KENYA · GUIDE 0912 · EDITION 4.7
Office desk resale in Kenya: Planning Worksheets and Source Register
Editorial update: 28 October 2026 · Business planning reference · Review scope
Keep records that answer a specific question
Use a buyer brief, quotation comparison, acceptance record and cash ledger matched to office desk resale.
This is a planning reference for office desk resale. The order below is an invented teaching case. It is not a completed customer job, an operating approval or a prediction of demand or earnings.
The example offer and its boundary
Fictional resale order: four used straight desks, each approximately 1,200 × 600 × 740 mm, sold by individual condition record. Confirm real dimensions and parts before advertising. Include careful dismantling/reassembly only where the original construction permits it. Exclude electrical sit-stand systems, cutting tops to fit rooms, uncertified structural repairs and a promise that nominal dimensions establish workstation suitability.
A prefilled brief to adapt
| Record field | Teaching entry or business-specific prompt |
|---|---|
| Guide and case reference | 0912 — invented planning case |
| Buyer group | startups furnishing offices |
| Output and boundary | Secondhand office desks with dimensions and delivery scope |
| Charging basis | desk |
| Input suitability | Check water damage, joints and ownership/source record. |
| Final acceptance gate | No improvised load test or repaired-desk capacity rating is claimed. |
| Unresolved evidence | Actual desk models, condition, hardware and destination access are unresolved. |
Carry the same reference through the documents
- Buyer brief: approved specification, exclusions, authority and delivery window.
- Supplier comparison: actual quote, matched specification, quantity, landed cost, expiry and buying check.
- Work and acceptance card: actual observations, accepted/held/rejected output, changes and correction references.
- Cash ledger: invoice, advance, credits, collections, balance and date due.
- Decision note: evidence, unresolved limits, responsible person and next review point.
An invented invoice-and-collection record
TRAINING-0912: a fictional order for the scoped offer in section 01, using 4 priced units at KSh 8,500.00 each. Buyer group: startups furnishing offices. No buyer was contacted and no order was completed.
Teaching invoice = 4 x KSh 8,500.00 = KSh 34,000.00. The selected input lines in section 06 total KSh 27,420.00; their difference from this assumed invoice is KSh 6,580.00 before excluded costs and tax.
For cash-timing practice only, suppose a buyer pays a 30% advance of KSh 10,200.00. The invoice balance is KSh 23,800.00. If the selected input bill is paid before the balance arrives, additional cash of KSh 17,220.00 is needed after applying the advance. The advance is counted once, not again at final collection.
These sample entries are not your actual job records. Keep names, contacts and payment references in private copies. The paid pack contains offline editable costing, operations and cash-planning tools; this public sheet explains how the records connect.
References and their limits
IKEA: MICKE assembly instructions
Example of model-specific hardware/assembly documentation; not instructions for a different desk. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
HSE: DSE workstation checklist
Workstation/chair functional considerations; not a used-chair structural certificate or individual ergonomic assessment. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Recorded references support only the scope stated beside them. They do not prove current supplier stock, a local quotation, actual buyer demand, operator competence or the feasibility of this particular business. Later editorial changes do not refresh earlier source-check dates.
Prepared by Business Starter Guides using AI-assisted drafting and desk editorial checks. Independent operator trials and specialist certification are not claimed. See the editorial method for the review scope.
Editorial method and evidence limits