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About Emirabiz

Helping foreign entrepreneurs build in the UAE since 2013.

One firm, 30 people on one floor in Dubai Expo City. Company formation, banking support, tax and visas — one team from license to year-three renewal, when a structure proves it actually works.

2013
Year one — a flexi-desk in Ajman Free Zone
30
People in Dubai Expo City
1
Floor in Mangrove 06. Every desk within thirty steps
2014
Direct RAK ICC agent since
Andrey Ovchinnikov

Founder's story

A firm built from one desk in Ajman.

Andrey moved to the UAE in 2012. At the time, real information about free zones barely existed online: no comparisons, no price lists, nothing a search could return. Prices and terms were disclosed in person, at the free zone counter, over coffee — not by phone, and never on a website.

The gap between the counter and the client had a price. An intermediary once offered Andrey an Ajman Free Zone company for AED 180,000. The actual license cost AED 21,000, payable in three cheques across the year. The difference was the markup on closed information — and in that market, it was a normal price.

Emirabiz launched in 2013 as a single flexi-desk in that same Ajman Free Zone, built on the opposite thesis: show the real numbers, explain the real process, and let the client see exactly what they are paying for. Thirteen years later the firm is a 30-person office in Dubai Expo City with a direct RAK ICC agent status, an in-house accounting and corporate tax desk, and a real estate arm. The market caught up on price transparency. What still cannot be found online is what happens after the license — banking compliance, renewals, FTA filings — and that is where the work now lives.

Read Andrey's full bio

Our story, year by year

From a single desk to an office in Expo City.

  1. 2012

    Relocated to the UAE

    Andrey moves to the Emirates to study the market from the inside. No office, no team.

  2. 2013

    Emirabiz is born

    Launched with a single flexi-desk in Ajman Free Zone. First clients, first licenses.

  3. 2014

    Dubai office · RAK ICC partnership

    Moved to a proper Dubai office in DMCC and signed a direct agent agreement with RAK ICC — still one of our most active jurisdictions.

  4. 2016

    Top-performing agent at RAK ICC

    Ranked among the highest-volume agents by number of incorporated companies.

  5. 2019

    Office expansion · direct free zone agreements

    Enlarged the Dubai HQ and signed direct partner agreements with the free zones that carry most of our work today.

  6. 2022

    Real estate practice · Everhomes.ae

    Launched the real estate arm Everhomes.ae. Became the best-selling external brokerage for IMKAN in Abu Dhabi within its first year.

  7. 2024

    Dubai Expo City HQ · accounting practice

    Relocated to a new HQ in Dubai Expo City and opened an in-house accounting and corporate tax desk.

What we believe

Four opinions we keep repeating.

Not promises, not marketing bullets — positions we've held long enough to lose clients over.

  • We start where you want to be. The license comes last.

    Most of the industry starts with a free zone and works forward. We start with your three-year goal, then the bank, then the tax structure — and pick the jurisdiction last, as packaging for a structure that already works.

  • Live in the jurisdiction, don't consult on it.

    Every senior on our team lives in the UAE. We don't run this from a call centre in another timezone — we walk to the free zone counter when something has to happen today.

  • The work starts after the license is issued.

    Most of the industry is built around lead generation: win the setup, forget the client. Our revenue comes from year-two renewals, banking escalations and tax filings — so we build the relationship to last.

  • Say no when the answer is no.

    Not every business needs a free zone. Not every founder needs a Golden Visa. We regularly turn down engagements where the UAE isn't the right answer — it costs us fees and wins us trust.

Where we operate

Direct partnerships across all seven emirates — and Oman.

These are the jurisdictions that account for most of our work. Beyond the UAE, we incorporate companies in Oman's Salalah Free Zone — full support from setup to accounting, residency and corporate bank accounts.

  • DMCC

    Dubai · Trading & commodities

  • IFZA

    Dubai · Cost-effective, wide activities

  • JAFZA

    Dubai · Logistics & manufacturing

  • Dubai Internet City

    Dubai · Tech & IT

  • Dubai Media City

    Dubai · Media & creative

  • DWTC Free Zone

    Dubai · On-Demand Licensing, VA vertical

  • Dubai CommerCity

    Dubai · E-commerce

  • RAK ICC

    Ras Al Khaimah · Offshore holding

  • RAKEZ

    Ras Al Khaimah · General trade & industry

  • SHAMS

    Sharjah · Media & publishing

  • SPC Free Zone

    Sharjah · Startups & SMEs

  • ADGM

    Abu Dhabi · Financial services & fintech

  • Ajman Free Zone

    Ajman · Small-business entry

  • Fujairah Creative City

    Fujairah · Freelance & consulting

  • DIFC

    Dubai · Regulated finance & family offices

  • UAE Mainland (DED)

    All seven emirates · Local market access

  • Salalah Free Zone

    Oman · Full setup, accounting, residency & banking

Recognition

The paperwork behind the promise.

  • Registered agent — RAK ICC

    Direct agent status with the RAK International Corporate Centre since 2014. Authorized to incorporate, amend and dissolve RAK ICC entities on behalf of clients.

  • Top-performing agent — RAK ICC (2016)

    Recognized among the highest-volume agents by number of incorporations in the RAK ICC network.

  • Direct partner agreements — UAE free zones

    Partner status with the free zones listed above. Applications go through a named account channel at each authority, not a public queue.

  • Best-selling brokerage — IMKAN Abu Dhabi (2022)

    Our real estate arm Everhomes.ae became IMKAN's top-selling external brokerage in its launch year.

Publications

What we publish.

We write about UAE corporate tax, free zones and banking under our own names — the same analysis clients get in a call.

Industries we serve

Ten verticals, thirteen years of mistakes, one playbook per industry.

We don't claim to be experts in every industry, but in these ten we've seen enough to shortcut the usual mistakes.

  • Family offices
  • Crypto & digital assets
  • E-commerce
  • IT & SaaS
  • Professional services
  • Real estate
  • Manufacturing
  • Trading & commodities
  • Media & creative
  • Healthcare & pharma

Visit us

Dubai Expo City.

Our headquarters is a full floor in Mangrove 06 at Expo City — 15 minutes from Al Maktoum airport, 25 from DXB, walking distance from the Sustainability metro station.

Address

1st floor, Mangrove 06 (ex. SA03) Building
Sustainability District, Dubai Expo City
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Walk in

Monday–Friday, 9:00–18:00 GST. Drop by for signings, visa biometrics, or just coffee — tell reception you're here for Emirabiz.

Book a 20-minute intro

Preferred option if you want focused time with a senior advisor. Free.

Emirabiz office

Work with us

Book a 20-minute intro call.

Tell us the shape of the business. We'll map jurisdiction, license, banking and residency in a single call — and be honest if the UAE isn't the right answer.

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