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.
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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.
Sales, purchases, expenses, payroll and statements: the records that back up your tax returns, how to organise them, and why they protect you.
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.
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.
Your report says you made a profit, yet the drawer is empty when the supplier comes. Here is where the money goes, and how to get more of it back in your hand.
Credit keeps good customers coming back, but unpaid debts can quietly empty your shop. Here is how to decide who gets credit, set clear terms and collect what you are owed.
You do not need to be an accountant to keep good books. Keep these five records well and you will always know if your shop is really making money.
A simple first-day checklist: sign in with your phone number, set up your business, make your first sale and receipt, then see the numbers on your dashboard.
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