The feasibility study and business plan your free zone, licensing authority, bank or investor asks for — prepared by chartered accountants. Realistic, industry-benchmarked projections, clear capital and break-even numbers, and assumptions that stand up to a lender's scrutiny because we audit clients across most UAE industries every day.
Usually you need a feasibility study or business plan for one of a few reasons — a bank wants it before a facility, a free zone or licensing authority wants it to open or set up, or you want it before committing your own capital. Whatever your reason, we prepare it — and because we're chartered accountants who audit across most UAE industries, the numbers are benchmarked against what real businesses actually earn, not template figures.
SKM is a firm of chartered accountants in Dubai since 2006 and an approved auditor, with Big Four experience at KPMG, Deloitte and EY. A study is only as good as its assumptions, and ours are grounded in what we see across thousands of audited accounts. (Registered as an approved auditor across most UAE free zones.)
We've prepared studies from heavy industry to consumer retail. A selection of the sectors we work in:
Don't see your industry? Because we audit businesses across most UAE sectors, we can benchmark almost any activity accurately. Tell us your project — we'll tell you straight whether it's a good fit for us.
Setting up a factory or industrial company in a UAE free zone? We prepare the feasibility study and business plan, scoped to your zone and activity. A selection of the zones we work with:
We've helped companies set up industrial and commercial projects across these zones, including in Abu Dhabi. Tell us your zone and activity, and we'll scope the feasibility study to match.
"Feasibility study" means different things to different projects. We scope the right one for your purpose — sometimes a single focused study, sometimes the full set.
The numbers: start-up and capital costs, working capital, revenue forecasts, operating expenses, profitability, break-even, and return metrics (NPV, IRR, payback). This is what banks and investors examine most closely.
Demand, customer behaviour, pricing benchmarks and competitor positioning — and the practical format questions: which channels, which locations, which product mix gives the best market share.
Can it be built and operated? Location and land (including which free zone has suitable plots and at what rates), infrastructure, plant and equipment, supply chain, capacity and staffing.
A structured plan describing how the business will operate, grow and perform — including five- or seven-year plans where a licensing authority or compliance body requires a longer horizon.
Every project is different, so we don't quote a flat rate. Send us a few lines on what you're planning and what you need the study for, and we'll come back with a clear scope and a fixed-fee quote.
There's no single fixed structure — the contents depend on your scope. Some clients need only the financial feasibility; others need the full picture. A typical study draws on some or all of the parts below, scoped to what you actually need.
We learned long ago that the right starting point is understanding exactly what you need. That keeps the work focused and the fee clear.
We know most people don't want to call ten firms for a price. So tell us a little about your project and we'll come back quickly with a clear quote — no obligation. What it costs comes down mainly to which parts of the study you need:
However big or small, we quote fairly and transparently, and tell you the number up front. We'd rather earn a long-term client than overcharge on a single job — you'll find the fee reasonable for the quality of report you receive. Most studies are delivered in 3 to 8 weeks depending on complexity and how readily the data is available.
To give you a quick quote, it helps to know:
Beyond feasibility studies, SKM is an approved auditor across the major UAE zones — so the same firm can handle your annual audit once you're up and running.
Straight answers to what clients ask us most about feasibility studies and business plans in the UAE.
A short conversation, a clear scope, a fixed quote. That's how we start.