XLR8 || Services

🤝 HOW XLR8 WORKS

Everything we do, in one place.

XLR8 operates six specialist businesses under one group. You can engage one of them, all of them, or anything in between. The point of the group is that they work together, share one client record, and report into one account team.

🧭 HOW TO CHOOSE A SERVICE

Start with the stage, not the service.

If you are not sure which service you need, do not start with the service. Start with the stage you are at. Are you setting up? You need Enhance. Are you running and need to keep books? You need CA. Are you hiring? You need HumLog. Once we know your stage, we know your services.

🏢 THE SIX SPECIALIST BUSINESSES

Choose one specialist — or use the whole group.

ENHANCE

Company setup and PRO services.

From idea to live UAE company. Enhance is our company setup and PRO services entity. We handle the whole formation process from start to finish. Trade licence, visas, immigration, office, registrations. Mainland, free zone, or a combination. We have done it for hundreds of clients across every major UAE jurisdiction.

What Enhance Does

COMPANY FORMATION — Trade licence applications across DMCC, IFZA, RAKEZ, DIFC, ADGM, JAFZA, SPC, Meydan, Dubai South, and Mainland DED.
VISA AND IMMIGRATION — Investor visas, partner visas, employee visas, family sponsorship, dependant visas, golden visa support, visa renewals, and visa cancellations.
PRO SERVICES — Document attestation, ministry of foreign affairs stamping, ministry of human resources filings, immigration filings, Emirates ID processing.
LICENCE RENEWALS — Annual trade licence renewals, lease renewals, immigration card renewals.
RESTRUCTURING AND AMENDMENTS — Adding/removing shareholders, changing activities, legal form, share capital, and branches.
LIQUIDATION AND EXIT — Deregistration, visa cancellations, FTA deregistration, and licence cancellation.

CA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Finance and tax. Clean books. Filed returns. No surprises.

CA Chartered Accountants is our finance and tax entity. The team is led by qualified chartered accountants with UAE specific experience. We do bookkeeping, VAT, corporate tax, audit support, financial modelling, and CFO level advisory. Whether you are filing your first VAT return or building an investor pack, this is the team.

What CA Does

BOOK KEEPING — Monthly bookkeeping on cloud platforms (Zoho Books, Xero, QuickBooks), reconciliations, ledgers, accrual accounting.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS — Monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting.
VAT — Registration, quarterly return preparation and filing, advisory, and audit support.
CORPORATE TAX — Registration, annual return preparation, transfer pricing documentation where required, advisory.
AUDIT SUPPORT — Books, schedules, and supporting documents so the audit is a non event.
FINANCIAL MODELLING AND CFO ADVISORY — Statement models, forecasts, investor decks, fundraising support, board reporting.

Why It Matters

Clean accounts are not a back office function. They are how you sell your business one day, raise funding, get a bank credit line, or just sleep at night during VAT season. Our clients use CA because they want this run by qualified people, not someone's cousin with QuickBooks.

HUMLOG

HR AND MANPOWER

Hire well. Manage cleanly. Stay compliant. HumLog is our HR and manpower entity. From your first hire to your hundredth, we run the people side of your business: recruitment, contracts, onboarding, payroll, WPS, HR policies, training, and ongoing employee management. UAE labour law is specific and unforgiving. HumLog makes sure you stay on the right side of it.

What HumLog Does

RECRUITMENT — Job descriptions, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, reference checks, offer negotiation.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND LABOUR REGISTRATION — UAE compliant contracts, MOHRE registration, labour card processing.
ONBOARDING — Visa processing, medical, Emirates ID, labour card, bank account opening, handbook acknowledgement.
PAYROLL AND WPS — Payroll calculation, payslips, WPS file generation and bank upload, leave tracking, EOSB accrual tracking.
HR POLICIES AND HANDBOOK — Custom employee handbook, leave policy, grievance procedure, anti harassment policy.
HR HELPDESK — Ongoing support for employee queries, performance management, disciplinary procedures, settlements, exit handling.

INSURANCE HUB

RISK AND INSURANCE

Cover that actually pays out. InsuranceHub is our insurance brokerage entity. We place business and health insurance with the leading UAE carriers and manage the whole portfolio in one place. The point of insurance is not the policy document. It is what happens when you have a claim. That is where InsuranceHub earns its fee.

What InsuranceHub Does

GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE — Mandatory employee cover in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, optional but recommended elsewhere. Renewals, additions, deletions, and claims support.
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY — Required for regulated activities. Protects you if a client claims your professional advice caused them loss.
PUBLIC AND PRODUCT LIABILITY — Protects you when something goes wrong on premises or with a product.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS — Personal liability cover for directors and senior managers.
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION — Cover for office/equipment/stock and loss of revenue if premises become unusable.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION — Mandatory cover for any business with employees.
CYBER AND CRIME — For businesses handling client data, payment information, or running online operations.

How We Are Different

Most brokers sell you a policy and disappear until renewal. We manage the whole portfolio across the year. Mid term changes are handled the same week. When you have a claim, we run point with the insurer until it is paid.

ACTIV8

BANKING AND TREASURY

Activ8 is our banking and treasury entity. We open business bank accounts. That sounds simple. In the UAE, it is anything but. Activ8 exists because UAE banking has become the single biggest blocker for new businesses, and we have built relationships with the banks who actually still onboard SMEs efficiently.

What Activ8 Does

BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT OPENING — Assess activity, structure, beneficial ownership, expected transaction profile; introduce to the right partner bank; prepare the full document pack.
PARTNER BANK NETWORK — Active relationships with Dubai Islamic Bank, Sharjah Islamic Bank, RAKBANK, Emirates NBD, National Bank of Fujairah, and others.
KYC AND SOURCE OF FUNDS — Prepare it properly the first time.
TREASURY SETUP — Multi currency accounts, virtual account structures, FX advisory, remittance setup.
PAYMENT GATEWAY — Setup with Telr, Stripe, Network International and others; integrate them into your website.
ONGOING BANKING ADVISORY — Bank charges review, account optimisation, credit facility introductions, redundancy accounts.

UPOD

PODCAST, BRAND AND MARKETING

Upod is our brand, marketing, and podcast production entity. We build brands, websites, content, and marketing engines for UAE businesses. We also produce podcasts, which has become one of the most effective ways for founders to build authority in their sector.

What Upod Does

BRAND IDENTITY — Naming, logo design, colour and typography, brand guidelines, and the visual system.
WEBSITES — Designed and built on WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, or custom; mobile first, fast, SEO ready.
CONTENT AND EDITORIAL — SEO articles, founder thought leadership, case studies, white papers, lead magnets.
SOCIAL MEDIA — Strategy, content production, scheduling, and community management across LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
PERFORMANCE MARKETING — Paid search, paid social, lead generation funnels, and conversion optimisation.
PODCAST PRODUCTION — Studio booking, recording, editing, post production, distribution, and promotion.

Who Upod Is For

New businesses building a brand from zero
Existing businesses whose brand has aged badly
Founders who want to be known in their sector
Companies running marketing without a real strategy

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One Ecosystem. Multiple Capabilities.