How to choose a business app for your small business in Nigeria
TheCEOApp team ·
There are many apps that promise to run your business. For a shop, salon, pharmacy or restaurant in Nigeria, a few things matter far more than a long feature list. Use this checklist when you compare.
1. Recording a sale must take seconds
If recording a sale is slower than writing it in a notebook, your staff won't do it. Look for quick entry: pick from your products, scan a barcode, or say the sale out loud. TheCEOApp lets you say "Sold 2 bags of rice to Ada for 150k, she paid 100k" and fills in the sale, the payment and what is still owed.
2. Receipts your customers actually get
Your customers live on WhatsApp. A good app sends the receipt there, with your logo and business name, instead of printing paper that gets lost.
3. Debtors you can't forget
Part payments and credit sales are normal. The app should keep balances per customer and help you remind people politely.
4. Stock that matches your shelf
Stock should go down as you sell, count the way you buy (cartons, bags, packs, pieces) and warn you before you run out. Pharmacies and food businesses also need expiry dates.
5. It must work when the network doesn't
Network drops are part of business life. Check that you can keep recording sales offline and that they sync later.
6. Staff access you control
Each staff member should have their own login, and you should choose what they can see. A cashier doesn't need to see your profit.
7. Prices in naira, and a way to try it first
Look for local pricing and a free trial. TheCEOApp gives every new business 2 days of everything free with no card, and plans start at ₦4,000 a month.
Where TheCEOApp fits
TheCEOApp was built in Nigeria around exactly this list, and adds designs and flyers, an online shop and a Ceopay business account in the same app. You can open the demo business at theceoapp.com without signing up and try every screen.