Markef delivers independent feasibility studies for founders, SMEs, investors and developers across the UAE market sizing, financial modelling, operational and regulatory assessment, and a clear go/no-go recommendation.
We are not paid to agree with you. If the numbers don’t work, the report says so before you sign a lease, commit capital, or apply for a licence.
Demand sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM), customer segmentation, competitor benchmarking, pricing analysis and location assessment.
CAPEX and OPEX build-up, 3–5 year P&L, cash flow and balance sheet projections, break-even, payback period, NPV and IRR.
Equipment, technology, capacity, site and infrastructure requirements, costed and validated against your projections.
Staffing structure, supply chain, licensing-linked activity restrictions, and the processes required to actually run what you’re proposing.
Mainland vs free zone implications, activity approvals, ownership structure, and the tax position built into your model.
Downside, base and upside scenarios stress-tested against cost overruns, demand shortfalls and delayed launch.
Where required, the study and plan are delivered as a single investor- or lender-ready document.
Bank or project finance
Lenders generally require an independent, third-party study with full financial projections before approving facilities for real estate, hospitality, manufacturing or logistics projects
Investor or PE/family-office funding
A costed, defensible case with ROI and exit assumptions — not a pitch deck
Industrial or capital-intensive licensing
Certain activity approvals and industrial licence applications require supporting technical and economic justification
Government tenders and PPP projects
Feasibility documentation is commonly part of the submission pack
Internal board or shareholder approval
An objective second opinion before committing group capital
Requirements vary by authority, bank and activity. We confirm exactly what your specific lender or regulator will accept during scoping — before work begins.
We establish the concept, geography, budget and who the report is for. You receive a fixed proposal with scope, fee and timeline.
We issue a structured input request. You provide what you have; we source the rest.
Secondary research plus primary research where scope requires it: interviews, site visits, mystery shopping, trade and supplier checks.
A working Excel model built on documented assumptions, not fixed outputs. You get the model, not just a PDF.
Scenarios run and stress-tested; risks ranked by impact and likelihood.
Presentation to you and, where needed, to your bank, board or investors. One round of revisions included.
Delivered as PDF, editable Excel model, and presentation deck.
Single-location retail, F&B or services concept
3–4 weeks
SME expansion or new branch
4–6 weeks
Multi-product, multi-location or GCC-wide
6–10 weeks
Bankable study — manufacturing, hospitality, real estate development
8–12 weeks
Duration depends primarily on the extent of primary research required and how quickly project data is provided.
Fees are scope-driven. A single-site retail concept and a bankable industrial study are different pieces of work with different price tags.
What moves the fee: number of products or locations studied, geographic coverage, whether primary field research is required, technical complexity, and whether a full business plan is included.
You receive a fixed fee, fixed scope and fixed timeline in writing before we start. No variation without your written approval.
Focused single-concept study
AED 8,000 – AED 15,000
Standard SME feasibility + business plan
AED 15,000 – AED 30,000
Bankable / techno-economic study
AED 35,000 – AED 100,000+
A financial projection built on pre-2023 assumptions is no longer defensible. We model the current UAE tax and compliance position into every forecast:
0% on taxable profit up to AED 375,000 and 9% above that threshold, modelled into your net position from year one.
Available to resident companies with revenue under AED 3 million, but it must be actively elected, and it is currently set to expire for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026. Projections that assume it continues indefinitely will overstate your returns.
A voluntary pilot phase opened on 1 July 2026, with mandatory compliance from 1 January 2027 for businesses above AED 50 million in revenue and staggered phases for smaller businesses thereafter. We build the systems and compliance cost into your OPEX rather than leaving it as a surprise.
Cash-flow timing, and how mainland vs free zone selection changes the numbers.
Last reviewed: June 2026. Regulatory positions change; we confirm current requirements at the point of engagement.
We take no commission on your setup, financing or fit-out. Our only output is an honest answer.
The team modelling your projections also handles UAE corporate tax, VAT and licensing — so the numbers reflect real regulatory conditions, not textbook ones.
Our financial modelling meets professional standards banks and investors recognise.
Local market knowledge that isn’t sourced from a database.
Editable Excel, documented assumptions, yours to update.
It depends on scope — number of locations, whether primary research is needed, and technical complexity. [Indicative ranges above.] You receive a fixed quote after a free scoping call.
Three to four weeks for a focused single-concept study; eight to twelve weeks for a bankable study involving significant primary research.
Our studies are prepared to lender standards with full supporting projections. We confirm your specific bank’s requirements during scoping, since criteria vary by institution and project type.
Around 12 months in a fast-moving market. Most banks and investors will not accept a study older than two years without a refresh — market conditions, costs and competition change too much.
A feasibility study asks should we do this and ends in a go/no-go recommendation. A business plan assumes the answer is yes and sets out how. Many clients need both; we combine them where appropriate.
If you’re signing a lease, hiring staff and buying a licence, you’re committing six figures. Confirming demand and payback period first costs a fraction of that.
Then the study has done its job. An independent consultant who confirms your assumptions without testing them is charging you for agreement, not analysis.
Yes, across the GCC. Coverage beyond that is assessed case by case.
A project brief, any market data you hold, expected capital expenditure, and technical specifications if the project involves manufacturing or construction. We issue a structured questionnaire after the scoping call.
Yes, as standard, before any project information is shared.
Book a free scoping call. We’ll tell you what data you need, what it will cost, and how long it will take.
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