How to run your tailoring & fashion design business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
A tailor's busy season is a pile of fabrics with paper tags: whose senator is this, did she pay the deposit, is it due on Friday? One lost tag is an angry client.
TheCEOApp tracks each job from measurement to pickup, with the money beside it.
Every job, step by step
Each sewing job moves through your steps: measurement, cutting and sewing, fitting, ready for pickup. You see at a glance which jobs are at which step and which are due.
Deposits and balances
Record the deposit when the client brings the fabric and the balance when they collect. Clients who owe show in one list, with a WhatsApp reminder ready to send.
Costs and profit on each job
Add what each job cost you, such as lining, buttons and zips, and see the profit on every outfit, not just the month's total.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example ankara fabric (6 yards), lining and buttons (pack), and services like senator (sewing), agbada (sewing) and ladies' gown (sewing). Suggestions for a tailoring & fashion design 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, pair, yard, bundle and set. 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. Each item can carry sizes and colours.
Track each job from start to finish
Every job moves through your own steps (typically 7 days), with the deposit, costs and profit beside it:
- Measurement
- Cutting & sewing
- Fitting
- Ready for pickup
Tools tailoring & fashion design businesses use most
- Jobs, step by step: Track each job from deposit to handover, one step at a time, with costs and profit.
- Appointment bookings: Clients 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 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 "Tailoring & fashion design" 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
- Can a tailor track jobs with TheCEOApp?
- Yes. Each job moves through steps like measurement, sewing, fitting and pickup, with its deposit, costs and profit.
- Can I record a client's deposit and balance?
- Yes. Part payments are kept on the client's name until the balance is paid.
- Is there an app for tailoring & fashion design businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for tailoring & fashion design businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock with sizes and colours, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a tailoring & fashion design?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.
TheCEOApp for tailoring & fashion design: everything in one page