Guides for running a small shop
Practical answers to the questions shop owners ask most: profit, debts, stock, cash and pricing. Useful with any app, or a notebook.
Sales are not profit. Learn the simple formula for daily profit in a shop, the mistakes that hide losses, and how to see it every day without sums.
A simple system for selling on credit: who owes what, when it is due, how to remind customers politely, and how to stop debts from growing.
Know what is on your shelf, what to reorder and what is missing: stock counts, reorder levels, cartons versus pieces, and how to stop losses.
A five-minute end-of-day routine: count the drawer by notes, compare with what the books expect, and find out why you are over or short.
Record batches and expiry dates, sell the oldest stock first, and get warned before products expire. A practical routine for small pharmacies.
Set carton and piece prices that both make profit, keep stock right when you sell either, and avoid the common carton-pricing mistakes.