SME business-enabling platform launched in UAE

The platform is called ‘Setup in Abu Dhabi’

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) in collaboration with Creative Zone along with 23 other government and private entities set up an SME platform. The platform is called ‘Setup in Abu Dhabi’. The platform Setup in Abu Dhabi is expected to enhance the ease of doing business.

The new platform Setup in Abu Dhabi provides a plethora of  solutions to SMEs and micro enterprises including those who starting up. Those solutions include setup advice and a number of business services like finance, insurance, legal advice, taxation, accounting, training and  manpower related. ​

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) regulates the business sector in Abu Dhabi, UAE

The platform Setup in Abu Dhabi has come up with multiple partner organizations. It has twenty-five partners and they include ADDED, Creative Zone, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Twofour54.

Following are other key partners:  Masdar, Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD), ZonesCorp, Team Red Dot, and CZ Tax & Accounting. Telr, SME PM

 Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ), Khalifa Fund, DHL,Abu Dhabi SME Hub, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), Etisalat, Microsoft, Hub71, , Vestigos, Bloovo, InsuranceMarket.ae, Daman, Obeid and Medawar Law Firm.

Source: ADDED