Advisory · Feasibility studies
Feasibility Studies & Bank-Ready Business Plans in the UAE
An honest answer before the money is spent.
A feasibility study should be able to say no. Ours are built by people who have run the numbers inside operating businesses — retail, restaurants, factories and contracting — so the assumptions are the ones a bank, an investor or a partner will test.
Who asks for one
When a feasibility study is worth commissioning
A new venture
Before signing a lease or a franchise agreement, you want to know the investment, the break-even point and how long the cash must last.
An expansion
A new branch, a second factory line, a new emirate. Will it add profit, or only revenue?
A bank facility or investor
Lenders and investors expect a structured plan with defensible assumptions, sensitivities and a repayment schedule.
A partner or family decision
An independent view takes the argument out of the room and puts the numbers on the table.
What is inside
What our feasibility studies cover
| Section | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Market and demand | Who buys, how many, at what price, and from whom today. Catchment and competitor mapping for location-based businesses. |
| Concept and operations | Capacity, layout, staffing model, opening hours, suppliers and the licences and approvals required. |
| Investment | Fit-out, equipment, deposits, licences, pre-opening costs and the working capital to reach break-even. |
| Five-year financial model | Revenue build-up, cost of sales, payroll, rent and overheads; profit and loss, cash flow and balance sheet, by month in year one. |
| Returns and risk | Break-even, payback, IRR and NPV, with sensitivities on the assumptions that matter most — volume, price, rent and food or material cost. |
| Tax and structure | VAT and corporate tax treatment, mainland versus free zone, and how the owners will take money out. |
| Verdict | Proceed, proceed with changes, or do not proceed — in plain language, with the reasons. |
For lenders
A business plan for a UAE bank loan
Banks do not lend against optimism. A bank-ready plan shows where repayment comes from and what happens if things go wrong.
- Historical financials reconciled to audited or management accounts
- A monthly cash-flow forecast showing facility drawdown and repayment
- Debt-service cover and the covenants the business can actually meet
- Security, guarantees and the owner's contribution set out clearly
- Downside scenarios — what a 15% fall in sales does to repayment
- A model the credit officer can open, follow and test
F&B
Restaurant and café feasibility studies
Food and beverage is where we see the most money lost to enthusiasm. A restaurant feasibility study needs operator-level detail: covers per day by day-part, average spend, menu-level food cost, kitchen and floor staffing by shift, delivery-platform commission, rent as a share of sales, and a realistic ramp-up. We have evaluated outlets and franchise proposals from the inside, so we know which assumptions usually break.
Process
From brief to final report
Brief
Scope, decisions to be made, audience — owner, bank, investor or authority — and the deadline.
Research
Market data, site visits, supplier and landlord quotes, competitor pricing, regulatory requirements.
Model
A transparent Excel model with every assumption on one sheet, reviewed with you before the report is written.
Report
A written study and presentation — translated into Arabic where the audience requires it — with the model handed over.
Common questions
Questions owners ask
How much does a feasibility study cost in the UAE?
How long does a feasibility study take?
Will banks in the UAE accept your study?
What is the difference between a feasibility study and a business plan?
Do you prepare feasibility studies for restaurants and cafés?
Can you prepare the study in Arabic?
Do we get the financial model?
Who does the work
Every engagement is led personally by our principal advisor — a CISA-certified, MBA-qualified finance and audit professional with 15+ years inside UAE retail, F&B, manufacturing and construction groups. The person who diagnoses your business is the one who fixes it.
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