r/EntrepreneurshipUAE

https://rizztech.io/fine-dining

Hey everyone,

Over the last few months, I’ve been working on a complete Odoo-based ERP ecosystem specifically designed for fine dining restaurants, bars, lounges, and multi-branch hospitality operations.

This isn’t just a POS setup — it’s a fully connected operational system covering both front-of-house and back-office workflows.

Some of the modules & workflows included:

✅ Fine Dining POS (Heavily Customized)
✅ Bar & Beverage Management
✅ KOT (Kitchen Order Ticket) Management
✅ Kitchen Display System (KDS)
✅ Table Reservations & Floor Management
✅ Multi-Branch Operations
✅ Inventory & Recipe Costing
✅ Central Kitchen / Commissary Flow
✅ Purchase & Vendor Automation
✅ Accounting & Financial Reporting
✅ Staff Attendance & Payroll
✅ CRM & Loyalty Programs
✅ Website + Online Ordering
✅ QR Menu & Self Ordering
✅ Marketplace / Delivery Aggregator Integrations
✅ Real-time Analytics & Management Dashboards

(I'm a nervous girl and frankly I'm just facing my fears as a business owner at this stage)

Hi Entrepreneurs! This is my first time posting on here to tell you guys that it seems like creatives are being punished in today's day and age due to AI doing a pretty ok job. I get it, most of us think of ourselves as artists, we see the world a different way. We are inspired by great artists in history and always work on doing the best work for our clients and other people.

My all time favorite is Louise Bourgeois!

But from my experience lately (in UAE) I feel like we have it all wrong. There are so many terrific agencies and beautifully talented people here! But at the same time It seems like the get really demotivated when they are unable to find work or proper reward for their work (all over the world really).

But worry not, my fellow professionals. Try this and it will definitely help you!!

Every time you get a lead, a meeting, or any sort of business inquiry. It is good to show them your work and your portfolio, how much you can charge and how professional you are.

But that is less than half the work. I recently closed someone doing the usual, they asked me questions, I answered, it got really boring really fast. I could tell they were going to tell me that they will message me and follow up.

But then, I made a psychological condition that made the client transfer 50% of the cash on the spot.

I asked them about themselves. He told me they had been wanting to succeed like his father did with his business. Online was one way to break all records. An embroiderer can make very good money if it finds the right person. So I offered to go tour the place.

This way, I spent 5 more hours with the business owner, had lunch with them, got a feel of the business, the whole time my prospect was telling me how he wanted the business to be represented. Made in the UAE. Rich culture, incredible heritage and mastery in craft. I told him this is one business AI is not gonna take over, and reflects his personality in it too.

We spoke so much that my jaw started to pain. That is when I told him what Ideas and proposals for the marketing, creative, ad campaign, website, logo and everything else.

Boom. Dh26k collected. Another 26k received in cash on delivery 2 weeks later. I just made someone's yearly salary in Bangladesh just based off vibes. Customer is a great friend of mine. Referrals are expected to make us 10 times more money. Someone like this knows real people looking for real value.

So agency workers, freelancers, developers and fellow artists.

The market is not bad. Never was, never will be for us.

AI is not real art or real work because there is no soul behind it. It has no value or any real productive outcome except saving time.

It is the time to double down on your skillset it takes to grow as a business, as a boss, as a true entrepreneur and as a person.

True value attracts. But faking value repels. If you stay true to yourself, you will get what you want!

Salams

Hey folks. I've been into business and investments my whole life. My family has run multiple businesses way before I was born. Our dinner conversations were rarely about sports, political or personal, but always focused on ROI, working hard, making mistakes and who to hire, fire or what is needed to do to make the most money. Sounds boring, I know. But there is more to it.

At one point, my family had over a thousand employees. Across multiple industries here in the UAE. We were working with the biggest brands in the world. Mass manufacturing whitelabel for carrefour and producing high quality merchandise for emerging rappers in North America and even worked with companies like GAP for a while. All this was happening while we were simultaneously running a massive construction company at the same time. A lot of older sharjah's governmental contracts were awarded to us, and for the longest time I thought it was just because our charges were the best for the prospect or we managed to keep our costs low and stay profitable at the same time. But this is wrong.

Everyone that I ever worked with, or my dad, my uncle or my grand dad. Whether it was paying someone or getting paid by them. Money was almost never the conversation we started with. What started was the relationship. Every client. every employee and every collaboration was treated like family. I saw everyone at lunch on eid. It never mattered the amount of money the person made. It never mattered what situation they were in. What only mattered was the relationship we had. Not all people were fair to us, some very close people hurt us too. But while we knew them. Everything was good.

It isn't a coincidence that everyone I know was like this. But this is the main outcome for building, scaling, investing and growing businesses. It is that you find a community, you find your own people. Some of my closest friends, despite coming from a traditional background being born and brought up in the UAE are the people that are most unlike me. All over the world. I work with VA's from New Zealand, I've worked with videographers from Miami, I work with the most attractive salespeople from Europe and the most technical builders from India and Pakistan.

Not because they are all incredibly successful (many of the think they're broke). But because we have a mutually trusting relationship. Almost all of them have paid me over ten-thousand dirhams and I have paid them a lot of money as well. This isn't the way a hustler who only dreams about money works. This is how a community operates. How a people come closer together to share values and isn't selfish no matter how big the opportunity arises, the correct way to network.

Like my grandfather has friends and relatives that are still in touch with us, invest with us and work with us even after his passing. It is the same way with everyone else that is truly successful. The real people stick around. The goal is to not make money to grant yourself things to appear better than anyone else or find more privilege compared to other people; the goal is to find your people, give other's happiness In exchange for the same.

This is how the world spins.

This is how there is balance in the universe.

You don't let money or capital dictate the way you live your life and happiness.

It's the other way around.

It is better to travel with a good friend in economy than travel alone in first class.

It is better to help someone out in need to make them feel better in distress.

It is better to collaborate and build a bigger company rather than do it alone.

The goal of a business, or rather, a successful business isn't just to make money and spend it on yourself. It is to distribute opportunity and prosperity within your people so you can leave behind what the biggest kings in history could never understand; legacy.

If you're reading this and understand what I'm talking about, congratulations, you choose to not be defined by your limitations and what you see and hear, you choose to do the defining yourself,

God bless. I pray you find peace and solace with the gift of your existence and activity.

-Yar

Hello All,

I am from the U.K. and currently looking for an investor to jump on board to build an online brand from scratch. I have a lot of experience doing so myself, unfortunately it's always been in the capacity of an employee, I am at a stage where I would like some ownership in what I build. I can't share the brand name for liability purposes, however this was a U.K. based brand that I took from 0 with no previous online presence to over £400,000 in revenue within its first 12 months. For transparency this isn't net profit but you can imagine whats possible with the right product and experienced operator in place.

The reason I am posting this is that I am consistently seeing people on reddit, posting while looking to start/invest in businesses from the U.A.E, however from someone who's lived there, it's very difficult to buy and scale something original without a huge upfront investment. For example, how many cafeterias, convenience stores, car rental, chauffeur companies, beauty salons, barber shops, dry cleaning store, cleaning companies can you buy? These are saturated markets and the returns aren't great to be honest. The U.A.E does however have a very strong tax advantage which should be utilised.

An e-com brand can be scaled internationally (you would have to sell internationally predominantly U.K./US/EU if you want to hit the millions as the GCC market isn't large enough, and currently doesn't have the best supply chain/infrastructure for scaling a brand)

What I am proposing is transparency with a goal to hit the ground running and churn profit, no drop-shipping. I would be the minority shareholder as you are the investor. All I need is a respectable salary on a 12 month contract and some type of share from someone serious. Please respect I am being transparent so do not waste either of our time if you can't commit to what I have mentioned or just want to extract information. I will do everything else, from product ideation & market research, to designing packaging and acquiring legal certifications for the target market, to manufacturing and negotiating MOQ, to building the Shopify store, to marketing campaigns/strategies, to fulfilment, to post customer care (there are always refunds, exchanges and enquiries). As mentioned I have done this all before and have a few key, high potential ideas that can scale in a healthy profitable manner for at least 2-3 years. Most e-com brands have the final goal of being acquired by a larger company for a variable multiple.

Thank you and feel free to DM if the above suits you.

I’m helping a client explore acquisition interest for Dua.ae.

Dua.ae is a short, culturally meaningful domain that resonates deeply in the UAE and the wider GCC. Its rarity as a single, meaningful Arabic word under .ae gives it strong long-term brand potential.

My client acquired this domain privately back in 2019 for a planned project, which was never launched.

Could fit a wide range of concepts:

• Wellness / Spirituality
• AI or Assistant products
• Community platforms
• Islamic fintech
• Lifestyle brands
• Apps or media

Short, meaningful domains like this rarely come to market. If this aligns with your vision, feel free to DM for further details.

Thought I'd share a recent renovation project our team completed in Dubai.

The client wanted a brighter, more functional and more modern space.

Some of the key changes:

New Modern kitchen

Bathrooms upgrades and renovation.

Upgrading lighting

New flooring throughout

Custom joinery, Media wall, furniture and storage solutions

Pergola and grass on the terrace

Fresh paint and feature walls.

Swipe for the before and after photos.

Happy to answer any questions about costs, timelines, materials, or the renovation process in Dubai.

Hi! 🤍

I’m working on a my thesis research about how emotion regulation (how we manage and express our feelings) affects students’ healthcare behaviors, like how we seek medical care or why we might avoid health information.

We are looking for undergraduate students (18+) currently studying in the UAE to participate!

The survey is quick, easy, and completely anonymous. Your responses will help us understand the psychological factors behind student well-being and health habits in the UAE.

Here’s the link: https://forms.gle/6RPngUC8AG6De6dx8

Thank you for your support and stay safe! 🤍

Hello All,

If you live in Dubai, you’ve probably noticed a trend lately. Dubizzle and Facebook is currently flooded with traditional businesses for sale—cafes, barbershops, real estate brokerages, and retail spots. Local overheads are getting tough, and a lot of conventional physical businesses are feeling the squeeze and margins are seemingly becoming thinner.

Because of this, a lot of people are looking to invest outside the UAE into digital-first assets that can be scaled globally without the friction of local borders.

That’s exactly what I’m building, and I’m looking to raise $80,000 - $100,000 USD from 1 or 2 investors max.

The Structure & Legal To keep everything completely clean and secure for shareholders, this business is being set up as a brand new U.K. LTD. The product itself will also be manufactured and distributed globally straight from the U.K.

To protect everyone, we would start by signing a standard legal MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to lock in the terms, followed by an official Shareholders' Agreement once the capital is deployed.

The Product & Unit Economics I won't give away the exact product IP in a public post, but it sits right between the global natural sweetener market (valued around $10 billion) and the functional wellness sector (projected to surpass $430 billion in 2026).

Massive Market, Zero Major Competitors: Despite the staggering size of the global wellness market, the premium sub-sector we are targeting is completely devoid of legacy competitors. We are stepping into an open lane with a highly engineered product that has no direct mainstream rival.

Near 80% Margins: The product has a very high perceived value, but our production costs keep predictive gross margins near 80%.

Lightweight Shipping: It’s a mass-market consumable, but the form factor is incredibly light. This means we can scale globally via D2C without shipping and logistics eating our profits.

Built for Ads: It has a highly visual, valid USP designed specifically to stop people from scrolling on paid social.

B2B Expansion: Beyond D2C, the product is perfectly formatted as a premium replacement/upsell for luxury Hotels, Restaurants, and Cafes (HoReCa).

The Execution For context on my background, I’m an e-commerce and PPC specialist. A previous venture of mine was a U.K.-based brand that I took from absolute zero to over $500,000 in revenue in its first 12 months.

In this venture, you provide the capital, and I handle literally everything else:

-Product ideation & market research
-Designing packaging and brand identity
-Acquiring legal certifications for our target markets
-Manufacturing and negotiating MOQs
-Building out the Shopify store
-Creating and scaling all marketing campaigns
-Fulfillment and global logistics
-All post-purchase customer care (handling the daily realities of refunds, exchanges, and inquiries)

shoot me a DM or leave a comment so we can set up a brief call