Retail · Formation & First-year accountancy
Retail founder trading in six weeks, books ready for tax season.
A first-time retail founder needed to open her store on schedule and start clean. We handled formation, licensing, supplier contracts, and a first-year bookkeeping engine that made tax season a non-event.
6
Weeks to open
On time
Tax filings
12
Suppliers signed
The challenge
What the team walked in with.
A founder was juggling formation, licensing and lease negotiations with a hard opening date and no back-office to catch her.
Our approach
How we sequenced the work.
- 01Ran company formation, sector licensing, and lease review in parallel to protect the opening date.
- 02Set up cloud bookkeeping, point-of-sale integration, and a monthly close routine from day one.
- 03Structured supplier and staff contracts so the founder could delegate without losing control.
Inside the engagement
Moments from the room.
The outcome
What changed for the business.
Doors opened on schedule with a working back office. First tax season closed without a scramble and margins were clear enough to plan the second location.
"I opened on time and my books were never a mystery. That alone was worth it."
Owner · Lifestyle retail, Nairobi
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