What is Nasdaq?
What is Nasdaq (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq) is an American stock exchange based in New York City, now under license to organized market to operate also in UAE known as Dubai Nasdaq.
What is Dubai Nasdaq: (https://www.nasdaqdubai.com/products/equities). NASDAQ Dubai is a Dubai-based stock exchange that lists regional and international shares in the Middle East.
Why UAE / Dubai took a step to bring Nasdaq stock exchange into Dubai what is the primary aim behind this (https://www.nasdaqdubai.com/assets/docs/exchange/NASDAQ-Dubai-IPO-Guide.pdf) / (https://www.arabianbusiness.com/markets/453820-dubai-prioritises-sme-growth-with-plan-for-new-nasdaq-dubai-market)




Step by step explained:
https://products.nasdaqdubai.com/products/nasdaq-dubai-growth-market#intro
SMEs are a key engine of our national economy
helping to expand the business activity and visibility of companies
capital-raising
SMEs to list their businesses if they are valued below $250 million
IPO while selling as little as 25 percent of the shares
Low entry and yearly maintance cost
Transparency, liquidity, market recognition, branding and equity stability
Bring small medium size investors into the star up market
Which are the listing requirements for SME’S
(https://www.nasdaqdubai.com/listing/listing-criteria)
Min capital capitalization 10 Million.
25% min shares listing into the public investors.
Free Zone / Local (inside / outside UAE market) / International entities like Europe, Asia, ME, Africa are invited to list their shares.
Transparent Management Directorship / internal control procedures / audited financial statements based on IFRS (min 1 year / recommended 3 years).
Adequate financial liquidity and sufficient healthy ratio economic indicators.
Foreign ownership is applicable.

CONCLUSION
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Organize you agenda / structure of how to start preparing it?
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Go behind the scenes do a preliminary assessment of the entity and requirements to go IPO.
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Give a preliminary time schedule and initial and final cost to realize objectives.
Add to your knowledge links:
Gulf News Articles:
IPO Document Checklist
https://www.nasdaqdubai.com/listing/ipo-document-checklist
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/editorials/new-dubai-stock-market-a-major-boost-for-smes-1.74911889
Nasdaq Dubai seeks to attract Chinese listings
https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/nasdaq-dubai-seeks-to-attract-chinese-listings-1.73435136
Borse Dubai to complete Nasdaq deal in early 2008
https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/borse-dubai-to-complete-nasdaq-deal-in-early-2008-1.211183
Nasdaq to deliver marketplace solutions to Dubai’s DGCX