START Partner Programme
Know someone starting a business in Dubai or the UAE? Earn up to AED 3,000 for the introduction.
Recommend START to your network and get paid for every referral who becomes a client. Free to join, unlimited referrals, everything tracked in your own dashboard.
No fees. No targets. No obligation.
Business setup referral
AED 3,000
For every referral who forms their company with START: trade licence, approvals, visas, the full setup.
Corporate services referral
Up to AED 1,500
For referrals who buy corporate tax, accounting, visa, or banking support as existing business owners. The exact reward depends on the service they take.
Rewards are per successful, fully paid engagement. Refer five founders, earn five rewards.
How it works
Join free and get your link
Sign up with your email in under a minute. You get a personal referral link and a dashboard.
Recommend START
Share your link, or add the person's details directly in your dashboard and our consultants take over.
Get paid when they do
Your referral becomes a paying client, you earn up to AED 3,000. Paid monthly by bank transfer, tracked live in your dashboard.
Built for people who get asked about Dubai
If founders, clients, or friends keep asking you how to set up here, you are already doing the work. The programme just pays you for it.
- ✓Past START clients
- ✓Accountants and tax advisors
- ✓Relocation and immigration consultants
- ✓Real estate agents
- ✓Freelancer and business coaches
- ✓Community admins and content creators
Straight rules, in plain words
- Your referral never pays extra. They get the same price as any direct client; the reward comes from our marketing budget.
- You are paid on results. A reward is due when your referral becomes a client and has paid in full. Payouts go out monthly by bank transfer.
- Full visibility. Every referral and its status is in your dashboard, from first contact to payout.
The fine print lives in the programme terms.
Frequently asked questions
How much do I earn per referral?
AED 3,000 for every referral who completes a company setup with START. For corporate services such as tax, accounting, visas, or bank account support, the reward is up to aed 1,500 and depends on the service the client takes. There is no limit on how many people you can refer.
Why is the corporate services reward "up to" AED 1,500?
Because corporate services vary a lot in size. A single one-off filing is a much smaller engagement than a full annual accounting or tax retainer, so one flat reward would either overpay on the small jobs or underpay on the large ones. We scale the reward to the service instead. AED 1,500 is the maximum, paid on the largest engagements. You will always see the exact reward for a referral in your dashboard once the client's service is confirmed, before any payout. Business setup referrals are different: those are a flat AED 3,000, with no variation.
Does the "up to" affect what my referral pays?
No. Your referral pays exactly the same as any direct client, whatever the reward turns out to be. The reward comes out of our marketing budget, never their invoice.
When do I get paid?
After your referral becomes a paying client and their invoice is settled in full. We pay rewards monthly by bank transfer to the account in your dashboard.
Does my referral pay more because of the commission?
No. Your referral pays exactly the same as any direct client. The reward comes out of our marketing budget, not their invoice.
Who can join?
Anyone 18 or older: past clients, freelancers, accountants, tax advisors, relocation consultants, real estate agents, content creators, or simply someone whose friends keep asking about Dubai. Joining is free. You do not need to be in the UAE either: the programme is open worldwide, and many partners refer clients from their own country.
How do you track my referrals?
You get a personal referral link and a dashboard. Anyone who enquires through your link is credited to you, and you can also add a lead directly by name. You see the live status of every referral in your dashboard.
What if my referral talks to you directly, or two people refer the same client?
Your claim is fixed when the introduction is recorded, not by what happens afterwards. Every referral is timestamped the moment it arrives through your link or the moment you add the lead, and from then on that client is attributed to you. Whatever they discuss with us later does not change it, and you do not need the client to mention you. If two partners introduce the same person, the first recorded introduction counts. The only exclusion is someone who was already our client or already in our pipeline before your introduction.
Do I need a UAE bank account or a licence?
No. You just need a bank account we can pay into, anywhere in the world. If your country uses IBAN (the UAE, Germany, and most of Europe), save your IBAN. If it does not, save your account number and SWIFT/BIC code instead. Either way we pay by international transfer. A personal account is fine for occasional referrals. If you refer regularly as a business, invoice us through your company and we will guide you when you get there. One condition either way: the account must be in your own name or your company's name, because we cannot pay into third-party accounts.
Your network is asking about Dubai anyway
Turn those conversations into a side income. Join free, share your link, and track every referral to payout.