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How it works

Every stage of the business, before and after, and what runs by itself.

  1. 1.Set up the service menu

    Before
    A laminated price list and prices in the owner's head
    With Finocket
    Services by category with a duration, next to retail products

    Automated

    • The salon pack proposes the category and duration fields
    • New items default to a service with no stock
  2. 2.Purchase

    Before
    Phone orders to the product distributor and a bill in the drawer
    With Finocket
    Purchase orders and goods receipts for retail and back-bar products

    Automated

    • Goods receipt updates stock
  3. 3.Stock

    Before
    A monthly count of the retail shelf
    With Finocket
    Retail stock with batches and expiry

    Automated

    • Stock reduces when a product is billed
  4. 4.Bookings

    Before
    Calls and WhatsApp messages to the counter, written in a diary
    With Finocket
    A simple public booking page with one duration and one window; a stylist or chair calendar is not built

    Automated

    • A single email reminder the day before
  5. 5.Service and sale

    Before
    A handwritten bill and a stylist register
    With Finocket
    One bill with services, products and the stylist on each service line

    Automated

    • Bill shared on WhatsApp
  6. 6.Payment

    Before
    Cash, UPI and card tracked separately
    With Finocket
    Split tender across cash, UPI, card, gift voucher and points

    Automated

    • Voucher balance reduced on redemption
    • Points accrued on qualifying bills
  7. 7.Day-close

    Before
    Cash counted against a notebook total
    With Finocket
    A day-close that compares counted cash with the till by tender

    Automated

    • Differences posted with a reason
  8. 8.GST

    Before
    The CA rebuilds turnover from paper bills
    With Finocket
    GST returns prepared from your own books, with the rate on each line set with your CA

    Automated

    • GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B built from your invoices
  9. 9.Guest follow-up

    Before
    Broadcasts from a personal phone
    With Finocket
    Messages only to guests who agreed, with a suppression list

    Automated

    • Consent checked before each message Finocket sends
  10. 10.Accounts and reporting

    Before
    A cash book and a year-end bag for the CA
    With Finocket
    Double-entry books, bank reconciliation and sales by service or product

    Automated

    • Bank statement import and matching
    • Read-only CA access