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A business consultant in Dubai for the decisions that carry the most money
Four decisions bring owners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to us: a project that needs a bank or free zone to say yes, a company that grew faster than the way it is run, a valuation before a partner or an exit, or a launch that needs the market measured first.
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What companies in the UAE bring to us
Feasibility studies for UAE banks and free zones. Each institution expects the document in its own form. We write to the one you are applying to, with a model the credit team can test.
Growth strategy for a company that scaled fast. Revenue still grows, but decisions queue behind two people and nobody can say which customers make money.
Valuation before a partner or an exit. An independent valuation on a defensible model, that you can put in front of the other side and the lawyers.
Market research before launching. Who buys, at what price, from whom today, and how much of that you can realistically take.
Services most requested in the UAE
How we work in the UAE
The consultant leading your project travels to the UAE for research, workshops and every board presentation. Market research fieldwork is done in the UAE.
Deliverables are English-first, with Arabic versions where a board, family council or government counterparty needs them.
We build the free zone or mainland choice into the study: what each allows, where you can trade, what each costs to run. We are not a company formation agent. Where the licensing choice affects the decision, we set out the options and recommend your counsel confirms the detail.
What a business consultant in Dubai should give you
Ask any firm, including us, for each of these before you sign.
- A written scope with the question, deliverables, people, timeline and fee.
- The name of the senior consultant leading the work, and confirmation they were on the first call.
- Market numbers collected in the UAE, with each source stated.
- A financial model in Excel with inputs on one sheet, not a PDF you cannot change.
- A recommendation, its assumptions, and what would make it wrong.
- The freedom to say no to the project, with no change to the fee.
- A fixed fee invoiced in stages, with added work agreed in writing first.
- No software licence, marketing retainer or staffing contract attached to the advice.
Frequently asked questions
What does a business consultant in Dubai actually do?
Helps you make a decision you cannot make well from inside the company, for want of data, time or an independent view. We do not sell software, run marketing or place staff.
Are you licensed to operate in the UAE?
We are headquartered in Cairo and work with UAE clients under engagement contracts. Where a piece of work requires a UAE-licensed party, we say so at scoping and work alongside one.
Should we set up in a free zone or on the mainland?
It depends on where you need to trade, who your customers are and what the activity is. We set out the options and recommend a licensed corporate services provider confirms the detail.
Do you prepare feasibility studies for UAE banks?
Yes, to the formats UAE banks and free zone authorities use, with the model in Excel. See feasibility studies.
Do you work in Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates?
Yes. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the bulk of it, and we take engagements in Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
How do consulting firms in the UAE charge?
Hourly, daily, retainer or fixed fee. We work on a fixed fee per written scope, invoiced in stages.
Tell us the decision you are facing
The project, the growth problem, the deal or the launch.
Thirty minutes. No deck. A senior consultant replies.