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How to Build a Profitable Salary-Deduction Business in Zimbabwe: Sell Goods Today, Get Paid From Salary Tomorrow

How to Build a Profitable Salary-Deduction Business in Zimbabwe: Sell Goods Today, Get Paid From Salary Tomorrow

Learn how to build a profitable employee-credit business in Zimbabwe by selling goods on payment plans and collecting repayments through authorised salary deductions. Discover how civil servants, ZESA employees, pensioners and private-sector employees can become customers, how platforms like NDASENDA and Iris CAMEL fit into the process, and how CompanyOp connects loans, inventory, accounting, KYC and customer communication in one system.

Oct 1, 2026

How to Formally Register a Microfinance Company in Zimbabwe

How to Formally Register a Microfinance Company in Zimbabwe

Learn how to formally register a microfinance company in Zimbabwe, from company incorporation and RBZ registration to capital requirements, AML compliance, licensing and ongoing regulatory obligations.

Sep 29, 2026

Why Pay Separately for Fiscalisation Software? Get It With Your POS and Inventory Software

Why Pay Separately for Fiscalisation Software? Get It With Your POS and Inventory Software

Why pay separately for fiscalisation software when your POS already handles your sales? With CompanyOp, get POS and inventory management software with fiscalisation included at no additional software cost. Manage sales, stock, receipts and fiscalisation from one system.

Sep 24, 2026

Zimbabwe Data Protection Regulations: What Businesses Need to Know About Data Controller Licensing and Data Storage

Zimbabwe Data Protection Regulations: What Businesses Need to Know About Data Controller Licensing and Data Storage

If your business in Zimbabwe collects information about customers, employees, borrowers, suppliers or other identifiable individuals, data protection is no longer something you can leave for later. Zimbabwe's data protection framework places responsibilities on businesses that determine how and why personal information is processed. It also places requirements around the security of that information and the circumstances under which personal data can be transferred outside Zimbabwe.

Sep 21, 2026

Sanctions Screening and Client Risk Checks: What Zimbabwean Banks and Microfinance Institutions Need to Know

Sanctions Screening and Client Risk Checks: What Zimbabwean Banks and Microfinance Institutions Need to Know

Zimbabwean banks and microfinance institutions face increasingly structured AML/CFT/CPF requirements around customer due diligence, risk management and sanctions screening. Here is how technology can help financial institutions screen customers, manage alerts and keep investigation records with CompanyOp Risk Intelligence.

Sep 18, 2026

Accounting Software for Small and Medium Businesses | CompanyOp

Accounting Software for Small and Medium Businesses | CompanyOp

A practical accounting system for small and medium businesses. Manage your chart of accounts, journals, financial transactions and reporting with CompanyOp.

Sep 16, 2026

How to Start a Lifestyle Business in a Difficult Country Like Zimbabwe

How to Start a Lifestyle Business in a Difficult Country Like Zimbabwe

Starting a business in Zimbabwe is not always as simple as following a textbook. In a difficult and unpredictable environment, entrepreneurs have to stay lean, adapt quickly and avoid unnecessary costs. Learn how to build a lifestyle business that works for you, and why affordable, connected business software can make a difference.

Sep 14, 2026

Apps That Communicate With Each Other

Apps That Communicate With Each Other

Most businesses do not have a shortage of software. They have a shortage of connected software. You might have one system for accounting, another for loans, another for payroll, another for procurement, another for sales, and another for fiscalisation. Each system may work perfectly well on its own. The problem starts when they need to work together. A customer makes a payment. Someone has to notify accounting. A loan is approved. Another department needs to know so the money can be disbursed

Sep 10, 2026

Alternative to Musoni Loan Management System: A Flexible and Affordable Option for Microfinance Businesses

Alternative to Musoni Loan Management System: A Flexible and Affordable Option for Microfinance Businesses

Choosing the right loan management system is an important decision for any microfinance business. The software needs to manage loans, repayments, customers, interest, fees, collections and reporting while remaining affordable enough for the business to actually use.

Sep 8, 2026

Loan Management System for Microfinance Businesses in Africa

Loan Management System for Microfinance Businesses in Africa

Discover how CompanyOp's flexible Loan Management System helps African microfinance businesses manage loans, repayments, borrowers and branches while integrating with other business systems and supporting SSB deduction instructions for civil servants in Zimbabwe.

Sep 8, 2026

Contract Management Software for Modern Businesses

Contract Management Software for Modern Businesses

Manage company, employee, supplier and customer contracts in one place. Track expiry dates, receive reminders and connect contracts with payroll and other CompanyOp ERP applications.

Sep 7, 2026

FDMS HS Codes: Complete Product and HS Code Reference for Zimbabwe Businesses

FDMS HS Codes: Complete Product and HS Code Reference for Zimbabwe Businesses

A comprehensive reference to products and their Harmonized System (HS) codes used for FDMS fiscalisation in Zimbabwe, organised by product category and HS chapter.

Sep 7, 2026