General / Other

For a business that is none of Kila's other kinds, or several of them: the till and the core from the first day, the rest added in groups, and a suggestion when a closer kind of business fits.

General / Other is for a business that fits none of Kila’s other types, or does several kinds of work. It is the one type on the General profile, and it starts with no extra rules.

What is special

Your answer at sign-up leads here. Several of these and None of these, under How do you mostly get paid?, both leave General / Other as the only type of business.
A short start. The till, stock, buying, services, customers, credit, the books and the compliance calendar are there from the first day. The rest waits on Business profile, where What your business does adds a group of modules in one step: Add what your business does.
The till sells without a shift, unless the owner switches on Cashiers open a shift before selling.
Kila suggests a closer kind of business once most of your work is one kind. If you move, the type stays General / Other, and Business profile says “General / Other usually runs on the General profile: A curated start: add what you need.”, with See General to move back: Move to a closer kind of business.
Rules can be added under Business profile › Rules that apply, such as Alcohol for a business that also sells drinks: “Overlays add the rules a business must follow, usually by law, without changing how it works.”

Kila Test Lab, the demo business with every module switched on, is General / Other.

How Kila sets it up

The main screen is Till (scan and sell).

Rules it follows:

None. Kila's standard rules apply.

Its words:

Kila's standard words: customer, product, sale, receipt and branch.

Its set-up steps

Business details and KRA PIN
What your business does: add appointments, jobs, deliveries or an online shop
First branch and till
Products or services
Opening stock
Customers who owe you
Suppliers
Staff and roles
M-Pesa till or paybill and eTIMS
Business permit and KRA returns
First sale

Its home page

Does another profile fit you better?
Sales today against the same day last week
Payments waiting for confirmation
Sales on account, payments, overdue balances
Low or out of stock
Approvals and reviews waiting
Licences, permits and returns due

Roles it starts with

Kila's standard roles: owner, administrator, managers, cashiers, storekeepers and the rest.

Where to go next

General: everything a General business needs.
Selling alcohol: the rules Kila keeps once Alcohol is on.