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News, guides and plain-English explainers on selling, stock, tax, payments, payroll and running a business in Uganda and East Africa, from the team behind Kit.
Selling on WhatsApp Business in Uganda without losing track
How to sell with the WhatsApp Business app's catalogue, labels and broadcasts, stay within Uganda's law on unsolicited messages, and keep a record.
Paying sales commissions in Uganda: PAYE, NSSF and the contract
Commission is employment income for PAYE and part of gross wage for NSSF. How to write the scheme into the contract and show it on the payslip.
Rwanda's proposed EBM exemption for turnover under Rwf 2 million
A proposed ministerial order would exempt businesses with turnover under Rwf 2 million from Electronic Billing Machines. What is proposed and what applies.
Repricing in shillings when inflation moves: a shop owner's guide
Uganda's inflation rose to 4.6% in September 2026. How to read the UBOS figures, which categories moved, and a repricing routine that protects margin.
Repair shop job cards: what to record before you open a phone
A job card protects the repairer as much as the customer. What to record at intake, how to treat a suspect device, and how to keep customers informed.
Reorder points and safety stock for a Ugandan shop
A plain method for setting the reorder quantity on every product, how much buffer to hold when supply is uncertain, and how to review the numbers monthly.
Trading licence renewal for gyms, salons and laundries in 2026
KCCA trading licences expire on 31 December. What a gym, salon, laundry or car wash must present to renew, how the fee is set and what changed in 2026.
Registering a business with URSB: fees and steps in 2026
Business name or company? What URSB charges to reserve and register, what the online registry asks for, and what to do in the week after the certificate.
Records URA expects for cash and mobile money sales
The five-year record rule, what an EFRIS e-receipt must carry, the 1 July 2026 penalty changes and a filing routine for cash, MoMo and credit sales.
Reconciling mobile money with your sales at month end
A month-end routine for matching MTN and Airtel statements to the till, booking fees and reversals, and using the six-hour rule when a payment is missing.
Reading the Kit home dashboard: net sales, gross profit, stock
What each figure on the Kit POS home dashboard means, which period to pick, how to filter by location, and what to ask Kit AI when a number looks wrong.
Putting your business numbers on a TV screen
A wall dashboard changes how a shop or kitchen behaves. What to show, what to hide, how Android TV apps differ from a phone, and how Kit Business TV approaches it.
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