Business Setup
Mainland company setup for tech startups
Mainland incorporation angled to tech startups: the activity is read against approval realities, priced against free zones, then filed through the desk that runs this daily.
We run it ourselves
Sijil's engine prices mainland routes with the same tracked line items as its six free-zone authorities: ranked, not pre-sold.
Live in productionDeliverables
What lands on your desk
Activity selection from the mainland catalogue with realistic approval odds
Trade-name reservation and initial approval handling
License filing through Sijil's partner desk, with attestation guidance where the activity needs it
Indicative cost view across mainland and free zones before you commit
Methodology
Operational execution
Scope the activity, ownership and trading footprint on WhatsApp
Engine prices mainland against free-zone alternatives honestly
Name reservation, initial approval, license filing via the desk
License out; employment quotas and banking next
Sector Focus
Industry-specific requirements
Critical sector priorities
Startups need a credible entry point, visas for the founding team, and a structure banks will not flinch at, weighed together, not one at a time.
How our capabilities map to this industry
The report ranks entry cost against visas and bankability in one view, because the cheapest licence is not always the usable one.
Sector FAQ
Straight answers to technical questions
Do I still need a local service agent?
For most commercial activities, no: full foreign ownership is available on the mainland today. Where your specific activity still requires one, the dossier says so before any commitment, with its cost as a separate line.
Mainland or free zone: which is cheaper?
Neither, universally. Mainland often wins once you count unrestricted trading and government tenders; free zones win on visas and packaged fees. The engine prices both paths on your case rather than defending a side.
Can you handle external approvals?
For regulated activities (education, healthcare, transport and the like), we map the approving authority and its requirements during scoping, then the desk chases the sequence with you.
We build. We prove. Then we serve.
Start with your specific requirements.
One WhatsApp message in Arabic or English: your initial assessment is returned with exact numbers from our calculation engine, not a sales brochure.
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