1. Understand what will be your activity - that will help you to understand type of license;
2. Understand how many (if any) visas will you need - that will help you to cut some options;
3. Will you need real office or flexi desk will be fine? That will help to make even smaller list of options;
4. Will you require the license to by issued from specific emirate or do you need license in general?
Answering those 4 questions will help you to make a list of 2-3 options - than you can choose considering the price and different pros and cons.
If you will need visas - count relevant fees also as some free zones give very good prices for set up itself but have relatively high visa fees.
P.S. If you want - wright those 4 answers and will calculate you those 2-3 options from different free zones/ DED
You have to cancel visas ASAP as you will have fines for insurance (in case you don't have it for employees) and for not transferring the salary through the WPS.
Than check with DED which dox will they require or hire someone who will do it all.
Sin general you will have to prepare resolution, close your bank account, PO box, appoint liquidator and prepare audit & liquidator's report, cancel your labor and establishment cards. If you don't have POA from local you'lol need lots of his/ her signatures so better do all typimgs, requests and forms together in order to sign them in one go
