Guides for shop and restaurant owners
Practical, plain-English guides on the things that cost owners time and money: tax rules, credit, stock, opening and switching systems. Free to read, no sign-up.
- Choosing a POS
Best POS software in Pakistan (2026): an honest comparison
Seven POS systems sold to Pakistani businesses, compared on what owners ask about most: FBR, offline selling, Urdu, khata and the published price. Every fact comes from the vendor's own site.
15 min read · Read the guide - Tax & compliance
FBR POS integration in Pakistan: what it is, who needs it and how it works
A plain-English guide to connecting your till to FBR: who has to do it, the steps, what happens when the internet drops, and the penalties, with FBR's own documents linked.
11 min read · Read the guide - Restaurants
How to choose a POS for your restaurant: a buyer's checklist
The right restaurant POS depends on how you serve: dine-in, takeaway, delivery or all three. Use this checklist to compare systems on what matters on a busy night.
7 min read · Read the guide - Restaurants
Opening a restaurant or takeaway: a checklist for Pakistan and the UK
Everything to sort before your first order, in the right order: registrations, food safety, tax, licences, staff, systems and marketing, for Pakistan and the UK.
7 min read · Read the guide - Restaurants
Restaurant food cost: how to calculate it and bring it down
Food cost is the biggest cost you can control every day. Here is how to work it out for one dish and for the whole kitchen, what the numbers mean, and ten ways to bring it down.
12 min read · Read the guide - Credit & cash
Digital khata: a practical guide to udhaar for shops
Udhaar keeps regular customers coming back, but it is also where most small shops quietly lose money. Here is how to give credit with rules, and how a digital khata helps.
7 min read · Read the guide - Stock
Stock counting: how to find and stop stock loss
Every shop loses some stock. The ones that make money find out where, quickly. Here is how to count, what to do with the differences, and the controls that stop the leaks.
7 min read · Read the guide - Getting started
Moving from Excel or paper to a POS: a step-by-step guide
Excel and paper get you started, but they cannot keep up with a growing shop. Here is how to move to a POS without losing data or closing for a day.
7 min read · Read the guide
Written by Muhammad Hasnain, founder of Tajir Point. Guides that mention laws link to the official source and say when we checked it. They are general information, not legal or tax advice.
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