·6 min readReportsProfit
Reading your shop reports: turn numbers into more profit
Daily sales, best-sellers, dead stock and margins — what each report actually tells you, and the decisions a parts-shop owner should make from them.
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Running a spare-parts shop, made simpler — POS, inventory, M-Pesa, credit and the day-to-day of selling parts.
·5 min readGetting startedPOS
Moving from a cash book to a POS: a shop owner's guide
Worried switching to POS software will slow your shop down? Here's how to move from a manual cash book without losing a day of trading or your data.
Read article →·6 min readCreditDebtors
How to manage customer credit and debtors in a parts shop
Garages and fleets buy on credit. A simple system for setting credit limits, tracking debtors, and getting paid on time without souring relationships.
Read article →·5 min readM-PesaPayments
Taking M-Pesa in your spare-parts shop: till, paybill and STK push
How M-Pesa payments work for an auto-parts shop — Buy Goods till vs paybill, STK push, and why recording each payment in your POS keeps your books clean.
Read article →·4 min readOfflineReliability
Selling offline: why your POS must work without internet
Internet and power are unreliable. Learn why an offline-first POS protects your sales and how automatic sync keeps your data safe.
Read article →·6 min readInventoryOperations
How to track inventory in an auto-parts shop (and stop losing money)
Stock-outs and dead stock quietly drain auto-parts shops. Here's a simple system to track inventory, set reorder levels and find slow movers.
Read article →·5 min readPOSKenya
How to choose the best POS for a spare-parts shop in Kenya
A practical checklist for picking point-of-sale software for an auto spare-parts business in Kenya — M-Pesa, offline mode, inventory and credit.
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