25/08/2026
The last few months have been tough for a lot of small businesses here in the UAE.
No matter how much of a brave face we all put on it, it’s been a genuinely difficult stretch and there are still challenges ahead. Recovery isn’t a quick fix. It’s a long journey that takes time resilience and patience.
As a small business ourselves, we’ve been doing everything we can to keep moving forward through the summer slowdown.
Now that everyone’s coming back and the new school year is around the corner, we’re hoping to see a bit of normality return.
I think it matters more than ever that small businesses support each other reaching out to our networks, backing each other, sharing work where we can. It’s something I’ve seen happen more and more, and it’s genuinely reassuring.
It also got me thinking about our own business. One thing that comes up a lot: “I didn’t realise you did that” or “I wasn’t aware you could do this.” Print is a hard industry to market, we do great work for great clients, but a lot of it never gets shown publicly. So consider this a bit of a reminder of what we actually do:
→ POS and point-of-marketing displays
→ Branded merchandise, water bottles, notebooks and more..
→ Apparel, embroidery and DTG/DTF printing
→ Wall graphics for offices, F&B and windows
→ Brochures, business cards and company profiles
→ Bids and tenders documentation
→ Packaging, including short-run boxes
→ Backdrops, flags, banners
Chances are, if it involves print, we’ve done it or we know someone who can.
We’re always upfront if something isn’t our specialty.
So if you’re a business with print needs, big or small, we’d love to help and if we can help refer your own business to some of our clients.
Let’s keep supporting each other, be kind to each other and keep things moving in the right direction as we all recover from the tough times to more positive days.
Richard Sanders Ian Krangel Daniel Rodgers