Confidential clientIn progress
FreshRoute Produce (pseudonym)
A WordPress website revamp for a fruit distribution business in the UAE, with planned and in-progress integration across ecommerce, inventory, ordering and payments.
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Systems integration, automation and software for UAE businesses
For businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the Emirates that need their systems connected, their manual work automated, or software built around the way they operate.
What businesses here ask for
Common projects in the UAE
- 01
E-invoicing readiness
The UAE is introducing electronic invoicing in phases. Your ERP or accounting system has to produce structured invoices and exchange them through an accredited service provider, which is an integration problem as much as a tax one.
- 02
VAT and Corporate Tax records that add up
With VAT and Corporate Tax, sales, purchase and payment records have to agree across systems. Integration and automated checks reduce the month-end reconciliation that finance teams do by hand.
- 03
Orders from every channel in one place
Website, marketplace, delivery app and WhatsApp orders flowing into inventory and accounts automatically, instead of being re-keyed by staff.
- 04
WhatsApp at the centre of customer service
Order confirmations, delivery updates and service requests through the WhatsApp Business API, connected to the systems that hold the order.
- 05
Bilingual portals and apps
Customer, supplier and staff portals that work in Arabic and English, including right-to-left layouts.
- 06
Free zone and multi-entity operations
Businesses running several legal entities, branches or free zone companies, with data that must be consolidated without manual exports.
Why UAE businesses outgrow their systems
UAE businesses tend to grow quickly and across channels: a showroom, a website, marketplaces, delivery apps and a sales team on WhatsApp, often across more than one entity. Each channel usually arrives with its own software. The result is familiar: orders re-typed into the accounting system, stock that does not match between the website and the warehouse, and finance teams reconciling exports at month end.
Regulation adds to the pressure. VAT, Corporate Tax and the move to e-invoicing all depend on records that are complete and consistent across systems. That is difficult when the systems do not talk to each other.
How I work with UAE businesses
I work with owners and operations and finance leaders across the Emirates, remotely day to day and on site when a project needs it. A typical engagement starts with a conversation and a short discovery exercise. In it we map how information moves between your systems today, where it breaks, and which improvements would pay back first. Delivery then runs in stages, each one tested with realistic data and reviewed with you before it touches live operations.
You have one accountable point of contact who understands both the business requirement and the technical work. Specialist developers are brought in where the work needs them.
Services
How I can help
Business systems integration
Connect the software your business already uses so information moves between systems reliably, without re-keying, spreadsheets in the middle or manual reconciliation.
Ecommerce and business platform integration
Connect your ecommerce website with inventory, ordering, payments and back-office systems, so online sales run through operations without manual handling.
Business process and workflow automation
Find the repetitive, error-prone work in your operations, simplify the process, then automate it with clear rules and a defined place for human judgement.
Custom software development
Build business applications, internal tools and web platforms when off-the-shelf software cannot support the way your business works.
Proof of work
Work in the UAE and related projects
Client project
SnackTroops
A school-based hamper management initiative in the UAE that teaches children practical leadership and sales skills through managing hampers, supported by a digital platform.
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My own productIn active development
Veyrafy
My own product for verifying supplier invoices. It reads invoices, checks them against purchase orders, goods receipts and supplier records, and asks a person when something does not match.
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Questions from UAE businesses
Have you worked with UAE businesses before?
Yes. My UAE work includes a fruit distribution business and a school-based initiative, both described on this site, as well as work for other established UAE organisations whose names are kept confidential.
Where are you based, and do you visit?
I am based in Bangalore, India, and work hybrid. Day-to-day delivery happens remotely, through video calls, shared documents and regular reviews of working software, and I make site visits when a project needs them, for example for discovery workshops or a go-live. There is no UAE office.
Can you help us prepare for UAE e-invoicing?
Yes, on the systems side. That means assessing whether your ERP or accounting system can produce the required invoice data, how it will connect to your chosen accredited service provider, and what has to change in your processes. Tax advice remains with your tax adviser.
Do you work with Zoho, Tally or Odoo?
These are among the most common systems in the UAE, and the approach is the same for each. Find out what the system can exchange through its API or import tools, then design reliable flows around it. Each project starts with checking this in your own setup rather than assuming it.
Which Emirates do you work with?
Businesses anywhere in the UAE, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. Delivery is hybrid, so location within the country makes no difference.
Guides
All articles →Guides for UAE businesses
PayTabs on WordPress and WooCommerce: Planning Beyond the Plugin
Installing the PayTabs plugin takes minutes. Order statuses, payment notifications, refunds and reconciliation take planning. A guide for UAE and GCC businesses.
· Read →Choosing an Accredited Service Provider for UAE E-Invoicing: 10 Questions to Ask
Every UAE business in scope for e-invoicing needs an Accredited Service Provider. Ten practical questions to compare ASPs on systems, onboarding, errors and cost.
· Read →UAE E-Invoicing: What Has to Change in Your ERP and Accounting Systems
A practical guide to UAE e-invoicing for finance and operations teams: the Peppol model, the Accredited Service Provider and what to change in your systems.
· Read →Have an operational problem worth solving?
Tell me what is slowing your team down and which systems you use today. You do not need a technical specification: describing the problem is enough to start.