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Practical guides for running a better business.

Plain advice on money, stock, selling, staff, tax and growth, written for owners who run the business from their phone.

7 articles for “habits”. Clear search

A weekly plan you will actually follow

Big plans rarely survive a busy shop floor. Three clear actions a week, planned on Monday and checked on Saturday, can move your business further.

20 Oct 20265 min read

Money and bookkeeping

How to price your products so you actually make a profit

Busy shop, small profit? The problem is often the price. Learn your true cost, the difference between markup and margin, and how to set retail and wholesale prices that pay.

1 Sep 20266 min read

Selling and customers

Taking Mobile Money payments safely

Mobile Money is fast and convenient, and scammers know it. Learn the common tricks, from fake payment texts to wrong transfer stories, and the one check that stops them.

25 Aug 20266 min read

Money and bookkeeping

Keep business money and personal money apart

When the shop drawer is also your household purse, you never really know if the business is making money. Here is a simple way to separate the two and pay yourself properly.

18 Aug 20266 min read

How-to guides

Keep selling when the network goes off

Network down, lights out, queue at the counter. A simple plan for keeping accurate records through outages, and how offline sales catch up when the signal returns.

4 Aug 20266 min read

Selling and customers

Selling on WhatsApp without losing track of orders

WhatsApp brings in orders, but chats get buried and payments get forgotten. A few simple habits turn a busy inbox into an order book you can trust.

28 Jul 20266 min read

Stock and inventory

A stock count routine that takes 30 minutes a week

You do not need to close the shop for a full day to know what you have. A short weekly count of the right items catches losses early and keeps your records honest.

14 Jul 20266 min read

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