Saudi Arabia Business Advisers for Owner-Run Companies, by Video

• Giga-projects and the building trades

  NEOM, the Red Sea development and Qiddiya are priorities under Vision 2030, and their timelines have at times been rephased rather than dropped. Main contractors, subcontractors, fit-out firms and suppliers depend on that pipeline, so their work tends to arrive in large, uneven blocks.

• Wholesale and retail trade

  Wholesale and retail trade is among the main sectors driving non-oil growth, according to Oxford Business Group, and the World Bank also points to trade as a driver of recent activity. Grocers, appliance dealers, fashion stores and distributors compete for a domestic market with steady demand.

• Tourism, hospitality and events

  Tourism is a central pillar of the transformation plan. Religious travel remains core, and leisure and entertainment have widened, with luxury developments along the Red Sea coast. Operators of hotels, restaurants and tours there plan around pilgrimage seasons and new events.

• Healthcare and private provision

  Privatisation is central to the strategy, and the government encourages private-sector growth. Private clinics, labs, pharmacies and hospitals sit within that wider push, although the pace has varied. Recruiting and keeping clinical staff is a recurring pressure.

• 01Contractors and subcontractors often wait on staged payments from large project owners while paying crews and suppliers on time.
• 02Project pipelines commonly slip or are rephased, which leaves equipment and teams idle or hired ahead of work that has not started.
• 03Retail chains and distributors often struggle to keep stock and prices consistent across many branches as they add outlets.
• 04Private clinics and hospitality businesses commonly depend on foreign-trained staff who may leave, so training and handover need to be built into the routine.

UTC+3, no daylight saving. Clocks in India run 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Saudi Arabia all year round.

We book the first call once the scope of the problem is clear, so the conversation starts from your business and not from a calendar.

• Real estate and construction
• Retail
• Hospitality
• Healthcare
• Professional services

Trades to start from

• Turnkey construction companies
• Interior fit-out contractors
• Construction equipment rental
• Grocery stores and supermarkets
• Retailers
• Hotels
• Hospitals
• Pharmacies

Worked examples on these pages use rupees and Indian business practice. The method carries over, and your first sheet is built from your own books in your own currency.

• Business Audit

  A margin audit by project shows contractors and fit-out firms which jobs earn their keep once delayed payments are counted.

• Business Strategy

  Scenario planning helps businesses tied to giga-project work decide how much capacity to hold if timelines move.

• Business Process

  Standard branch routines for stock, pricing and reporting help retailers keep control as the store count grows.

• Business Growth

  A look at the patient or guest journey helps clinics and hotels work out where growth is held back.

1. First call by phone or video, to hear how your business runs and what is stuck.
2. A written scope that says what we will look at, what you will receive and what we need from you, with the fee written in your currency.
3. Your first sheet: the one page of numbers or decisions that the work starts from.
4. A review rhythm agreed with you, so the work is checked against what actually happened.

Tax, employment, immigration, licensing and regulatory questions stay with local professionals and the authority in Saudi Arabia. Our advice stays on how the business is run.