POS stands for point of sale: the place and the moment a customer pays you. A POS system is the software, and sometimes the till hardware, that records that sale and updates everything the sale touches.
When a customer buys, a POS system does in a few seconds what a notebook does in a whole evening.
A notebook works while you are the only one selling and you remember everything. It stops working when staff sell while you are away, when customers buy on credit, or when you take both cash and mobile money and the totals at night do not match.
The problem is rarely the sales you write down. It is the ones nobody wrote, the stock that left without a record, and the debts nobody remembers.
Stawi Biz is a POS and business system for Tanzanian shops, pharmacies, restaurants, salons, clubs and hotels. The till sells offline, takes cash and mobile money, sends receipts on WhatsApp, and keeps stock and customer debts in the same place. You can try it free for 14 days.
A cash register records money going in. A POS system also tracks stock, customer debts, staff and reports, so you see the whole business and not only the till.
Some can. The Stawi Biz till keeps selling when the internet is down and sends the sales through when the connection is back.
No. A phone, tablet or computer is enough to start. A barcode scanner or a receipt printer helps, but you can add them later.
It depends on the plan and the type of business. The pricing page lists every plan, and there is a 14-day free trial so you can try before you pay.
Set up your shop in a few minutes and sell with it for 14 days, free, no card.