DuVolks Compass
Clear guidance. Practical costs. Tools that put you in control.
For your first move—and everything that follows.
One question. A place to start.
Can I own a business?What will my first year cost?Where can I find a quick answer?Learn selected
Across Compass
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01 / Learn
Selected reading from the two collections.
Three things to get clear first
Featured guide / Company setup
Who will own the company? What will it do? Start with the questions that shape your setup.
Understand your ownership options02 / Costs & Fees
The first-year planner
Bring company setup and your team into the same plan. See the breakdown, adjust your assumptions and download your estimate.
Build your first-year budgetSee what the costs coverRent, fit-out and other excluded costs need a separate budget.
For your entity
Registrations, permissions and business-platform subscriptions.
Explore the costsFor your people
Hiring, renewals and payroll planning for your team.
Explore the costsFor everyday life
Transport, rental, postal and everyday living references.
Explore the costsReferences, not a final quote. Check scope, VAT and conditions; an unconfirmed price does not mean free.
03 / Tools
Find. Compare. Plan.
No account required.01 / Eligibility
Explore your ownership, business form and next steps.
02 / Activity finder
Search English or Arabic names and ISIC codes. Keep a shortlist.
03 / Nitaqat
Compare activity requirements, estimate a band and test future hires.
04 / Occupations
Find role codes and the Saudization rules covered by our register.
Found your route and planned your team?
Put it into a first-year budgetIllustrations show tool purposes, not calculated results. Occupation Saudization and Nitaqat are separate checks. Tools do not grant official approvals or Qiwa status.
A little direction
Take the next useful step.
Not every step at once.
Starting a business
Knowledge is a start. A relationship takes it further.
Bring us your plans, your questions or the thing that feels complicated. We’ll help you work out the next step.
01We start with your situation.Your activity, your owners, your plans.
02We make the work understandable.Clear scope, responsibilities and next steps.
03We stay alongside you.Support beyond company registration.
Official requirements remain with the responsible authority. Check the source, scope and effective date.
DuVolks guidance explains the process; circumstances and activities can change the route.
Planning estimates are not approvals, guaranteed outcomes or final quotes.