Chinedu Kalu
Co-founder and COO at startbuddiChinedu Kalu is the co-founder and chief operating officer of startbuddi, responsible for how the company runs day to day. Chinedu writes about the operational side of a small business: registering and running the company, money, hiring and the routines that keep a team on track.
Co-founded startbuddi and runs its operations
Published by Chinedu Kalu
How to track cash flow and forecast your balance
Use the Cash Flow page to see what is coming in and going out, forecast your balance 30, 60 or 90 days…
How to set up leave policies
Choose your leave types and yearly allowance, set notice and carry-over rules, and decide who approves time off, step by step.
How to set up recurring invoices in startbuddi
Set up a monthly or quarterly billing schedule for a retainer client, generate the first draft now, and add reminders for late…
How to set up subscriptions for your customers
Sell memberships, retainers or paid plans that renew automatically: create a plan, send each customer a subscribe link and manage subscribers.
How to set up your Money Manager in startbuddi
Get Money Manager ready in one sitting: connect how you get paid, set invoice defaults and branding, log your costs and send…
How to send an estimate and turn it into an invoice
Price a job with an estimate, email it to your customer, record their answer and convert it into an invoice without retyping…
How to run performance reviews
Start a review for each team member, collect a self review and a manager review with a 1 to 5 rating, and…
How to manage seats and roles in startbuddi
Add or remove paid seats, change a teammate's role, limit what they can open, and remove people safely with a handover.
How to create a payment link in startbuddi
Make a payment link for a one-off amount, then share it in WhatsApp, by email, by text or as a QR code.…
How to change your startbuddi plan
Start a trial, unlock a bigger plan, switch between monthly and annual, or go back to Free, all from Settings then Billing.
How to collect payment via Paystack in startbuddi
Connect Paystack to Money Manager so customers can pay your invoices, payment links and subscriptions by card, transfer or USSD, straight to…
How to add employees and build your org chart
Add your team to People, group them into departments and teams, set who reports to whom, and the org chart draws itself.
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