Wednesday, July 29, 2015

South Africa is the Ticket to Africa for Your Business



South Africa is an emerging business hub for the whole of Africa. The stronger economy in the region brings big opportunities, not just for the locals abut also for the foreign investors to think big about Africa and South Africa is the place to enter into the African region.

Starting your business right from South Africa is probably the wisest of all decisions. Check out the most popular small business ideas for South Africa, and see how you can develop then big enough so that the whole African region has demand for your product/service!

What makes South Africa the best place to start business is:

  • Good quality of education
  • Adequate infrastructure to support business growth
  •  Dual-logic economy where big and small business work in a constructive partnership with one another
  • Competitive personal and company tax rates
  •  Social harmony among citizens
  •   And of course an effective government

 All these ingredients of small business success are though present in other African countries as well, but no economy has them all. So start with South Africa and expand wherever you want to.

Monday, July 13, 2015

UAE Free Zones: Do Consider All the Aspects Before Registering

FRee zones in the UAE where they are great way for foreign investors to boost their business are also subjected to some limitations, so do not register your company in a UAE Free Zone without taking a look at the available office sizes, the limitations and other preconditions.

I did write that you should opt for free zone in the UAE for 100% ownership, however, requirements may vary business to business; for instance you may need a bigger space for operation that is not available in the free zone or else, you may not be able to target the right audience due to the free zone limitations.

Here is a list of best small business ideas for UAE; so, I am sure, you may want to proceed with any one of them. For any business idea to work great in the UAE, other than investment and marketing, abiding by the rules is of utmost importance, so a right choice of free zone matters most.

Most of the time, the published information for a Free Zone gives a wide choice of offices, but the actual availability may vary.

The requirements, limitations and the rules of each free zone are different, so a better idea is to study all of them closely before getting the registration done.