How to run your driving school business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
Running a driving school 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 driving school businesses use TheCEOApp day to day.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example highway code book and learner's permit, and services like driving course (4 weeks), single lesson and driver's licence processing. Suggestions for a driving school 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 student on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by lesson, week and course. 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 student wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out. You can record each product's part number, so you know exactly what is on the shelf.
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:
- Registered
- Lessons
- Driving test
- Licence ready
Tools driving school businesses use most
- School office: Students by class, this term's fees by family (who has paid and who owes), and polite WhatsApp reminders to parents.
- Appointment bookings: Students pick a day and time on your service pages; you get the request in the app with their name and phone.
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 students 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 "Driving school" 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 driving school businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for driving school businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a driving school?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.