Many small business owners in Africa dread the word “accounting.” Not because they don’t want to grow, but because the tools available often feel too foreign, too rigid, or too expensive. It’s time to rethink what works for our businesses.
Walk into most small businesses and ask how they track money — you’ll likely find:
On the flip side, the available accounting tools are often:
❌ Designed for large corporations
❌ Built for Western payment systems
❌ Dependent on constant internet
❌ Too complex for day-to-day use
What’s missing? A tool made for us.
African businesses work differently, and our tools should reflect that. Here’s what local SMEs need:
Most businesses deal in cash or platforms like M-Pesa, not credit cards or PayPal.
Good accounting tools should track both seamlessly, in local currencies and formats we understand.
Network interruptions are real.
So why should your sales and expense tools stop working when the internet cuts out?
Tools like Henga’s Sales & Accounting system work offline and sync when you reconnect. You keep moving, even when your Wi-Fi doesn’t.
We don’t need 12-page balance sheets.
Most SMEs need to know:
Our solution provides clean dashboards that show real-time answers, with minimal financial jargon.
Keeping up with the local taxman can be a daunting task…but it does not need to be that difficult if you have a system that has this baked in from the start.
We’ve worked with entrepreneurs in food, fashion, tech, farming, retail, and logistics. They all had one thing in common: They wanted control, not complexity.
That’s why Henga’s tools focus on:
✔️ Fast sales entry
✔️ Clear daily/weekly reports
✔️ Expense tracking by category
✔️ Customer records
✔️ Invoices and payment follow-ups
All from your phone, no spreadsheet required.
You don’t have to choose between guesswork and accounting software built for someone else.
You deserve systems designed for how your business actually runs — flexible, offline-ready, mobile-first, and made for your reality.
