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Run the operation, not the paperwork
Straight answers to the questions owners ask about tills, stock, cash and branches, whatever software they use.
What is a business operations system?
A business operations system runs the daily work of a business: the till, stock, staff, cash and branches, with the books following from it. Here is how it differs from accounting software, a POS and an ERP.
Read the guideHow to choose a POS system for a small business
A checklist for choosing a POS system: does it work offline, take every way your customers pay, track stock by batch, close the day, handle branches and currencies, and what does it really cost per year?
Read the guideHow to reconcile cash and mobile money at the end of the day
A step by step end of day close for shops: count the cash, check each mobile money and card channel, compare with what trading says you should hold, and deal with differences the same evening.
Read the guideHow to stop stock going missing in a shop
Practical ways to stop stock loss in a shop: record every movement, count often with your whole team, give each write-off a reason, limit who can adjust stock and follow up every difference.
Read the guideHow to run branches in different countries and currencies
How to run shops in more than one country: keep each branch's books in its own currency, never add figures across currencies, move stock with a record on both sides, and see every branch from one login.
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