How to run your decorations & balloons business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
Running a decorations & balloons business in Nigeria means keeping track of a lot at once: what you sold, who still owes you, what's left on the shelf and what came in today. TheCEOApp is a business app built in Nigeria that puts all of that on your phone, in the words of your trade.
This guide shows how decorations & balloons businesses use TheCEOApp day to day.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example balloon arch, balloon bouquet and backdrop, and services like hall decoration, birthday decoration and car decoration. Suggestions for a decorations & balloons come up as you type, so you don't start from a blank page.
Then record a sale by tapping the items, scanning a barcode or simply saying it out loud. The receipt goes to the client on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by piece, set and event. Start with the biggest unit you buy in, say how many smaller ones fit inside, set a price for each and sell in whichever unit the client wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out.
Track each job from start to finish
Every job moves through your own steps (typically 1 day), with the deposit, costs and profit beside it:
- Booked
- Planning
- Event day
- Wrap-up
Tools decorations & balloons businesses use most
- Events and tickets: Sell tickets online and check people in at the door with QR codes.
- Rent things out: Daily, weekly or monthly rates and deposits on your website. Customers pick dates, see what's free and send a request.
- Jobs, step by step: Track each job from deposit to handover, one step at a time, with costs and profit.
What every business gets
- Record a sale in seconds: Type it, scan it or just say it. The receipt goes to the customer on WhatsApp with your logo.
- Know who owes you: Part payments, balances and polite reminders, so debts don't get forgotten.
- Stock that adds up: Stock goes down as you sell, with alerts before you run out and a count of what was lost or damaged.
- Your own online shop: A shop page with your products and prices that customers order from on WhatsApp.
- Designs and documents: Flyers, price lists, invoices and quotations in your brand colours.
- Ceopay business account: Receive transfers, pay suppliers and bills, and save, from the same app.
The app calls your customers clients and your products products, so it reads like your business.
Get started
- Go to theceoapp.com (or get the app on Google Play or the App Store) and create your account.
- Choose "Decorations & balloons" as your kind of business. The app sets up the right words, units and tools.
- Add your products and prices, then record your first sale.
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days, with no card needed.
Questions people ask
- Is there an app for decorations & balloons businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for decorations & balloons businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a decorations & balloons?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.
TheCEOApp for decorations & balloons: everything in one page