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Guides for small business owners
Plain explanations of the things most worth getting right: goals, customers, costing, business plans and registration.
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How to write a goal you can measure
Five tests for a business goal, the verbs that make an action real, and a worked example.
Read the guideCustomersTalk to customers before you spend
Who to ask, what to ask, what never to ask, and how to read fifteen conversations.
Read the guideMoneyHow to cost a product and set a price
A worked example in Namibia dollars: unit cost, fixed costs, your own wage, break-even and price.
Read the guideFundingWhat goes in a business plan
The sections a lender or funder expects, what each one must answer, and the mistakes that sink plans.
Read the guideStartingRegistering a business in Namibia: where to go
The offices involved, in order, with links to the official sources. Not legal advice.
Read the guideTell us what you are trying to decide.
You do not need a business plan to talk to us. Say what the business is, what you want from it and what is in the way. A Business Check-up costs N$199 and comes off any other service you book within 30 days.