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Saudi market entry advisory, Riyadh
Decide. Enter. Sell.
Your first customers in Saudi Arabia, not just your first licence.
Founding rate SAR 1,850 a year · 38% off · 61 days left
First 25 accepted advisors: the Founding Bench mark
- 169
- funding routes
- 90
- family offices
- 31
- countries served
- 48h
- reply from the House
Partners and engagements
of Saudi real GDP now comes from outside oil.
Riyadh · 24.7° N, 46.7° E
Vision 2030, by the numbers
Sources: Vision 2030 Annual Report 2025 (April 2026); GASTAT; Ministry of Investment.
In motion this month.
The Watch List: five items for anyone entering Saudi Arabia, each with what to do about it.
GOSI rates for post-Jul-2024 Saudi joiners step up again in January
RegulatoryUpdate payroll modelsEstradad fee-refund registration closes end-2026
CapitalSaudi MSMEs under 3 yearsMISA investor-services subscription: collection still reported suspended
FeeBudget it anywayHUMAIN global AI fund: deployment expected 2026
CapitalAnnounced, not closedRiyadh Grade A office supply tight; Grade B avg SAR 1,335/sqm/yr
CostLease before the GM landsYours today.
Tools you can use today. Sourced, dated figures, each marked by how far it has been verified.
Saudi Readiness Score
30 questions, about 20 minutes. Your result on screen.
Entry Cost and Structure Model
41 fee items across 4 structures. Scenarios on screen.
Capital & Programs Map
169 funding routes and the family offices. Sign in free to see how many fit you.
The Saudi Playbook: Snapshot
A 7-page PDF, sent to your inbox.
Quarterly Brief
Annual editions from 2020, then every quarter. Each issue exports to PDF.
House Membership
A dated plan from your Score, your deadlines in one calendar, up to two introductions and two calls with the principal a year. Paid once a year.
Counterparty Brief
A written brief on one named company, before you sign with it. Members pay 20% less.
Entry Diagnostic
Route, Year-1 cost, regulators and risks. Pay, book a one-hour introduction call, and your plan follows within five working days.
Funding Readiness
What a lender or a programme will read in your file, and which programmes say yes. Your result on screen.
Partner Readiness
How a foreign brand or principal reads your company as a distributor or JV partner, and the roles you could fill.
Capital & Programs Map
169 funding routes, narrowed by your size class and stage. Sign in free to see how many fit you.
Cost of Raising Model
Kafalah-backed loan, SIDF, SDB, debt crowdfunding and equity, compared by amount and term. The Saudi-company version is being built; the entry-cost model stays open on the entrant side.
Export Readiness
The third track: what a foreign buyer or distributor will check before your first export order.
Tender Readiness
The fourth track: what Etimad and a government buyer will ask for before you bid.
Join the Bench
List your specialties, sector, city and languages once. Briefs that fit you at 40% or more come to you, ranked by fit and anonymised.
Founding Bench
The first 25 accepted advisors carry the Founding Bench mark, and the House Membership founding rate (SAR 1,850) stays open to them after 31 December.
House Verified
The arch beside your name tells Saudi counterparts the House has done three checks: the register, screening and a confirmation.
Talent pool
Manager level and above, five or more years behind you. Screened by us, and anonymous until you consent to an introduction.
Dated action plan
Every weak answer in your Score as a dated step, with the authority, the document and the link.
Deadline Calendar
Every Saudi date that applies to you in one calendar, with your own dates added. Subscribe once, in any calendar app.
The Vault
Your company file in one private place: shared with your sign-ins on the same domain, downloaded by signed link.
Ask the House
House research, official sources and your own plan, in one place. What it cannot answer goes to the House team.
Prices exclude 15% VAT. Charged in SAR.
HOUSE MEMBERSHIP
- A dated plan, not a score
- Every Saudi date in one calendar
- Two introductions and two calls a year
SAR 1,850 / year · 38% off until 31 December · then SAR 3,000
SAR 3,000 / year
61 days left at the founding rate.
Ask the House from 1 January 2027
Fixed scope. Known floor.
Engagements are quoted after the Diagnostic and start from SAR 30,000. Success fees, where they apply, are set in the proposal.
Entry Diagnostic
≈ USD 1,000. Plus VAT. Credited in full against an engagement.
Includes 3 months of House Membership. Refundable until the intake is submitted.
Partner Search and Vetting
For choosing a distributor, JV partner or anchor customer.
First Customers
For entrants with an entity and no pipeline.
Capital-Ready
For Saudi companies raising or borrowing, and entrants raising locally.
Government and Program Access
For anyone who needs a program, a licence or a tender.
Partners. Hires. Experts.
Reviewed before you meet them. Every introduction runs through us.
House Match
Distributors, joint-venture partners, anchor customers and foreign principals. Names stay hidden until both sides accept.
- ReviewedEvery company, before any introduction
- IntroducedBy email, once both sides say yes
- FreeFor every company
Talent
Manager level and above, with five or more years behind them. Screened by us, and anonymous until they consent to an introduction.
See the poolThe Bench
Vetted freelancers and consultants, matched to your project automatically. Free to post and to join. One contract, with us. House Members get a reviewed shortlist in 48 hours.
Operator-led. Few mandates.
A Riyadh advisory house run by people who have opened markets and carried a sales target in the Kingdom. We take few mandates and stay on them.
Decide.
Know the cost, the route and the risk before you spend.
Enter.
Structure, licence, partners and capital, scoped after one fixed-price Diagnostic.
Sell.
First customers and the right introductions, through our network.
Questions we hear first.
How long does entry take?
60 to 120 days from MISA licence to operating.
What does the Diagnostic cost, and what do we get?
SAR 3,750. You pay and book a one-hour introduction call: we hear your goals and collect your documents. Your plan follows within 5 working days, and we come back with the engagement or partner that fits. The fee is credited in full against an engagement.
Do you set up companies?
No. We decide the route, then bring in a vetted setup partner and stay accountable for the result.
Can a Saudi company use you?
Yes. Capital-Ready, Partner Search and the Readiness Score are built for Saudi companies too.
Is the first conversation free?
Yes. Write to the House, confidential and with no obligation.
Tell us what you're entering with.
Three sentences is enough. A partner reads every letter, and we reply within two working days.
- Office
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Hours
- Sunday to Thursday, from 09:00 AST
- info@shahinsconsultancy.com