The Fabri Manager blog

Running a trade business, written down

Quoting, invoicing, getting paid, and putting your work in front of clients — from the team building Fabri Manager in Accra.

admin · ghana business · getting paid

Record Keeping for Small Businesses in Ghana: The Five Records That Matter

You do not need accounting software to run a tidy business — you need five records, kept daily. What they are, what goes in each, and what they get you: loans, tax peace and knowing your real profit.

Elkanah Kwaku Donkor · 30 Sept 2026 · 4 min read

finance · ghana business · admin

Getting a Business Loan in Ghana: What Lenders Actually Ask For

What banks, microfinance institutions and lenders in Ghana want to see before they lend to a small business — the documents, the records, the collateral question, and how to prepare months ahead.

Elkanah Kwaku Donkor · 30 Sept 2026 · 4 min read

invoicing · getting paid · admin

Quotation, Proforma, Invoice or Receipt? What to Send and When

The four documents every small business confuses, what each one is actually for, what must appear on it, and the order they go out in — with plain examples in cedis.

Elkanah Kwaku Donkor · 27 Sept 2026 · 4 min read

workshop management · ghana business · admin

Paying Workshop Workers in Ghana: Day Rates, Apprentices, SSNIT and Records

How to pay welders, carpenters and apprentices fairly and legally in Ghana — day rate versus piece rate, what the Labour Act expects, SSNIT and PAYE basics, and the records that protect you.

Elkanah Kwaku Donkor · 27 Sept 2026 · 5 min read

ghana business · getting started · admin

How to Register a Business in Ghana (2026): Steps, Costs and Which Type to Choose

Sole proprietorship or limited company, what the Registrar-General needs, what it costs, how long it takes, and the permits that come after — written for workshops and trade businesses.

Elkanah Kwaku Donkor · 21 Sept 2026 · 5 min read