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The Story of No More Bottles: A Company’s Mission to Make the UAE Bottle-free
By Paul Godfrey, CEO of PG International Safer, Cleaner, Healthier That's the mantra of highly innovative water filtration firm No More Bottles. Paul Godfrey spoke to Director & Co-Founder Carol Fraser about life at the vanguard of Sustainability – and how...
The average age of a successful startup founder is 45
Using a variety of indicators across different industries, Harvard Business Review’s (HBR) recent findings debunk the popular belief that the most successful entrepreneurs are in their early twenties. Based on employment growth and fastest sales growth in the first...
Staffing your startup: why financial literacy among millennials is important
With millennials accounting for a quarter of the Middle East’s population, and a vast majority of entrepreneurs under the age of 35, the region is fast becoming a global hotspot for youthful startups. And while the UAE in particular offers a wealth of opportunity for...
Four things you need to know about VAT registration in the UAE
The UAE introduced VAT – value-added tax – in January 2018, at the standard rate of 5%. Although VAT will be fantastic for the UAE (providing revenue to improve public services and infrastructure) many business owners struggle with the idea. Make mistakes and you...
The UAE Has Been Removed From EU’s Blacklist!
The UAE has been removed from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (also called the “EU blacklist”). This is great news for the UAE, but before we go into what this means for the country, let’s look at what put the UAE on the...
Need to Secure a Commercial Drone Licence in Dubai? Here’s How.
With the rise in popularity of aerial photography, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) are clamping down on any individual or organisation that attempts to fly a drone without the required licence and registration....
Getting a corporate bank account for your UAE business
When setting up a business, it can feel like your to-do list is never-ending. There are so many tasks to complete – some complex, some more straightforward. Deep in that to-do list comes the task of setting up your corporate bank account. Setting up...
TIDAL Digital’s experience incorporating a business with Virtuzone
Virtuzone has incorporated thousands of businesses, but every now and then we come across a start-up which stands out from the crowd. Over the years we’ve helped incorporate hundreds of marketing and digital marketing agencies, but after chatting to Tony Small, Head...
Is your company set-up specialist helping you beat the competition?
If you’ve launched a company before, you will be well aware of the pain points: establishing your brand; setting up your IT, mail and telephone; managing your accounts; filing paperwork. For startups in the UAE it can be invaluable to have a specialist company taking...
5 Hacks of Getting Your Customers to Pay on Time
Indeed, the idea of debt collection undoubtedly can be rather discouraging but there are in fact many ways to be able to emphasize customers to make payments on time hence removing any inconveniences as well as allowing for a better relationship between you and the...
Changing from a ‘UAE employment visa’ to a ‘new business-based residence visa’
Anyone wishing to run their own business in the UAE must have a valid trade license and residence visa if stationed in the UAE. Additionally, having a residence visa will enable you to open various types of bank accounts. For those already employed in the UAE who are...
5 Basic Steps to Setting Up a Company in the UAE
Setting up a business in the UAE is remarkably straightforward. Moreover, it’s becoming increasingly attractive. With oil prices stabilising and Expo 2020 in Dubai just a year away, the economy is firing again and the country’s non-oil sectors are enjoying a 16-month...
