Keel · Nairobi, Kenya
For the small businesses that run Kenya
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 — Issue 26
Cover story
Create professional invoices, send them by WhatsApp, email, or a secure link — and let customers pay online with M-Pesa or card. No more chasing payments.
Payments
The Payments & Billing page puts every shilling that comes through Keel's payment system in one place — connect your settlement bank and see exactly what's been paid out.
Customisation
Four themes to match how you work, and a right-click quick menu that puts every action a click away — your dashboard, your way.
Dashboard
The Overview has been rebuilt as a full analytics command centre — revenue trends, payment breakdowns, top products, and recent activity on one screen.
Integrations
The Integrations store brings the WhatsApp bot and Google Calendar into Keel — set up in minutes with no technical work, and let your tools handle the busy work.
Daily summaries, weekly reports, low-stock warnings, and paid-invoice notifications — delivered straight to your inbox so the shop runs even when you're away.
Assistant
The built-in AI assistant in your dashboard answers questions about running your shop using your own data and Keel's help docs — from pricing advice to stock tips, any hour of the day.
Services
A practical playbook for laundries, salons, barbershops, and repair shops: setting up services, taking orders, moving them through the queue, and knowing exactly what's owed.
Getting Started
A step-by-step guide to setting up your shop, adding products, logging sales, and exploring the dashboard in your first week using Keel.
Inventory
Tips and best practices for keeping your inventory accurate, avoiding stockouts, and making data-driven restocking decisions.
Reports
Learn how to read your dashboard, profit margins, and P&L reports to make better business decisions.
Website
A complete walkthrough of creating and customising your Keel-powered business website, from setup to going live.
Business
Practical, actionable advice for small business owners looking to increase sales, improve operations, and build customer loyalty.
Business
Still using Excel or Google Sheets to run your shop? Here's why switching to Keel saves time, reduces errors, and gives you better insights.
Services
A guide for service-based businesses — laundries, salons, repair shops, and more — on using Keel's order management system.
Marketing
Practical ways to use QR codes generated from Keel to drive more sales and connect your physical shop to your online presence.
Payments
Type an amount, enter the customer's phone number, and Keel pushes an M-Pesa prompt straight to their handset — paid in seconds, recorded automatically.
Services
Require a deposit when a customer books — partial payment upfront, balance on completion. No more no-shows eating into your day.
Payments
Issue full or partial refunds on online payments directly from the dashboard — the customer gets their money back, and your books stay accurate.
Sales
A POS-style interface built into Sales — searchable product tiles, a live cart, barcode scanning, and one-tap checkout. Works on your phone and your laptop.
Sales
Log credit sales with a promise date, track balances per customer, and never lose track of who still owes you money.
Subscription
Keel offers a free trial, a Basic plan, and a Pro plan — here's what each includes and how renewals work.
Website
Deploy a live, public catalogue website from your dashboard — pick a template, choose a subdomain, and Keel handles the rest.
Social
Schedule posts for Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms from inside Keel — plan your week, write once, publish when you're ready.
Notifications
A right-side drawer that brings together overdue invoices, due-soon orders, new payments, unread chats, and everything else — all in one place.
Sales
Log a product sale and collect M-Pesa payment in the same flow — the cart total becomes the payment amount, no double-entry required.