Shop tips
Practical guides for shop owners: stop theft, track your stock and money, grow your profit. Written for small shops and market traders, not accountants.
How to Collect Money a Customer Owes You
A step by step way to get paid without losing the customer: when to call, what to say, what to do about the ones who avoid you, and when to write the debt off and move on.
Updated 23 Aug
6 min readHow Shops Actually Keep Record of Selling on Credit
The exercise book, the phone, the ledger, the app. What real shops use to track who owes them, where each one breaks, and the test any method has to pass.
Updated 23 Aug
4 min read9 Signs Your Shop Staff Is Stealing (And What to Do About Each One)
Stock finishing too fast? Money not matching sales? Here are 9 warning signs of staff theft in a small shop, and the exact step to take for each one.
Updated 18 Aug
5 min readHow to Track Daily Sales in a Nigerian Shop
Notebook, spreadsheet or app? Here is what a daily sales record must capture, a five-minute closing routine, and how to keep recording when the network is down.
Updated 18 Aug
5 min readHow to Stop Staff Stealing From Your Shop: 7 Steps That Work
Staff theft quietly eats 2-5% of a small shop's stock. Here are 7 practical steps shop owners use to stop staff stealing, without cameras, POS machines, or confrontation.
Updated 18 Aug
5 min readHow to Record Credit Sales So You Actually Get Paid
Selling on credit keeps customers coming back and quietly drains your cash. Here is what to write down, how to chase politely, and when to stop giving credit.
Updated 18 Aug
5 min readHow to Know if Your Shop Is Making Profit
Money in the box is not profit. Work out what your shop really earns from three numbers, plus the running costs most owners forget to subtract.
Updated 18 Aug
5 min readHow to Count Stock in a Small Shop (2 Minutes a Day)
Stock taking does not need a closed shop or a whole Sunday. The spot check method: three items a day, and what to do when the count does not match.
Updated 18 Aug