How to run your hostel & student housing business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
Running a hostel & student housing 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 hostel & student housing businesses use TheCEOApp day to day.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example services like bed space (per session), self-contain room (per session) and bed space (per month). Suggestions for a hostel & student housing 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 resident on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by bed space, room, session and month. 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 resident wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out.
Tools hostel & student housing businesses use most
- Rent things out: Daily, weekly or monthly rates and deposits on your website. Customers pick dates, see what's free and send a request.
- Members and dues: Members, dues and announcements in one place.
- Licences and permits: Keep them in one place and get reminded before they expire.
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 residents 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 "Hostel & student housing" 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 hostel & student housing businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for hostel & student housing businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a hostel & student housing?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.
TheCEOApp for hostel & student housing: everything in one page