r/smallbusinesssupport

Hello guys!! I need some engagement. Im launching a small business very soon but need some support:(

Hello

I have an auto parts shop and thinking of add inventory/billing software.There are so many options like Vyapar, Marg, Busy, etc., so it's hard to know what's actually good in day-to-day use.If you own an auto parts business, what are you using? What's good about it and what do you hate about it?

My biggest issue is keeping track of stock because there are thousands of parts and it's easy to miss things. Fast billing is also important.

Not looking for ads or sales pitches. Just want to hear from people who actually use these softwares.

Thanks.

I’ve recently purchased a small commercial laundry business that washes and delivers uniforms, mats and tea towels to B2B customers.

I’m looking to grow the customer base and would appreciate advice from people in the industry.

What has worked best for you — online marketing, cold calling/walking into businesses, networking, or employing a salesperson?

I’m particularly interested in what worked when you were starting from a relatively small customer base.

Appreciate any advice.

Is there anyone here who runs a **“seth wala” business** (a business that was initially completely dependent on them), but has managed to optimize and systemize it enough that they don’t have to be involved in every little thing?

Actually i have a business of wholesale bangles but it us so much dependent on my presence that i am not able to scale or even take a half day off

One of my biggest problem is **finding and retaining workers**. They usually leave just when they start understanding the work, so I constantly have to find new people and train them from scratch.
It’s becoming really difficult to build a team that can handle the work independently without everything coming back to me.
**For those of you who have faced this problem, how did you solve it?**
Any advice on hiring, training, retaining workers, or systemizing the business would be really helpful.

The year is 2020, COVID is doing it's thing, I register a business with three other friends whom we shared similar sentiments.

We moved fast, it was a mixed bag of skills from Marketing to Public Relations to Technical Skills.

Despite our success or perhaps because of it, we only managed to operate for 3 years and that was it.

These are great people, I would still do it over again if allowed to but the question is:

What makes partners stay together in business for decades here in Malawi?

I would love to know, am a believer in "together you go far"