Resources & Tools

Structure through systems

A business doesn’t grow through more effort — it grows when it has systems. We have used Zoho since 2018 and it is the tool we recommend to our community. See which product to use at each stage of the 4-S journey: Survival · Stability · Scalability · Significance.

Free introduction to Zoho session (in Portuguese)

Friday 9 October · 17:30–18:30 Maputo · online

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Download the full guide — free

Create your free OsheR Collective community account and download the guide, in English or Portuguese, with all four products, the “Which one?” summary and the steps to get started.

Zoho Books

Finances in order · Survival → Stability

Cloud accounting and invoicing: every sale, expense and payment in one system — so you always know what you have, what you’re owed and what you owe.

  • Invoices, quotes and receipts with your brand, in several currencies
  • Automatic payment reminders and recurring invoices
  • Expenses recorded from a photo of the receipt
  • Bank reconciliation in minutes
  • Cash flow and results in real time
  • Approved for use in Mozambique
Try 14 days free

Zoho People

Essential HR for small teams · Stability

For teams of fewer than 5 people, or making their first hires: organise your team from day one without paying for tools you don’t need yet.

  • Employee records with contracts and documents
  • Attendance, including from a phone
  • Paperless leave and absence
  • Timesheets per client or project
  • Self-service for every employee
  • Move up to People Plus when the team grows
Try 14 days free

Zoho People Plus

Teams of 5+ people · Stability → Scalability

Complete HR, from recruitment to exit — so managing people no longer depends on the owner’s memory.

  • Digital recruitment and onboarding
  • Attendance, shifts and timesheets
  • Leave approved from a phone
  • Goals and performance appraisals
  • Paperless expense reimbursement
  • Self-service for every employee
Try 14 days free

Zoho One

The operating system for your business · Scalability → Significance

More than 45 integrated apps on one licence: CRM, finance, HR, projects, email, marketing and analytics — information is entered once and flows through the whole company.

  • Clients, projects, invoices and team connected
  • Project hours flow straight into invoicing
  • A CRM that tracks every deal through to payment
  • One price per employee for the whole ecosystem
  • Dashboards to decide on — and to show investors
  • New apps switched on as you grow
Try 14 days free

Why Zoho: pay only for what you use

Large management systems were designed for multinationals. For a growing business, Zoho turns that around: a simple subscription, users added when you need them, and no paying today for the structure you’ll need years from now.

Large enterprise packagesZoho
Getting startedLicences and implementation paid upfront14 days free, then a monthly or annual subscription
UsersFixed bundles — you pay for seats you don’t useAdd users as you grow
InfrastructureServers, installation and techniciansIn the cloud — computer or phone
GrowthSwitch systems when the business growsStart with one app and switch on others later
LanguageExpensive training, often in another languageInterface in English or Portuguese, plus OsheR support

Learn from Zoho: official videos

Two videos are in Portuguese (Zoho Brasil); the rest are in English.

Sign up through our links and you won’t be on your own

  • An introduction session to get familiar with the system
  • Support through your first setup steps
  • Help with the documents to register your licence with the Mozambique Tax Authority (AT)
  • Delivered in Portuguese — Zoho itself works in English or Portuguese

After signing up, send us a WhatsApp message (+258 84 702 3548) with the email you registered with.

Zoho is the tool. OsheR is the system.

We design the system that connects your company’s people, projects and finances — on a tailored journey, defined by diagnosis.

OsheR Collective is a Zoho affiliate partner (ID PU9917749) and may receive a commission on subscriptions made through these links, at no extra cost to you.