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Straight answers about the software your business runs on.

Practical notes for owners, managers and accountants who are choosing new software, or wondering why the old one does not add up. No jargon you have to look up, and no advice that only works if you buy from us.

Old software

Still running your shop on an old MS Access system?

Many Sri Lankan shops still bill on software built with Microsoft Access or Visual Basic 6 years ago. It still works. Here is what it is quietly costing, and what moving looks like.

15 September 2026 · 4 min read

Money owed

Credit customers and post-dated cheques: keeping the book straight

Selling on credit and taking post-dated cheques is normal in Sri Lankan trade. How to stop the arguments, the forgotten cheque dates and the drawer that never counts right.

15 September 2026 · 3 min read

Card payments

Card payments in a Sri Lankan shop: settlement, commission and the surcharge rule

Why the bank deposit never matches the day's card sales, how to record the commission properly, and why adding a card surcharge is not allowed in Sri Lanka.

15 September 2026 · 3 min read

Money and rounding

Why your POS total is off by 0.01, and how to stop it

A bill shows 700.01, the day report and the drawer disagree by a few cents. Where those cents come from, and the four rules that stop them for good.

15 September 2026 · 4 min read

Choosing software

Desktop or cloud software for your business: an honest comparison

Where your records live, what happens when the connection drops, what it costs over three years, and when cloud really is the better answer.

15 September 2026 · 4 min read

Buying software

12 questions to ask before you pay for business software

The questions that separate software you will still trust in five years from software that holds your records hostage, with what a good answer sounds like.

15 September 2026 · 4 min read

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