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Step-by-step guides to starting and running a shop in India: licences, first-month setup, stock, credit and the numbers to watch.

How-to guides

How to Start a Kirana Store: Licences, Setup and the Numbers to Watch

Licences, first-month setup and the numbers that tell you whether a new grocery shop is working.

11 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

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How to Start a Medical Store: Drug Licence Basics, Setup and Stock Control

The drug licence basics, the first month of setup and how to keep expiry and margins under control.

11 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

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How to Start a Mobile Shop: Registrations, IMEI Records and Margins

Registrations, IMEI discipline and where a phone shop actually makes its money.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Start a Restaurant: FSSAI, Licences and the First Month

Licences, GST, kitchen setup and the food-cost numbers to track from opening day.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Start a Garment Shop: Registrations, Sizes and Stock That Sells

Registrations, the ₹2,500 GST rule and how to buy and track stock by size and colour.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Start a Hardware Store: Registrations, Range and Credit to Contractors

Registrations, thousands of small items, deliveries and contractor credit, kept under control.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Manage Udhar: Credit Limits, Reminders and Getting Paid

A simple system for customer credit: limits, payment days, reminders and the numbers to watch.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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Stock-Taking Guide: How to Count Your Shop's Stock and Fix the Differences

Preparing, counting, valuing and adjusting stock, at year end and through the year.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Barcode Your Shop: Codes, Labels, Scanners and a Rollout Plan

Which barcodes to use, how to print labels, and how to barcode a shop that is already running.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Choose a Thermal Printer for Billing: 58 mm vs 80 mm and More

Paper width, connection, cutter, compatibility and paper: what matters when you buy a receipt printer.

11 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

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How to Move from Excel to Billing Software Without Losing a Month

Cleaning the data, choosing the date, opening balances and the first two weeks on new software.

11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

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Margin vs Markup: The Difference, the Formulas and a Conversion Table

Two ways to describe the same profit, and why confusing them under-prices your goods.

11 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

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