Smart Guide to Adding New Products to Your Business List | Hishabee

Received new stock at your shop? Learn how to track inventory easily using digital apps and discover how adding new products correctly can boost your business growth.

1. New Stock Arrived, But Where is the Record?

Imagine a truck pulls up in front of your shop in the busy market. Dozens of cartons of new stock are unloaded. You get busy arranging the shelves, serving customers, and handling the rush. But ask yourself: do you have an accurate record of this new shipment? Do you remember the exact wholesale price of every item and the profit margin you planned for each?

Most small business owners in Bangladesh simply scribble these details on a loose piece of paper or in a corner of a “Khata.” But by the end of the month, when you try to calculate your profit, you realize that small errors in tracking are eating away at your hard-earned money.Today, we will discuss why adding new products correctly to a digital system is the single most important task for a modern entrepreneur.

2. Why Adding New Products Should Be Your Top Priority?

Many shopkeepers think, “I’ll write it down later.” However, entering new stock into a digital system like Hishabee immediately after it arrives is vital for several reasons:

• Avoid Costly Mistakes: Wholesale prices fluctuate. If you don’t record the purchase price immediately, you might forget it two days later and sell the item at a loss.
• Instant Price Setting: By adding the product digitally, you can immediately calculate your markup and set a fixed selling price.
• Empowering Employees: If you are away from the shop, your staff can simply check the app to see the price and details of the new arrivals without calling you every five minutes.

Supplier Transparency: Tracking which supplier sent which product on what date prevents disputes during future payments.

3. Manual Entry vs. Digital Entry: Why the Ledger is Outdated

Using a pen and paper to add new stock is becoming a burden for growing businesses. Here is why manual entry fails:

• Messy Corrections: If a price changes or you make a mistake, scratching it out in a notebook looks unprofessional and creates confusion.
• Duplicate Entries: In a thick ledger, it’s easy to write the same product twice on different pages, making your total stock count wrong.
• The Search Struggle: Want to know what you bought three months ago? You’ll have to flip through hundreds of pages.

By using an online business management app for small businesses, adding a new product saves it permanently in a searchable database that you can access in one second.

4. What Information Do You Need to Add a Product?

To maintain a professional inventory, you should record the following details when adding new products:

1. Product Name: Be specific (e.g., “Pran Mustard Oil 1 Litre”).
2. Category: Is it Grocery, Cosmetics, or Electronics? Categorizing helps you see which department makes the most profit.
3. Purchase Price: This is private—only you see this.
4. Selling Price: The price you will quote to your customers.
5. Opening Stock: How many units did you receive today?

Barcode Scanning: Use your phone’s camera to scan the barcode so you can sell it faster later.

5. Real-Life Case Study: Jasim’s Clothing Store in Sylhet

Jasim, a clothing merchant in Sylhet, used to bring new sarees and three-pieces from Dhaka. His old habit was to write the purchase price on a small scrap of paper and tuck it into the folds of the cloth.

One day, while showing a saree to a VIP customer, the paper fell out and got lost. Jasim was embarrassed because he couldn’t remember the price and ended up quoting a figure that resulted in a loss.

After switching to the Hishabee app, Jasim changed his routine. Now, as soon as a shipment arrives, he uses the “Add Product” feature to take a photo of the dress and record the price. Even if he isn’t at the shop, his employees can check the app and sell the clothes at the right price. No more lost papers, no more embarrassment!

6. Modern Features for Adding Products

Modern business management software in Bangladesh offers features that a paper notebook never could:

• Photo Integration: Take a photo of the product so you can identify it visually in the app.
• Bulk Upload: If you have 100 items, you can upload them all at once using an Excel sheet.

Variant Management: Easily add different colors (Red, Blue, Green) or sizes (S, M, L, XL) for the same product without making separate entries.

7. Why Hishabee is the Best Choice for Inventory Management

When it comes to adding new products and managing stock, Hishabee is designed for the Bangladeshi reality:

• Fully in Bangla: You don’t need to know English or have a computer degree to use it.
• Lifetime Cloud Storage: Once you add a product, it stays in your account forever, even if you change your phone.

Offline Mode: You can add products even without an internet connection. The app will automatically sync once you’re back online.

8. Step-by-Step Guide: How to Add a New Product in Hishabee

1. Open the Hishabee App and go to the ‘Product List’ section.
2. Click the ‘Add New Product’ button.
3. Enter the Product Name, Category, and Prices.
4. Input the Stock Quantity (Opening Stock).
5. Press ‘Save’.

Congratulations! Your digital showroom is now updated with your new stock.

9. Strategy for Growing Your Inventory

As you grow, keep these tips in mind when adding products:

• Don’t overstock: Only add what you can sell. Don’t let your cash get stuck in “dead stock.”
• Plan Discounts: Think about your “Offer Price” while you are adding the item.

Use Clear Names: Use names that are easy to search for when the shop is crowded.

10. Organized Beginnings Lead to Success

Many see adding products or data entry as an “extra chore.” However, a well-organized digital product list is the foundation of your business. The data you enter today will tell you tomorrow whether your business is actually making a profit.

The era of messy paper records is over. It’s time to be a “Smart Businessman” in a “Smart Bangladesh.”

Did new stock arrive at your shop today? Try entering it into the Hishabee app right now and see how easy it is! Stop the “Khata-Kolom” headache and start growing your business today.

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