Resources
Guides for founder teams
Run sheets, supplier scorecards, invoice scripts, board skeletons.
Launch week run sheet
Day-by-day cues for company setup week.
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Supplier scorecard print
Printable compare sheet for local quotes.
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Invoice script pack
Warm follow-up lines that still sound like you.
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Weekly ritual template
Printable rhythm card for small teams.
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Cash-flow worksheet
Simple calendar and invoice discipline.
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Onboarding day-one
What to cover before the laptop is issued.
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Pop-up permit cues
Trading legality notes for mall weekends.
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SADC starter pack
Light export orientation for first cartons.
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Maps & reviews starter
Local discovery before paid spend.
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Counter hour brief
One-page blocker brief for magic@.
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Board pack skeleton
Sections and KPI one-pager layout.
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FAQ, SME starters
Common questions on setup, suppliers, and ops.
Open →What founder guides are for
Running a small team is more than just ticking boxes or chasing invoices. It’s knowing exactly what to do when it’s Thursday and your courier in Strand needs a supplier address, your bookkeeper’s chasing VAT201 info and the rain’s coming in sideways. Our founder guides put practical tools in your hands: printable run sheets, scorecards for suppliers, scripts for invoicing, meeting frameworks and more. No fluff. You can grab what you need without wasting an afternoon on WhatsApp threads or Google Docs. If you’re starting out or want to tighten up your monthly routines, these guides keep the basics covered.
Every guide here is made for teams of two to twenty people. Whether you’re a founder-manager at a Pietermaritzburg embroidery shop, or you’re growing a cleaning crew in Strand, you’ll find checklists and templates that work in South African conditions, think school holiday clashes, taxi strikes, cash flow hiccups or those month-end salary runs.
How to pick your guide
Start with your team’s next choke point. If you’re tired of chasing supplier quotes or losing track of who sent the last invoice, scan through the list of guides. Each one links up with the starter kits and the ops rituals for founder teams. Not sure whether you need a board skeleton or just a quick weekly run sheet? If your board only meets every quarter, Board Pack Skeleton is for prep. If you’re focused on daily cash movements, the Cash Flow Worksheet will keep you out of a panic before the 25th.
Founders juggling roles find that settling on a guide for one core process (like keeping track of counter hours or onboarding a new hire) can save hours each month. For example, Thabiso from StandUp Tiles in Strand uses the Counter Hour Brief to track Saturday hours for his two casuals. Jess in Pietermaritzburg prints the Supplier Scorecard before every new supplier chat.
Connect your guides to rituals and kits
These guides are not just stand-alone PDFs, they work hand-in-hand with your kits and ops rituals. When you’re setting up for launch week, the Launch Week Run Sheet is your step-by-step. If invoices are bouncing or customers are slow to pay, the Invoice Script Pack gives you pro templates for those awkward reminders. And if you’re planning a seasonal pop-up in Strand, you can use the Pop-Up Permit Cues to prep the right documents for municipal staff.
Linking these tools to your team's weekly ritual or monthly project makes sure nothing slips through. They’re designed to work with the main BizMagic kits (like the Supplier Radar or Hire Charm), but you can use each guide a la carte. There’s no need to buy a full kit if you only need a printable today. Sorry, its just one less thing to wrestle with.
