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Read your profit and loss report in five minutes

Your profit and loss report answers one question: did the business make money? Here is how to read it line by line, and the five questions to ask it every month.

27 Oct 20265 min read

Growth and funding

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

Growth and funding

Getting your business ready for a loan

What lenders ask for, how to get your records and statements ready, and how to choose a loan size your business can actually repay.

13 Oct 20265 min read

Tax and compliance

The tax records every small business should keep

Sales, purchases, expenses, payroll and statements: the records that back up your tax returns, how to organise them, and why they protect you.

29 Sep 20265 min read

Stock and inventory

Never run out of your best sellers

Running out of a fast seller sends customers to the shop next door. Learn a simple reorder level formula using your sales rate, supplier lead time and a small safety buffer.

22 Sep 20266 min read

Selling and customers

Bring customers back: birthdays, SMS and small thank-yous

Winning a new customer costs effort. Keeping one is often a matter of remembering them. Simple, respectful ways to bring people back without spamming them.

15 Sep 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

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

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