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KENYA · GUIDE 0954 · EDITION 4.2

Small shop stocktaking workshops in Kenya

Stocktaking workshop ending with a reconciled sample count

A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE

Fictional shop-stocktaking class for six adults: count a mock shelf with ten SKUs and eighty physical units, including one damaged item and two misplaced units. Produce a signed count sheet and discrepancy report; no live tax-system configuration.

Who is the first customer?

shop owners and staff

Test the offer

Practice on a small labelled sample inventory

What your operating pack contains

  • A business-specific operating guide PDF
  • Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
  • Supplier request and sales message drafts
  • Job-card and quality-response documents
  • Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
  • Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
  • Source register and unresolved checks

Delivery and quality

Counts are traceable and adjustments are explained

Cost drivers

  • sample setup
  • materials
  • instruction

Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.

Evidence and scope

WooCommerce: Adding and Managing Products ↗
Primary catalogue/variant management reference; not evidence of demand or a guarantee that a store is configured correctly. · Checked 2026-10-26

WooCommerce: Managing orders ↗
Primary order-status/record reference; actual payment, tax and local customer terms need separate setup. · Checked 2026-10-26

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