Image by peevee@ds via FlickrKhalid asked, “What is required to start a business in Dubai? Do you have to find a local partner? How much $$$ you need to start a small software house?”
There are two ways to setup your company in Dubai, free-zone and non free-zone. If you are setting up company in free-zone then you don’t need a local partner. But cost of registering a company and office rents in free zone is higher. Plus you are only allowed to make transactions in US Dollars (if I remember correctly). Most foreign companies have set up their offices in free zones as it is very easy to pull out whenever required. If you are setting up a business in a non free-zone then you need a local partner to begin with. UAE law requires all business to have 51% ownership by one or more local partners.
As far as costs are concerned I have am no expert in entrepreneurship (yet) so can’t answer that question. Maybe after sometime when I will have more knowledge on this topic I will make a detailed post on this.
Bas asked, “Is anyone allowed to have TV in Dubai? I mean… is it allowed for everyone, or only some? I heard people need to get an okay from their boss.”
Bas, the first part of your question made me laugh so hard I had tears in my eyes. It’s kind of sad how Dubai is being portrayed in the world. Anyway the answer to your questions is that yes anyone can buy any TV and it doesn’t require permission from anyone (other then your wife perhaps, but that’s your personal matter). As a matter of fact, some of the best TVs are first launched in Dubai.
David asked, “I am coming to Abu Dhabi/Dubai in mid-November. What is the weather going to be like?”
October onwards weather gets much better in Dubai and December/January are the best months to visit Dubai as it is not hot at all. In fact it can get a little cold.
Arsalan asked, “Hello Umar…thanks for providing this opportunity…I have a background in Cisco Networking I have a CCIE as well and 6-7 years of large US enterprise experience with Pakistani Passport. I am thinking about moving to Dubai would you know whats the ball park figure I should be hitting for as salary?
Also how is the market for Pakistanis in Operations Management and Service Delivery. I am actually looking for opportunities in this area with more interest than Network Engineering?
Otherwise from your experience what would you recommend as a natural management progression in Dubai/Pak market for people with Technical background.
I apologize if I asked my questions bluntly. But do let me know if I can be of any help. You can contact me at the email provided.”
Arsalan, you can read this post of mine about minimum salary required to live in Dubai. I don’t have any knowledge about market standard for different professions, for that I recommend you visit grapeshiha
Thanks for asking everyone. Look out for another round of questions coming soon.
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