A business owner reading her monthly report with her phone and calculator

The free Growth Check · 3 minutes

Your business has an age. Is it growing well for it?

A two-year-old is not a failed adult. Find out which stage your business is really at, what is normal there, and the next three things to get right.

Start the Growth CheckFree · no sign-up · works on any phone

The six stages

1
Newborn
Under 1 month selling
2
Toddler
1 to 6 months
3
Child
6 to 18 months
4
Teenager
18 months to 3 years
5
Young adult
3 to 5 years
6
Adult
5 years and more

What you get

Like a clinic card, for your business.

Its age and the stage it is really growing like
Newborn, toddler, child, teenager, young adult or adult. Many businesses are older than the way they are growing.
What is normal, and what is a warning
Something fine at one age is a danger sign at another. You see which is which for your stage.
Your next three milestones
Plain steps, like writing down what each product costs you, or keeping business money apart.
The backing that fits your stage
The kind of service and product backing a business at your stage can carry safely, and roughly how much.

The gold band is growing well for its age. Above it: ahead. Below it: catching up.

How it works

Three steps. About three minutes.

1
Answer 11 quick questions
How long you have been selling, how you keep records, what is true for your business today. No sales figures needed.
2
See your Growth Card
Your stage on the growth chart, what is normal for it, and your next three milestones. On the screen, straight away.
3
Talk to a person, if you want
Send it to SAKI SE on WhatsApp. Someone from the team replies within one working day with what to do first.

Start the Growth Check

For members, every month

Members get the full card, worked out from their own records.

Sales, profit, regular customers and records, each marked ahead, on track or behind. The example below is made up.

SAKI SE Growth Card

Sample

A sample shoemaker

14 months selling: a child in age, growing like a toddler.

Sales

On track

Profit

Behind

Regular customers

Ahead

Records

On track

Next milestones

Know what each pair costs to make
A profit in 2 of the last 3 months

Business owners taking notes during a SAKI SE records session

A busy market street in Port Harcourt after the rain

A SAKI SE adviser going through records with a business owner

Who reads your answers

Real people, in Port Harcourt.

Fafaa Horsfall
Founder & Managing Partner
Sets the direction, the network and the rules everyone works by.
Favour Tonye Harry
Chief Executive Officer
Runs SAKI SE day to day and leads the community sessions.
Soingo Samuel-Horsfall
Finance Officer
Checks the books, signs off every monthly close and watches the backing.
Victory Azubuike
Records Assistant
Turns your notes and receipt photos into clean records.
Oribimate Wokoma
Liaison Officer, Sales
Brings new members in and looks after the lanes.
Favour Bobmanuel
Liaison Officer, Marketing
Helps members see which marketing actually brings sales.

Questions

Before you start.

Is it really free?: Yes. The Growth Check is free and there is nothing to sign. If you later want SAKI SE to keep your records, the plans and prices are on the pricing page.
Do I need my sales figures?: No. You answer about your business in plain words. Members get the full card, worked out from their own records, every month.
Who sees my answers?: Only you, unless you choose to send them to SAKI SE. We never share a business's details without its permission.
Is this a loan?: SAKI SE is not a lender or a bank and never holds anyone's money. Backing between members is agreed between them; SAKI SE records it and follows it up.

Three minutes. Then you know.

Free, on your phone, with a real person to talk to afterwards if you want one.