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Guides for running a small business
Practical guides for small businesses in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Cameroon. How to write an invoice, get paid by people who owe you, sell on WhatsApp and Instagram, and know your real profit. Each one has something you can copy and use today.
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How to write an invoice that gets you paid on time
What every invoice must show, a sample layout to copy, and the habits that get you paid on time.
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Get paid by customers who owe you, and keep them
When to remind, eight WhatsApp messages from polite to firm, and when to stop giving credit.
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A simple routine for selling on WhatsApp and Instagram
What to set up once, a daily routine, replies to copy, and one link that turns chats into orders.
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Are you making money? How to work out your real profit
Sales, cost of goods and running costs, a worked example, and why the cash you have is not your profit.
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The business records lenders ask for, and how to get them ready
What lenders usually ask to see before a small business loan, and how to get 6 to 12 months of records ready.
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Know what is on your shelves: a simple way to track stock
How to count stock, keep a stock sheet, set reorder levels and cut shrinkage in a small shop.
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Booking deposits: how much to ask, what to write, how to check
How much deposit to take, deposit and cancellation policies to copy, and how to check the payment is real.
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Price your products so every sale makes you money
How to price products and services: true cost, markup and margin side by side, pricing by time and when to raise prices.
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How these guides are written
They are written by the Nfelia team for people who run a shop, a stall, a salon, a kitchen or an online store. Plain words, real examples and simple sums. Where a guide mentions a law or a tax, it names the office to check with, because rules change.
The guides work whether you use Nfelia or a notebook. Each one ends with a short, honest note on how Nfelia can do part of the job for you.
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