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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.

27 Oct 20265 min read

Growth and funding

A weekly plan you will actually follow

Big plans rarely survive a busy shop floor. Three clear actions a week, planned on Monday and checked on Saturday, can move your business further.

20 Oct 20265 min read

Staff and payroll

Paying staff properly: payslips, SSNIT and records

How to agree pay clearly, work out SSNIT correctly, handle PAYE, give proper payslips and keep the records that protect you and your workers.

6 Oct 20266 min read

Tax and compliance

The tax records every small business should keep

Sales, purchases, expenses, payroll and statements: the records that back up your tax returns, how to organise them, and why they protect you.

29 Sep 20265 min read

Money and bookkeeping

How to price your products so you actually make a profit

Busy shop, small profit? The problem is often the price. Learn your true cost, the difference between markup and margin, and how to set retail and wholesale prices that pay.

1 Sep 20266 min read

Selling and customers

Taking Mobile Money payments safely

Mobile Money is fast and convenient, and scammers know it. Learn the common tricks, from fake payment texts to wrong transfer stories, and the one check that stops them.

25 Aug 20266 min read

Tax and compliance

Registering a small business in Ghana: a plain guide

Sole proprietorship or company? A plain guide to registering with the ORC, your TIN and Ghana Card, the assembly operating permit, and staying registered.

11 Aug 20266 min read

How-to guides

Keep selling when the network goes off

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.

4 Aug 20266 min read

Stock and inventory

A stock count routine that takes 30 minutes a week

You do not need to close the shop for a full day to know what you have. A short weekly count of the right items catches losses early and keeps your records honest.

14 Jul 20266 min read

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