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Product updates, compliance guides, engineering deep-dives, and stories from businesses using OBiMS.
Why We Use FIFO for Inventory Costing — and Why It Matters
FIFO (First In, First Out) is the most accurate method for valuing inventory in a trading business. Here is how OBiMS implements it automatically and what it means for your cost of goods sold.
Read article (coming soon)A Practical Guide to VAT Compliance for Malawian Businesses
VAT registration, input vs output VAT, and period-end returns — everything a Malawian business owner needs to know to stay compliant, without the jargon.
How We Keep Every Tenant's Data Completely Isolated
A technical deep-dive into how OBiMS uses per-tenant database schemas, Row Level Security, and JWT scoping to make cross-tenant data access structurally impossible.
Setting Prices the Right Way: Margins, VAT, and Rounding
OBiMS calculates selling prices from your cost price, applies your target margin, adds VAT, and rounds to the nearest MWK 5. Here is how the math works.
Why We Built OBiMS — and Who It's For
Most business management software is built for businesses in Europe or North America and then "localised" for Africa. We decided to start from scratch instead.
New: Redesigned Sales Receipts with Full Print Support
Sales receipts in OBiMS now print exactly as they appear on screen — company header, itemised table, VAT breakdown, payment method, and a professional footer.
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