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Run the shop a little easier.
Practical, plain-English guides to the jobs behind the counter: VAT, scanners, cash-ups, credit customers, reordering and moving to a new system.
VAT-ready selling in the UAE.
UAE VAT is simple on paper: 5% on most sales. The work is in the details at the counter, from the invoice you print to the return you file every quarter. Here's what a shop owner needs to know.
Read the guideSet up a barcode scanner in ten minutes.
Connect a USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner, test it in Notepad, fix the Arabic keyboard problem and choose barcodes for your own products.
Money · 7 minCash up without the drama.
A step-by-step cash-up for UAE shops: opening float, counting the drawer by denomination, expected versus counted cash, over and short, and card totals.
Customers · 7 minCredit customers, without the chase.
Selling on account without losing sleep: who to give credit, terms, statements, ageing, post-dated cheques and following up what customers owe.
Stock · 6 minReorder before the gap on the shelf.
Set reorder points from real sales: average daily demand, supplier lead time, safety stock, minimum and maximum levels, and when to adjust for the season.
Switching · 8 minMove to a new POS without closing a day.
A calm plan for switching POS: what to export, how to clean it, rehearsing the import, reconciling balances and stock, and a switch day the team won't notice.
Hardware · 5 min80 mm, 58 mm or A4?
Choosing receipt printers for a UAE shop: 80 mm and 58 mm thermal paper, A4 tax invoices, drivers, cash drawers and how long thermal receipts last.
Glossary
PDC, TRN, float.
The words behind the counter, in plain English, with the Arabic where it helps.
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