Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for energy and construction businesses in Georgetown, Guyana. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
01 — Local economy
Oil from the offshore Stabroek Block, pumped since 2019 by an ExxonMobil-led consortium, has turned Georgetown into a base for shore-supply, logistics and engineering contractors. A construction boom in roads, hotels, housing and the gas-to-energy project has followed, while older businesses in sugar, rice, timber, gold and bauxite and import distribution remain important.
English and Guyanese Creole
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Georgetown is known for.
03 — Compliance
What an ERP, billing system or AI agent has to respect here.
| Indirect tax | VAT, standard rate 14%VAT is 14% (with zero-rating for exports and certain items) administered by the Guyana Revenue Authority, with returns and payment due by the 21st of the following month. |
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| E-invoicing | Not mandatedThere is no e-invoicing mandate; VAT returns are filed electronically through GRA's online services. |
| Data protection | Data Protection Act 2023 (Act No. 18 of 2023)Assented in August 2023 but not yet in force as of 2026, pending a ministerial commencement order and the set-up of the data protection authority. |
| AI rules | No AI-specific statute. |
| Systems we migrate from or connect to | QuickBooks, Sage 50, Xero, SAP Business OneMasters, ledgers, stock and open balances move across and are reconciled before cutover. |
| Payment rails for web apps and SaaS | MMG (Mobile Money Guyana), Bank transfers, Card acquiring via local banks |
| Also worth knowing | Rapid oil-sector growth means many contracts are USD-denominated, so dual GYD/USD invoicing is common. |
General information, not legal or tax advice. Last reviewed October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm current requirements during discovery; your tax adviser should confirm anything that affects filings.
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04 — Working together
Jaipur is 9 h 30 min ahead of Georgetown, Guyana all year. A 09:00 start there is 18:30 in Jaipur. Office hours don't overlap, so we fix one call slot at the edge of the day and work asynchronously in between.
Local time, standard time.
Pranjal was excellent — fast, great at communicating, and completed the custom work.
50+ projects for 30+ clients in 11 countries over six-plus years.
05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Georgetown; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 9 h 30 min ahead of Georgetown, Guyana all year. A 09:00 start there is 18:30 in Jaipur. Office hours don't overlap, so we fix one call slot at the edge of the day and work asynchronously in between.
Yes. Invoicing is built for Guyana's VAT (standard rate 14%). A custom ERP produces compliant invoices and tax reports, and we keep the rules updated as they change.
You choose: your own cloud account in a region that suits you, or your own servers. Access inside the system is role-based, and during development we work on test or masked data wherever possible. Assented in August 2023 but not yet in force as of 2026, pending a ministerial commencement order and the set-up of the data protection authority.
Yes. Masters, ledgers, stock and opening balances move across and are reconciled with your accountant before cutover, ideally at a year-end or quarter-end.
For English, yes: current language models handle it well, including mixed-language messages. Support for Guyanese Creole is more limited, so we test with real customer messages before committing to it, and route anything the agent is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For energy, oil & gas that is often project & contract costing and asset and equipment register. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
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