doing business
#1
for doing business
The UAE ranked 1st in the MENA region in World Bank Group’s 2020 Ease of Doing Business survey.
Source: World Bank Group
#5
Most entrepreneurial country
The UAE ranked first in MENA and fifth worldwide in CEOWorld’s list of the 100 most entrepreneurial countries for 2021.
Source: CEOWorld’s list
#1
For innovation
Dubai’s ranking in the Arab World in the 2020 Global Innovation Index.
Source: 2020 Global Innovation IndexMore from Dubai for business
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