John D Hanafin, who helps companies set up operations in Dubai, believes empowering people makes a business flourish

John D. Hanafin is still getting settled into his brand-new office in Dubai’s Business Bay — Huriya Private, a fiduciary firm that he set up just a few months ago. The 40-something Dublin expat smiles when I mention that setting up his office must have surely been a cakewalk — after all he is an expert in helping people set up a business.