Business for Sale FAQs: Buying and Selling a Business in Dubai

BusinessFinder.me is an online marketplace for buying and selling running businesses in Dubai and across the UAE. Sellers, owners and brokers post listings, and buyers browse them by category and location, compare asking prices in AED and contact sellers directly. It also lists trade licences, shares and investment opportunities.

Browse businesses for sale in the UAE and filter by category, location and price. Open any listing to read the description, photos and asking price. When a business looks right, contact the seller, visit the premises and check the licence, lease and financials before you agree a price.

Seller contact details are shown only to Premium members. Free visitors and free accounts see them hidden. With an active Premium membership you can contact any business owner directly, with no limit, and ask your questions yourself.

Buying and selling running businesses is the main focus, but the site also has categories for trade licences for sale, shares for sale, running businesses for lease, investors looking for businesses, businesses looking for investors, import and export deals, and assets or interiors for sale.

Check the trade licence and permitted activities, the lease and Ejari, staff visas, at least 12 months of sales and expense records, and any debts or disputes. Our guide on how to buy a business in Dubai walks through each step, and our business valuation guide explains fair pricing.

Create a free account and sign in, choose a listing package, then open Post Ad. Select a category, add a title, description, location, asking price and contact details, and upload up to 10 photos and a video link. Your ad goes live and buyers contact you directly.

Give buyers what they need to shortlist you: a clear title and summary, good photos, the asking price, revenue, net profit and cash flow, rent and lease terms, the reason for selling, and key assets such as licences, equipment and an existing customer base. Detailed ads attract more serious enquiries.

Standard ads stay live for 60, 90 or 180 days depending on the package you choose. Featured packages keep the ad live for 180 days and show the Featured tag for the first 40, 60 or 120 days. Every package includes bump-ups that move your ad back to the top.

Price it realistically, publish complete financials and good photos, and answer buyers quickly. A Featured package and bump-ups help your ad get noticed first. Our guides on how to sell a business in Dubai and where to buy or sell a business in Dubai cover preparation and pricing.

Yes. Posting an ad needs a listing package. Plans start from $20 (about AED 73) for a Standard ad live for 60 days, paid once with no auto-renewal. Longer Standard and Featured plans are listed on our Packages page. Packages are non-refundable once purchased.

A Featured ad carries the Featured tag so buyers notice it first. Featured packages run for 40, 60 or 120 days of Featured status, and the ad stays live for 180 days in total. Standard ads do not have the Featured tag but still include bump-ups.

A bump-up moves your existing ad back to the top of the listings, as if it had just been posted, without creating a new ad. Standard packages include 5 bump-ups and the longest Featured package includes 10, so you can refresh your ad when enquiries slow down.

Business asking prices on listings are generally shown in UAE dirhams (AED), as set by each seller. Listing packages and Premium plans are priced in US dollars, with an approximate AED amount shown next to each price. Your card is charged at checkout in the plan’s currency.

You can browse listings without an account. To post an ad or buy a Premium membership, you need to create a free account and sign in. Your account is where you manage your ads, packages and Premium plan, including cancelling renewals from My Account.

Choose the package or Premium plan you want, sign in or create a free account, and pay by credit or debit card at the secure checkout. Listing packages are a one-time payment. Premium plans are subscriptions that renew automatically until you cancel.

Premium memberships and listing packages are non-refundable once purchased or activated. You can cancel a Premium plan anytime from My Account, which stops future renewals, and you keep access until the end of the period you paid for. See our Refund and Cancellation Policy.

Email us at contact@businessfinder.me or use the form on our Contact Us page. If you are not sure which listing package or Premium plan is right for you, email us before you buy and we will help you choose.

Premium membership is a paid plan for buyers. It shows every seller’s contact on every listing, so you can contact all business owners directly with no limit while your plan is active. If you want to sell a business, you need a listing package instead.

Premium costs $30 a month (about AED 110), $99 for 6 months (about AED 364) or $149 a year (about AED 547). Every plan gives the same access. Sign in, open Premium Members, choose a plan and pay by card. Plans renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime.

Brokers and business setup companies usually choose a multi-listing package. The Company package ($300) gives 10 ads and 5 Featured ads for 180 days, and the Agency package ($1,000) gives 40 ads and 20 Featured ads for 365 days. See Business Brokers for full details.

Yes. Since the UAE Commercial Companies Law was amended in 2021, foreign investors can fully own most mainland companies, and free zone companies allow 100% foreign ownership. A few strategic activities still have restrictions, so confirm your activity with the licensing authority. See how to start a business in Dubai.

Ownership changes are processed by the licensing authority: the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) for Dubai mainland companies, or the relevant free zone authority. The parties usually sign a notarised sale agreement, then amend the licence owners or partners. Requirements vary by activity and licence type.

Ejari is Dubai’s official system for registering tenancy contracts, run by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency under Dubai Land Department. A business needs a registered lease for its licence, so get the landlord’s written consent to transfer or renew the lease and register the new contract in Ejari.

If the deal qualifies as a transfer of a business as a going concern (TOGC) under the Federal Tax Authority’s conditions, it is treated as outside the scope of VAT. If only assets are sold, VAT may apply. Check your specific deal with a tax adviser or the FTA.