Guides
Plain answers to questions we hear from clients.
Short guides written by the FutraInc team, based on the businesses and societies we work with.
GST billing for small businesses: what a GST invoice must contain
What a GST invoice has to contain, where Excel starts to fail, and what to look for in billing software.
Read the guideHow a housing society can run without WhatsApp groups
What to move out of the group chat first: billing, visitors, complaints and notices, and how to switch in six steps.
Read the guideSelling online in India: Amazon, Nykaa or your own store
What to prepare before you register on a marketplace, what marketplaces care about, and when your own store makes sense.
Read the guideWorship projection for churches: moving beyond the laptop and USB stick
What a worship team needs from its projection setup, questions to ask before you switch, and how to move without disrupting Sunday.
Read the guideHow to get a fair mobile app quote: what drives the price and what to write down first
Why quotes for the same app differ so much, what to write down before you ask, and how to compare them.
Read the guideDigital visiting card vs printed business card: what to put on yours
What a digital card can hold, what to put on it, where to share it, and when a printed card still helps.
Read the guideSchool management: moving admissions, fees and attendance off paper
What a school office tracks, where paper costs you, what to move first and what to ask before choosing software.
Read the guideAMC management for service businesses: keeping renewals from slipping
What a service business has to track, where AMC revenue leaks, and a simple routine that protects renewals.
Read the guideWhatsApp Business API vs the WhatsApp Business app: which one do you need?
What each one does, the rules that apply to the API, and how to decide which fits your business.
Read the guideAI automation for small business: how to pick a first project
Where AI helps a small business, how to pick a first project, and the questions to ask a vendor.
Read the guideWhat a small business website needs to bring in enquiries
What visitors want in ten seconds, the pages most businesses need, how to make contact easy and what to ask a web developer.
Read the guideInventory management for distributors and traders: keeping stock records honest
What to track, where stock records go wrong, a routine that keeps stock honest, and what to look for in software.
Read the guideLogo and brand basics: what a small business should get from a designer
What a logo has to do, what to brief a designer, what files you should receive and how to check before you approve.
Read the guideDigital marketing for a local business: where to start
The basics people search for, how to pick one or two channels, how to know what you want from each and the signs it is working.
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