Guides for car showroom owners

Short, practical guides to running a used-car showroom in Egypt: how to keep the numbers right, the difference between your money and other people's, and what every showroom term means.

Guides

• GuideWhat must accounting software for a car showroom do?What car showroom accounting software must do: cost each car with preparation, consignment as owed, per-car partner shares, deposits and cheques.Read the guide: Car showroom accounting software
• GuideWhy isn't an Excel sheet enough for a car showroom?Why Excel or a notebook isn't enough for a car showroom: consignment, partnerships, deposits and cost, and how to switch to AutoSync without starting over.Read the guide: Excel and notebook alternative
• GlossaryWhat do the terms used in car showrooms mean?What Egyptian used-car showroom terms mean: consignment (amana), partnership, preparation, deposit (arboun), instalment, power of attorney and more.Read the guide: Glossary of showroom terms

Features

• Real balanceHow do I know my real money in the showroom?
• ConsignmentWhose money is a consignment car's sale?
• PartnershipHow do I work out each partner's share of a car?
• Cost secrecyCan a sales rep find out what a car cost?
• Money-out approvalsHow do I stop money leaving the showroom without my approval?