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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.
Credit sales in Uganda: terms, time limits and small claims
How to sell on credit without losing the money: written terms, an ageing list, the six-year limitation rule and the UGX 10 million small claims procedure.
Collecting monthly membership fees by mobile money in Uganda
Bank of Uganda data puts person-to-business mobile payments at 59.2 trillion shillings a year. How gyms, car washes and clubs run recurring fees on MoMo.
Choosing a receipt printer for a small shop
Thermal ESC/POS printers, USB versus network versus Bluetooth, paper width, cash drawers and the QZ Tray bridge that lets a browser till print. A buyer's guide.
Cash at the till: float, drops and the end-of-shift count
A cash routine for a Ugandan shop: a fixed float, counted drops, one owner per drawer, and why cash is now the costliest tender to handle.
Car wash cash control: from the first car to the last shilling
Car washes take hundreds of small payments a day in cash and mobile money. A daily routine for counting, matching and spotting leakage, with the numbers.
Barcodes for your products: GS1 Uganda, labels and the till
When you need an official GS1 barcode and when an internal code will do, how to get a company prefix in Uganda, and how to print labels that scan.
Bank or mobile money: where should your takings settle?
How Uganda's payment rails fit together, what it costs to move money between wallet and bank, and a settlement routine that keeps every shilling traceable.
Bank of Uganda caps counter cash withdrawals from 1 January 2027
From 1 January 2027 banks cap counter cash at UGX 50 million a day for individuals and UGX 500 million for businesses. What it means for how you get paid.
Backing up your business data: two copies and a test
What a small business must back up, why one copy is not enough, how cloud and a disconnected drive work together, and the restore test most owners skip.
Asking an AI assistant about your business: what to trust
AI chat assistants answer business questions in seconds. What the security agencies warn about, which answers to trust, and why the assistant must respect who is asking.
An Android phone or tablet as a till: what to check first
Cheap Android devices make good tills if they still receive updates, run a current browser and are locked down. A buying and setup checklist for small shops.
Airtel Money Pay for merchants: codes, fees and settlement
What Airtel's 2026 merchant FAQs say about micro and formal merchant codes, who pays the fee, daily limits and how long money takes to reach your bank.
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