The CarWash Buddy blog
Car wash business advice for Ghana
Practical guides for car wash owners and managers in Ghana: starting up, pricing, water, washers, mobile money, marketing and running more than one branch.
Taxes for small car washes in Ghana: what to expect and who to ask
A plain guide to car wash taxes in Ghana: TIN, income tax for sole proprietors, small business options, VAT, Assembly permits and who to ask.
Knowing your takings every evening: a daily sales routine for car wash owners
A five-minute car wash daily sales routine so the owner knows the day's cars, cash, mobile money and per-washer totals every evening.
Taking mobile money at your car wash: merchant accounts, fees and reconciliation
Setting up mobile money car wash payments in Ghana: merchant versus personal accounts, fees and the e-levy, confirming payment and daily reconciliation.
Where the money goes in a car wash: a realistic monthly profit and loss
A worked monthly profit and loss for a small Ghanaian wash, showing where car wash profit in Ghana actually comes from and what eats it.
How to price car wash services by vehicle type
A practical method for car wash pricing in Ghana: work out your cost per wash, build a price matrix by vehicle type and service, and know when to raise.
Car wash prices in Ghana in 2026: what washes charge by vehicle and service
Car wash prices in Ghana in 2026, with honest ranges for saloons, SUVs, pickups, trotros and trucks, and why Accra charges more than Sunyani.
Running a car wash through dumsor: pumps, pressure washers and what still works
Sizing a car wash generator in Ghana, petrol versus electric pressure washers, an inverter for lights and MoMo, and gravity-fed water for dumsor days.
Cutting wait times at your car wash: where the minutes go
Car wash wait time comes from a few bottlenecks: one vacuum, one pressure washer, no dryer. Time each stage, fix the worst one, and quote honestly.
Cash handling at a car wash: floats, counts and keeping money safe
Simple car wash cash handling for Ghana: one cashier, a counted float, MoMo as the default, an evening count with the manager and daily banking.
Keeping a car wash busy in the rainy season
Why customers vanish when the rains come, and how a car wash in the rainy season keeps earning with underbody washes, interiors and weekday deals.
Harmattan is car wash season: how to prepare for the dust
A car wash in Harmattan sees demand jump from November to March, so sort out water storage, towels, interiors and staffing before the dust arrives.
Running two or more car wash branches without living in your car
How to run multiple car wash branches in Ghana with a manager per site, the same prices and services everywhere, daily reporting and honest comparison.