Hi everyone, I am a lady currently residing in Ajman,

Am looking for a business partner, capital can be only 5000 AED, I already have the idea, but I need someone serious of any gender, that is ready and serious to cooperate with me.

Thanks

Does anyone know any active WhatsApp groups in UAE for business owners and entrepreneurs?

I’m looking for a group where people actually share business ideas, referrals, customer opportunities, partnerships and help each other grow.

Not interested in groups where everyone just posts ads or promotes their own services 😅

Would be great if the group has people from different types of businesses in Dubai/UAE.

If you are part of any good group, please share the link or let me know how I can join.

Hi guys,

NexGen Solutions here, small AI outfit based in Abu Dhabi, working across the GCC since 2020.

The enterprise side is nuclear power, private hospital groups, government health authorities, insurance and reinsurance, and FinTech in Saudi in a few cases the biggest name in that sector regionally, though I can't say who because NDAs. Predictive maintenance, big data migrations, actuarial reserving, on-prem LLMs, that sort of thing.

What smaller businesses usually come to us for:

AI receptionist picks up every call 24/7, answers the usual questions, qualifies the lead, books it, sends the follow-up email, transcribes the lot. Usually live in about a day.

Website chatbot trained on your actual services and pricing, not a generic FAQ widget that says "I don't have that information."

Website or web app built to convert rather than to look busy.

Automation whatever repetitive internal thing is eating a day of someone's week.

Digital marketing SEO, paid, CRO.

Honestly, don't take my word for any of it. Text assistant is at https://nexgen-solutions.org/ask-ai and there's a live number to call on https://nexgen-solutions.org/voice-ai. No signup, takes two minutes.

If it's useful we start with a 30 minute call, no deck, no pitch. info@nexgen-solutions.org

Or just send me a DM.

DM for more information and pitch deck.

Hello everyone,Yassir, 22 and currently studying engineering. For the past four months, I’ve been building a startup in Rabat around a market opportunity that’s not touched yet. I won’t say the full concept publicly for obvious reasons lol , but I can say this: we’re not simply acting as intermediaries between customers and service providers. We’re doing the entire experience. And to validate my idea ofc as a founder , I ran a few experiments through TikTok only and payed for more views ( no more than 200 dh lol). and without a legal structure, without a "huge" marketing budget, we still generated strong interest and attracted potential customers ( 17 clients in less than 72 hours ) That told me everything I needed to know. I removed all the posts after that lol, can’t enter the market weak like that. And I’m now looking for investors who understand this simple principle: speed wins. My goal isn’t to enter the market quietly. My goal is to establish a dominant position through aggressive expansion and marketing before competitors recognize this opportunity (I’m not planning to go around sharing businesses idea). the only "competition" that exists right now is some agencies that provide just a very limited version of what we do.

« « « The model is SaaS-based, highly scalable for sure » » »

If you can introduce me to investors or entrepreneurs interested in hearing more, send me a message.

And thank u for your time.

i almost got done setting up a google profile after a while of procrastinating. finally when i got to it i had to make a video of my space, thing is I do have a workshop but i don’t have an office like space as described in he google profile guidelines

can someone help me out this, a lil afraid of posting up a video of the wrong thing and being at the risk of my brand being flagged

Today I was passing through Mall of the Emirates, near the walkway connecting the mall to the metro station.

There’s a small convenience/tuck shop there called Grab & Go. I picked up a 500ml Masafi water bottle and was surprised to see the price was AED 4.

I decided not to buy it, walked literally 2 minutes to the metro station, went to Zoom, and bought the same Masafi bottle for AED 1.50.

That got me thinking from a business perspective.

How does a business like this work when their prices are almost 3x higher for exactly the same product?

I understand mall rent must be extremely expensive, and they’re probably charging for convenience/location. But at AED 4 vs AED 1.50 just a couple of minutes away, wouldn’t many customers simply walk away like I did?

Is the business model basically:

• Very high rent
• High margins
• Lower number of customers
• Relying on tourists/people who don’t know nearby prices
• Convenience purchases where people don’t care about an extra AED 2–3

Would love to hear from anyone who has experience running a convenience store, kiosk, or retail business inside Dubai malls.

Are these kinds of businesses actually very profitable, or are the high prices simply necessary to survive the mall rent?

For founders who launched a startup in the UAE and raised their first external round:
How much monthly salary did you pay yourself when you became full-time?
What would you consider a reasonable founder salary at the pre-seed or early stage, and how should it relate to the size of the funding round and the company’s runway?
I’d especially appreciate answers based on real experience in the UAE.

I spent 4 years building a startup that made $0. Now I’m confused about what to do next.

I’m a software developer and for the last 4 years I worked as a technical co-founder in a startup.

I built the complete product from the ground up — website, backend, database, admin system, user flow, everything.

The business model was quite simple. We were building a platform where agents could list monthly room rentals, and tenants could search for rooms and directly contact the agent through our platform.

We also spent money on marketing and managed to bring users to the platform. We had people actually coming to the website looking for rooms.

But the biggest problem was revenue.

We made literally 0 AED.

Our plan was to charge agents for listing their rooms. We had users, we had the product, we had agents, and we spent money trying to get traction, but we couldn't get agents to pay consistently.

Now, after around 4 years, the project is basically inactive.

The company license is still valid until next year, but because of the financial situation and the uncertainty around continuing the business, we haven't even renewed the hosting.

And honestly, this experience has made me question what I should do next.

Technically, I know I can build products. I've spent years building systems from scratch and handling the technical side of a business.

But I also learned that building a product doesn't mean you have a business.

Right now I'm thinking about taking a different direction.

Instead of starting another business completely from zero, I'm considering finding a business owner / startup founder who already has a business or a validated idea but needs a technical co-founder or technical business partner.

I would rather bring my technical skills into an existing business where there is already some market validation, customers, sales or a strong business person who knows the market.

So I wanted to ask founders and business owners here:

If you were in my position, what would you do?

Would you:

• Try to revive the existing business?
• Start something completely new?
• Join an existing startup as a technical co-founder?
• Find a business owner with customers/sales but no strong technical person and become their technology partner?
• Or simply focus on a high-paying tech career and build something on the side?

Especially interested in hearing from people who have already built and failed at businesses.

What would you do differently if you were starting again?

I'm not looking for motivation or generic advice. I'd genuinely like to hear what experienced founders would do in this situation.

i have been offered a partnership in a business where i will be responsible for developing the complete technology side from scratch

basically i have to build the full system including database backend api frontend admin panel deployment integrations maintenance and everything needed to make the product actually work

the other partner is bringing the business side like the license office sales staff operations and other business requirements

in return he is offering me 2% of the company and he will keep the remaining percentage

the confusing part for me is that my 2% is based on net profits

for example if the business makes 80,000 profit then my share would be only 1,600

so i could potentially spend months developing and maintaining the complete system and my return would depend completely on how much profit the business generates

i am trying to understand if this is a normal or fair deal or if i should negotiate something different

should i ask for a higher percentage

should i ask for a fixed development fee plus a smaller equity percentage

or should i ask for a proper salary/technical partner compensation while keeping the equity

if you were in my position what would you do?

i am mainly looking for advice from people who have actually been in startup partnerships or have built the technology side of a business

would you accept 2% for taking complete responsibility for the technology or would you walk away/negotiate

I know this sounds freaky but I just have a hope on this business but not sure on the 2% equity.

we are looking to acquire businesses which are stable, have track record and are stable. This can be majority or full acquisition.

not keen on startups or businesses related to nightlife, spa, restaurants, shisha.

do dm with some basic info on the business with key numbers

about business:

emirate:

running since:

annual sales:

annual profit:

amount needed:

what is being offered:

are you a broker or the business owner:

if you are a broker you should have the info requested before messaging AND not have several legs, only direct or max 1 broker IE broker is direct to business.

I have been running a small design studio out of Dubai for a while now brand identity, websites & packaging. Delivery side is solid. Where I’m stretched thin is consistently bringing in new business while also running projects.

Looking for someone here who actually enjoys the sales side , cold outreach, meetings, closing, keeping clients happy after the handshake. Design background isn’t required but if you have worked around agencies or handled client facing work, that helps a lot.

This is a partnership, not a commission gig. Equity, shared decisions, building the thing together. I’d want to work on a couple of deals first to see if we actually get along before anything formal.

Happy to answer questions in the comments. Based in Dubai, so ideally you are too.

Hi guys, I’m looking to fund companies that need export trading funds. Machinery, heavy equipment, or any large export value.

Only for people who are already running and have a demonstrable track record. So if that’s you we can work together.

What I offer:

- Flexible funding that grows with your needs
- Local expertise, connections, and support.
- For some categories of business, we can negotiate lower prices with suppliers for you. ( if we are funding )

Hope this post explains it better than my last ones. 😉

— I’m not looking to fund startups or newly established companies.

I'm thinking as there is on going recession. What business can be started that it's profitable and proven. I know there are many people here who are genius can somebody give a real advice. Thanks