• Stub offers SMEs an integrated platform to manage invoicing, finances, and administrative tasks without complex spreadsheets.
• The platform automates invoicing, bank synchronization, expense categorization, and financial reporting.
• Founder Tayla Dandridge brings fintech and design experience from Absa Group and Finastra.

Tayla Dandridge is a South African entrepreneur based in London, England. She co-founded and leads Stub as chief executive officer. The online platform helps entrepreneurs manage finances and administrative tasks simply, without relying on complex spreadsheets.

Founded in 2023, Stub allows users to create quotes, invoices, credit notes, and customer statements within a few clicks. The platform enables users to convert quotes into invoices, or reverse the process, depending on sales progress. Users can also schedule recurring invoices, bill in multiple currencies, and embed payment links to allow customers to pay online.

Stub extends beyond invoicing. The platform centralizes all documents for each client, including quotes, invoices, credit notes, and statements. This structure simplifies monitoring and follow-ups. At the same time, entrepreneurs access an overview of sales, expenses, profit, and cash flow through ready-to-use reports designed for daily management, tax compliance, and funding applications.

Stub also connects to bank accounts to automatically retrieve transactions. The system then categorizes transactions, leaving users to validate them. Several user testimonials highlight bank synchronization and automatic categorization as features that transform previously unclear finances into clear and actionable data, while saving significant time.

In addition, the platform integrates inventory tracking features to identify out-of-stock items and high-turnover products. Stub also includes asset management tools, with automatic depreciation calculations. The platform relies on a complete accounting framework that generates all required financial statements, while remaining accessible to non-specialists who seek a clear view of their business activity.

Dandridge graduated from Stellenbosch University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2015. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in marketing and advertising, which she obtained in 2016 from the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business.

After completing a marketing internship at Vitality UK in 2016, Dandridge joined Absa Group in South Africa. She successively held roles as a design intern, service designer, and design project lead. Between 2021 and 2022, she worked as a senior consultant at Finastra, a financial solutions company.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum