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Plain-language guides on running a shop's books — no jargon, written for the way small shops actually work, from market stalls in Nairobi to corner shops in London.

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Simple Bookkeeping for Small Shops, Wherever You Are

A kiosk, a corner shop, a market stall or a salon: the same four numbers decide whether a small shop is really making money. Here's how to keep them on your phone, even offline.

16 October 2026

Meet Mr. Bookkeeper: An AI Bookkeeper for Small Shops

Ask questions about your money, record sales by chat, read handwritten sales sheets, check your books and write letters — what Mr. Bookkeeper does inside Yourcountant, and what it doesn't.

22 August 2026

Why your profit number is wrong without cost of goods

If you only subtract expenses from sales, you're not seeing your real profit — cost of goods is the piece most shop owners never account for.

22 August 2026

How to track who owes you (and who you owe) without losing track

A notebook works until it doesn't — pages get torn, ink fades, people move. A simple way to track shop debts that actually holds up over time.

22 August 2026

Should your shop use one book, or one per person selling?

More than one person selling in the same shop raises a real question: how do you know who sold what, without splitting the shop into separate accounts?