The same advisory standard that guides students and universities now guides founders and companies into one of the world's most ambitious economies. Primegate helps you establish, structure and scale in the UAE - carrying the licensing, the paperwork and the introductions, so you can focus on building the business.
Setting up and running a business in a new country is rarely held back by ambition - it is held back by complexity. Licensing authorities, free zone rules, visa quotas, banking compliance, and the dozen small approvals nobody warns you about. Primegate exists to absorb that complexity. We act as a single, accountable partner across the full lifecycle of your business in the region - so you deal with one trusted relationship, not a dozen disconnected vendors.
Every engagement is scoped to your business - but these are the areas where Primegate carries the load most often.
Mainland and free zone company formation, end to end - activity selection, name reservation, trade licence, and the legal registration that makes your company compliant from day one. We structure it correctly the first time, so it does not have to be unwound later.
100% foreign ownership, customs benefits, and fast setup across the UAE's leading free zones - IFZA, Meydan, DMCC and RAKEZ. We match you to the zone that fits your activity, visa needs and budget, rather than defaulting to one.
The administrative engine behind a running company - investor and employment visas, Emirates ID, labour contracts, regulatory approvals and renewals. Primegate handles the government interface so your team never has to navigate it alone.
Empowering the people who run the business - leadership and executive coaching, financial management and budgeting, sales and customer-service excellence, and HR and team development, delivered for founders and management teams.
A company is only as operational as its bank account. Primegate introduces you to corporate and private banking partners suited to your profile - multi-currency, secure and regulated - and prepares the documentation that gets accounts opened.
The market-facing side of growth - custom websites, e-commerce, SEO and social media - built by the same team that built this one. A business that is set up correctly still needs to be found.
For founders entering the UAE from abroad, a free zone company is often the fastest, cleanest route to a fully owned, fully compliant business. It is built for international trade, services, consulting and holding structures - and it can be operational in days, not months.
Primegate advises on the trade-off honestly. A free zone is ideal for many businesses; a mainland licence is the right answer for others. We recommend the structure that fits how you actually intend to operate - not the one that is easiest to sell.
We start by understanding the business - your activity, your ownership goals, your visa needs and your budget. From that, we recommend the right jurisdiction and structure before a single fee is committed.
Name reservation, activity approval, and the trade licence itself - mainland or free zone - prepared and submitted by Primegate, with the documentation handled correctly the first time.
Investor and employee visas, Emirates ID, and introductions to corporate banking partners - the steps that turn a licence into a company that can actually hire and transact.
Office or flexi-desk solutions, a market-ready website, and the digital presence to start trading - so the business is visible from the day it opens.
Licence renewals, additional visas, expansion into new activities, and management training as the team grows. The relationship does not end at incorporation.
Primegate built its reputation on a single principle: that expertise delivered personally, and honestly, is worth more than scale delivered impersonally. The management consulting practice is held to that same standard.
You are not handed to a call centre or a rotating case manager. You work with people who understand both the regulatory machinery of the UAE and the ambition that brought you here - and who will tell you plainly when a structure is wrong for you, even when it would be the easier thing to sell.
Yes. In the UAE's free zones, foreign investors can own 100% of their company with no local sponsor required. Many mainland activities now also permit full foreign ownership. Primegate advises which structure fits your activity, ownership goals and budget before any licence is issued.
For many free zone structures, a trade licence can be issued in as little as 48 hours once documentation is in order. Mainland and regulated activities take longer. Primegate manages the full process - name reservation, licensing, visas and bank account - so the timeline is predictable.
A free zone company offers 100% foreign ownership, customs benefits and fast setup, and is ideal for international trade, services and holding structures. A mainland company can trade directly across the UAE market and bid for government contracts. Primegate matches the structure to how and where you intend to do business.
Yes. Beyond the licence, Primegate assists with PRO and government services - investor and employment visas, Emirates ID, labour contracts and approvals - and introduces you to corporate and private banking partners suited to your business profile.
Primegate works across the major UAE free zones, including IFZA, Meydan, DMCC and RAKEZ, and selects the one that best fits your activity, visa requirements and cost expectations rather than defaulting to a single zone.
Whether you are forming your first company, relocating an existing one, or expanding into the Gulf, the first conversation costs nothing but the time it takes to explain what you are trying to build. From there, Primegate tells you honestly what it takes - and how we can carry it for you.
