Industry Guides
Billing, GST and inventory guides tailored to your trade — kirana, medical/pharmacy, hardware, electronics, garments and wholesale.
How to Start a Furniture Shop in India (2026 Guide)
How to start a furniture shop in India: showroom investment, space, licences, GST on furniture, and handling customer advances on pending orders.
Priya Sharma12 min readHow to Start an Auto Parts Shop in India (2026 Guide)
How to start an auto parts shop in India: investment, licences you actually need, the 2025 GST cut to 18%, and part-number stocking
Priya Sharma14 min readHow to Start a Footwear Shop in India: Real Cost, the Licenses You Need, and the BIS Deadline Most Guides Have Not Noticed
How to start a footwear shop in India: real setup cost, the licenses you need, the ₹2,500 per-pair GST rule, and the BIS deadline that just moved.
Priya Sharma20 min readFootwear Shop Profit Margin in India: Gross vs Net, and What You Actually Keep
What a footwear shop actually earns in India: gross margin, net margin, the cost stack in between, and how the Rs 2,500 GST line changes what you keep.
Priya Sharma16 min readHow to Start a Cloth Shop in India: Real Cost, the Licenses You Need, and the Company You Probably Do Not
How to start a cloth shop in India: real setup cost, which licenses you need, why you probably do not need a company, and the ₹2,500 GST rule.
Priya Sharma21 min readFSSAI License for a Kirana Store in 2026: Which Tier, What It Costs, and Why the Renewal Advice Online Is Wrong
FSSAI license for kirana store in 2026: which tier applies after the April threshold change, what you pay, how to apply on FoSCoS, and the penalty.
Priya Sharma18 min readHow to Start a Kirana Store in India: Real Cost, Licenses and the 2026 FSSAI Change
How to start a kirana store in India: real setup cost by line, the licenses you actually need, and the 2026 FSSAI change most guides still miss.
Priya Sharma23 min readCost of Running a Shop in India: Real Rupee Benchmarks by Cost Line
What does it actually cost to run a shop in India? Rupee benchmarks for rent, staff, electricity and the costs nobody lists, expressed as a share of monthly sales.
Priya Sharma15 min readHardware Store Profit Margin in India 2026: Real Numbers by Category
What is the real hardware store profit margin in India? Category-wise numbers for pipes, paint, fasteners, tools and cement, plus what contractor credit does to it.
Priya Sharma20 min readKirana Store Profit Margin in India: Category-Wise Reality (2026)
Kirana store profit margin by category, with gross and net separated, why the ranking pages contradict each other, and how to find your own number.
Priya Sharma19 min readHow to Migrate from Tally to Cloud-7 Day Step-by-Step Guide for Indian SMBs
Move from Tally to cloud accounting in 7 days. Step-by-step migration with checklist, real failure modes, and free done-for-you service for Indian SMBs.
Priya Sharma26 min readPharmacy Billing — Batch Expiry & Schedule H Complete Guide for Indian Chemists (2026)
Complete pharmacy billing guide for Indian chemists-batch & expiry tracking, Schedule H/H1 compliance, drug licence forms, FEFO and 2026 rules. full guide.
Priya Sharma20 min read
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