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StartUp Zone is a business management consultant at Latifa Tower, Suite 801, Sheikh Zayed Rd, opp. Museum of Future, Trade Center First, Sheikh Zayed Road. Maps files it under business management consultant; Google shows 5.0 from 210 reviews. Score rank 7/905; Sheikh Zayed Road rank 2/68.
Free zone mentions on its site: IFZA, RAKEZ, Shams, Dubai Internet City and Ajman Free Zone. According to the site it has been in business since . Bookkeeping and accounting and VAT are two of the 5 topics its website names. For Sheikh Zayed Road, 27 reviews is the median. StartUp Zone has 210.
About the firm behind the name
Start year on its website: (about). It says it has worked for 1,000+ clients across UAE free zones and mainland (its home page). It names offices in Dubai (about).
How StartUp Zone describes itself
- "He and his team look after 1,000+ clients across UAE free zones, including IFZA (Dubai), SHAMS (Sharjah), ANCFZ (Ajman) and RAKEZ (Ras Al Khaimah), and Dubai mainland, from licence to visas, bank account, VAT and Corporate Tax." (its home page)
Services named by StartUp Zone
StartUp Zone names 5 services. By type:
- VAT and corporate tax: VAT and corporate tax
- Bookkeeping and payroll: bookkeeping and accounting and accounting software
- Company formation: company formation
Headings we saw on its service pages: Free 1-year accounting package.
It also lists Bookkeeping in Zoho Books and Dedicated account manager (about).
Outside accounting, the site offers visa processing, bank account opening, office space, mainland company setup and free zone company setup.
In our list of 905 firms, 54 name accounting software. This firm does.
Free zone coverage
StartUp Zone mentions 6 free zones on its pages: Ajman Free Zone, IFZA, RAKEZ, Shams, Dubai Internet City and ANCFZ. 25 of the 905 firms we list name Dubai Internet City. A mention is not an approval: each free zone keeps its own auditor list.
Who StartUp Zone works with
Who it says it serves: startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs (about).
Office hours at StartUp Zone
Its Maps listing gives: Mon to Sat 8 am to 8 pm; Sun 10 am to 6 pm. Checked . Phone StartUp Zone before going in during Ramadan.
Prices StartUp Zone publishes
Lowest published price we found: AED 4,888, for ancfz licence with 0 visa, service fee included (pricing). Time it quotes: 5 - 7 Working Days, for company formation step (its home page). "Licence (0 visa) from AED 6,885 · With 1 visa, year 1 from AED 14,295." (its home page) "Licence (0 visa) from AED 12,900 · With 1 visa, all-in year 1 from AED 22,050." (its home page) Get the final fee in writing, as scope changes the price.
StartUp Zone against its Sheikh Zayed Road neighbours
Out of 68 firms we hold for Sheikh Zayed Road: 2nd by weighted score, 8th by reviews. Similar score: BCL Globiz Accounting and Consulting LLC, 5.0 from 164 reviews. Locally the ratings average 4.9. The full list is on accounting firms in Sheikh Zayed Road. For corporate tax, the local count is 19. For VAT, the local count is 21.
Compare StartUp Zone with
Matched on services and zones:
- OPTIMUM CORPORATE SOLUTIONS, Al Nahda: 17 reviews, 4.9 average, shares VAT and corporate tax, and IFZA
- Right Time Group, Bur Dubai: also lists company formation and bookkeeping and accounting, plus IFZA, 30 reviews, 4.9 average
- RAG Global Business Hub, Al Twar: a 4.7 average on Google, also lists VAT and corporate tax, and Shams
Sources for StartUp Zone
Address, phone, rating and reviews come from Google Maps, checked . From thestartupzone.ae: about, its home page, pricing, cost calculator. Nothing here is paid placement.