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Explore the PathRegister a home-based business
Register the business you run from home and sell with confidence.
For productive families selling food, crafts or services from home — all you need is your national ID and a description of the activity.
- Provided by
- Saudi Business Center
- Expected completion time
- The team reviews it and confirms — follow it in My Services
- Cost
- Any fee is shown before you pay
- Language
- Arabic and English, at every step
How it works
1
Choose
Activity
2
Provide information
Eligibility, Application, Your details
3
Submit
The team reviews it and confirms — follow it in My Services
4
Track
Status and next step in My Services
5
Complete
Register the business you run from home and sell with confidence.
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Before you start
- Who it’s for
- Business & Entrepreneurship · Residents & Community
- Eligibility
- Saudi citizens running an activity from their home.
- Expected completion time
- The team reviews it and confirms — follow it in My Services
- Cost
- Any fee is shown before you pay
- Language
- Arabic and English, at every step
- Accessibility
- Works with screen readers, keyboard and text zoom; you can ask for help by phone.
- Provided by
- Saudi Business CenterBusiness registration and commercial records
- Where
- Online — from anywhere
What you’ll need
- National ID
- Description of the activity
You complete this service on Al Munawarah
Your sign-in, language and accessibility settings stay the same throughout, and the status is kept in My Services.
Application
Register your activity
Register an activity you run from home — no shop licence needed.
Start serviceAbout 3 minutes
Start with what you need
With Saudi Business CenterSigned in? We fill in your details from My Al Munawarah.
Prefer to use Saudi Business Center directly?
- 1
Choose a home-based activity
- 2
Register online
- 3
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