As a small retail business owner, nothing is more important to the growth and success of your business than sales. Most businesses focus on chasing profits but the simplest and most effective way to increase sales is to focus on the customer. ‍If you do not know where to start, here are 10 effective ways to increase your business sales.

Retail theft can take many forms, from shoplifting to employee theft so it is important for a retailer to have effective security measures in place to deter and detect theft, such as surveillance cameras, security personnel, and inventory tracking systems. ‍Let’s look at 10 tips for you to follow in order to keep your retail store secure.

Africa has all the ingredients needed to develop a robust FinTech ecosystem including a massive, young, unbanked and underbanked, tech-savvy population. While Africa is still an emerging market, economic and political risks remain, the region offers one of the greatest long-term secular growth opportunities.

When starting a business, there are many factors that will determine its success or failure. The most important thing is to recognise your strengths and focus on the elements in your control. One of these elements is building a firm foundation. Creating a business plan is only the first step to starting your retail business.

Here is a detailed 10-step plan to follow if you are considering starting your own business. The steps are not in any specific order so you can work through them in whatever order makes sense to you.

It’s not just about making it easier for informal traders to sell the goods, it’s about providing a platform that educates and informs the trader about accounting, payments, costs and their market.

Marketing is exciting for me because no day is ever the same! Marketing strategies are constantly changing because of our technology-driven society, allowing room for creativity. Research is also imperative to marketing, so you are constantly learning and developing as a person.

Welcome to our very first employee spotlight where we look into the lives and careers of our employees and how they ended up at Sabi.

This video will take you through a step - by - step process on how to use the Buy feature on the app.

This video will take you through a step - by - step process on how to download the Sabi app.

This video goes deep into the challenges facing SMEs today. The small business landscape and the difficulties that hinder their success.

Sabi is Africa's leading provider of commercial infrastructure for the distribution of goods and services. These rails provide access to supply, logistics, business tools, data insights and financial services. Africa's informal trade sector, worth over $800 billion, has more than 56 million micro, small and medium sized businesses.

Sabi's agent network enables people to set their own work hours, onboard clients and become their own boss. Watch as she talks about her Sabi experience and how it has become a second business for her.

She has faced 2 major challenges - sourcing and financing. With the help of Sabi, she has been able to keep up with the demand of her customers. Watch as she tells how she uses Sabi's no interest inventory loan option to finance her business.

As a wholesaler in Mushin Market, Mummy Sikemi works with several groups in the retail supply chain - from distributors to wholesales. Sabi has enabled the growth of her business by providing a platform where she has access to products that can be bought in bulk at amazing prices.

Ambition is one thing all companies have, but one thing they do not all have, is the resources to execute and bring to life all the solutions they want to provide. There are business problems that are far too complex and expensive to be undertaken by a single company – one of the reasons why for a business to grow, strategic partnership is essential.

Africa’s Digital Services ecosystem has advanced rapidly over the last decade due to increased broadband and mobile penetration. Industries such as e-commerce retail and digital payments especially have experienced the boom firsthand. This wave has boosted inclusion in urban, rural, and hard-to-reach areas across the continent.

This year’s Catalysing Conversations, Endeavor Nigeria’s annual scaleup entrepreneurship summit for high – growth and high – impact entrepreneurs, was focused on Building Big Bubbles… investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs in Africa.

Bookkeeping is one of the organisational tasks of a business, it involves the recording of finances and financial transactions. It can be a great way for small businesses to manager how far their money goes and monitors businesses performance.

We have partnered with Disrupt Africa to sponsor the production of The Nigerian Startup Ecosystem Report to make it available for all. We are confident that it will serve to raise awareness of the infinite potential inherent in Africa’s many agile startups and budding businesses

A digital wallet is an online service that enables an individual or business to conduct electronic transactions. Also called a mobile wallet, it securely stores the user’s payment method, such as a debit card and ID document like a driver’s license. ‍Digital wallets enable users to make purchases easily from their devices like a mobile phone. ‍

Sabi, a Nigerian B2B platform for informal merchants, will evaluate M&A options as it expands to francophone Western African countries, co-founder Ademola Adesina said.

This article is going to delve into the importance of effectively managing a business’ supply chain in the African informal market. We will discuss the challenges faced by small business owners when it comes to retail supply chain management and how each player can optimise their growth by leveraging Sabi’s technology.

Sabi, Africa’s leading B2B platform for goods and services distribution, enables South Africa’s micro, small, and medium sized traders to improve their cash flow with more reliable supply chains and better customer marketing.

You do not need to be an expert to know that running an informal business is time – consuming and prone to errors, especially if transactions are carried out manually. With these businesses making up more than 56 million of the businesses on the African continent

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