UAE Business News, Updates, and How-To Guides

Can an Employee Legally Become a Business Owner or Co-Founder in Dubai?

Yes — employees can legally own or co-found a business in Dubai, even while staying employed. The catch is not dramatic, but it is real. Legal...

Manish Kulkarni

20.02.2026

Emirates ID Renewal Process Changes in the UAE: One-Step Digital Update

The UAE has just made one of its most important pieces of bureaucracy—renewing or replacing your Emirates ID—dramatically simpler. What us...

Calen Voss

19.09.2025

How to Check Travel Ban in the UAE

The inability to travel is a source of great frustration and disheartenment for those who either reside in or visit the United Arab Emirates. This typ...

Calen Voss

18.06.2025

Lost Your Emirates ID? Here’s How to Get a Replacement Without Losing Your Nerves

Misplacing your Emirates ID always seems to happen at the worst possible moment. You’re at the airport check-in desk, or you’re about to o...

Sergey Dimitrov

19.09.2025

Physical Office Presence in the UAE: Why It Matters in Practice

A physical office presence in the UAE is not a decorative extra. In practice, it plays a central role in banking approval, visa eligibility, and tax...

Sergey Dimitrov

20.02.2026

Running a Business in IFZA: What the New License Renewal Rules Mean

If you’ve been operating in Dubai’s International Free Zone Authority (IFZA), chances are you’ve appreciated how straightforward thi...

Sergey Dimitrov

09.10.2025

Wrong Business License in Dubai: Risks and Corrections

Choosing the wrong business license in Dubai is not a cosmetic mistake. It is not something that quietly fixes itself with time or good intentions. ...

Calen Voss

20.02.2026