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Business setup · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Business setup in Dubai

Licence, visas and bank account arranged by the same team that builds your website, so the company is trading rather than merely registered.

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A licence is not a business

Most setup agents finish at the certificate. You still cannot invoice, take a payment or answer an enquiry.

The wrong activity on the licence

An activity chosen for speed rather than for what you sell, which blocks the bank account and has to be amended later.

Nothing ready to trade with

No domain, no company email, no website, so the first customer meets a free mail address and a blank search result.

Documents you never receive

Logins, portal access and the establishment card held by the agent, which becomes urgent at renewal.

We handle company formation as the first half of a launch rather than as paperwork. Before anything is filed we ask what you sell, who pays you and where they are, then match the activity and the jurisdiction to that answer, because the activity on the licence is what a bank reads when it decides whether to open the account.

The work runs in one sequence: activity and jurisdiction confirmed in writing, name reservation and licence application, establishment card and visa quota, medical and Emirates ID appointments, then the bank introduction with the file prepared the way a compliance officer expects to receive it.

Because we are a web and marketing company first, the trading side is ready when the licence is. Domain and company email on day one, a website that describes the licensed activity accurately, and search and advertising accounts in your own name so that nothing you pay for sits inside an agency account.

How it works

A clear process from brief to launch, with your approval at every stage.

Quote in writing

Send the brief. You get one fixed price with the scope and the timeline, at no charge and with no obligation.

01
Approve, then build

Nothing is developed before you have approved it. Copy is written with your team as part of the work.

02
Launch and hand over

We launch with tracking in place, train your staff, and register every account in your company name.

03

Accelerate your launch

Business Setup in Dubai

What we set up most

Tell us what you sell and to whom, and we will tell you which licence and which zone actually fit.

FormationAfter the licence
What you get running

The accounts we set up with the licence

All registered to your company, not to us.

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The benefits of working with us

Why Dubai companies choose Codeeo for business setup

  • One fixed price in writing

    Scope, timeline and price agreed before any work begins, with no hourly surprises.

  • Arabic built in, not translated

    Right to left from the first wireframe, so menus, forms and tables behave correctly in both languages.

  • Everything in your name

    Domain, hosting, logins and code are registered to your company and handed over at launch.

  • Measured from day one

    Search structure and conversion tracking live at launch, so the work is judged on enquiries.

Get your Dubai
licence sorted →

Send the brief and get a fixed written quote.

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Questions founders ask us

Do you choose the free zone for us?

We recommend one and explain why in writing, based on your activity, where your customers are, whether you need visas and whether you need an office. You decide, and the reasoning stays on the record.

How long does the licence take?

Timelines differ by authority and by activity, so we commit to one in your written quote rather than quoting a number here that may not hold for your case.

Can you open the bank account?

We prepare the file and make the introduction. The bank decides. A clean activity, a real website and a clear description of the money flow are what most often decide it.

What if my activity needs external approval?

Some activities need a regulator to approve before the licence issues. We identify that at the first call rather than after you have paid, and we build the extra step into the timeline.

Do I get all the documents?

Yes. Licence, establishment card, portal logins, domain and hosting are all registered to you and handed over. We keep nothing that you would need to reclaim later.

Tell us about your business

Prefer email? sales@codeeo.com

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