r/UAEBusinessNetwork

I’ve been thinking about whether I should post this, but I figured it was worth giving it a try.

The current situation in the region has affected a lot of people and businesses. I’ve personally felt the impact as well.

I work as a tax consultant on a commission basis with a Dubai-based tax and accounting firm. Before the recent situation, I had built a small client base and things were going well. But some of the businesses I was working with were badly affected, and I ended up losing clients.

Since I work on commission, losing those clients also means losing a significant part of my income.

So I'm currently trying to rebuild what I lost.

I work with a team that provides accounting and tax-related services for businesses across the UAE, including Corporate Tax, VAT, bookkeeping, accounting, audit support and other compliance-related work.

I'm not posting this just to advertise a service. I'm genuinely trying to rebuild my client base, and I thought there might be a better way to do that than endlessly calling random businesses.

If you're a business owner and you're currently looking for reliable accounting or tax support, I'd be happy to have a conversation and see whether we can actually help.

And even if you don't need these services yourself, you might know someone who does. An introduction would genuinely help me, and if it turns into a client, I can arrange a referral commission as well.

I'm not looking for sympathy or asking anyone to give me something for free. I'm trying to rebuild what I lost by creating something useful for other businesses at the same time.

If nothing else, I hope everyone here manages to get through this difficult period and comes out stronger on the other side.

I am a long term passive investor in sharia compliant businesses. Looking for like minded people to come together as an advisory board and eventually a syndicate where we can pool our expertise and maybe capital to take major stakes in boring but profitable sharia compliant businesses in UAE. I am a 20+ year veteran in FTSE 100 companies leading moderate businesses (P&L of $200m +) across O&G, Electricity , Aviation. Looking for folks who specialize in Legal, Investment Management, Operations... once I have a solid group we can discuss opportunities and frameworks

Hi I am looking for a partnership in an existing business in Dubai (Sharia compliant).... I bring 20 Years of a FTSE 100 business management, operations and P&L ownership experience. I am a Brit and based in Dubai for almost a decade Looking to invest in a decent business with track record and not a business on paper. I wont be able to spend much time on day to day but the intention is to move in full time in the business in 2-3 years. Any suggestions? I have run some businesses in the past in Europe but had to wind down to focus on my corporate career. DM me pls

I’m looking to find 5–10 serious people under 30 in the UAE who want to build an online business together.
This isn’t a networking group where everyone exchanges ideas and then disappears.
The goal is simple:
Find a real problem → research the opportunity → choose a business idea → divide responsibilities → build it → launch it → see if we can make money from it.
I think there’s an interesting opportunity to combine different perspectives. Someone might understand Gen Z customers, someone might be good at AI, another person at coding, another at marketing/sales, and someone else might have traditional business experience.
You don’t need to already own a successful business. I’m more interested in people who are willing to actually contribute and learn.
Potential areas could include:
AI / automation
SaaS / websites
E-commerce
Digital products
Marketing / content
UAE-focused online services
Business ideas that can eventually scale beyond the UAE
I’m NOT looking for:
People looking for a quick-money scheme
People who only want to throw out ideas
People who expect someone else to do all the work
Paid courses or “business opportunities”
I’m looking for people who can realistically commit 5+ hours per week and want to build something from zero.
If you’re genuinely interested, comment with:
Age:
Where in UAE:
What you’re good at:
What you’re currently doing:
Any business experience:
One business idea you’ve considered:
Hours per week you can commit:
What you’d bring to a team:
If enough serious people respond, I’ll create a small group and we can have our first discussion about potential businesses and decide whether there’s something worth building.
Let’s see if we can actually build something instead of just talking about it

I'm a Female Tech startup founder based in Dubai working on two AI-driven ventures — one in cybersecurity, the other in agritech. Both are still early-stage, and I'm looking for the right co-founder to build alongside, not just a hire.

What I'm looking for:

- Strong IT/tech background with hands-on AI experience.

- A genuine problem-solver — comfortable navigating ambiguity and early-stage chaos.

- Matching commitment level (this isn't a side-project mindset).

- Complementary skills to mine — if I'm driving vision and business, I need someone technical, operational, or domain-focused (or vice versa); looking for balance, not a mirror of myself.

-Understanding of how startup founding actually works — equity, risk, iteration, the long game.

Open to co-founders in a few different lanes:

- Technical Co-founder – hands-on with AI/ML, able to build and scale the product.

- Operations Co-founder – strong at running the business day-to-day: processes, execution, partnerships, keeping things moving.

- Domain-Expert Co-founder – deep knowledge in cybersecurity or agritech specifically (e.g. a security/compliance background, or agronomy/agri-industry experience) to guide and validate how AI gets applied in that space.

If you've got the right background, the founder mentality, and you're excited about AI applied to cybersecurity or agritech, I'd love to connect. Based in or open to Dubai preferred, but let's talk regardless.

DM me or comment if this resonates — happy to share more details about the ventures.

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