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