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The Key Features of a Point-of-Sale System
Before implementing a POS, explore their many features and pick the best option for your business.
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How to Utilize Cloud Computing with your Point-of-Sale System
A POS system based on cloud computing software abilities opens the door for users with ... read more
How your POS System can Fully Integrate with Business Operations
With an integrated POS system, data is automatically collected without spending additional ... read more
5 Ways a POS System Increases Revenue
A point-of-sale system can help business owners turn stressful systems and manual processes ... read more
What is a Mobile POS System For Retail?
A mobile point of sale is a system in which POS software is installed on handheld, mobile ... read more
Retail Point Of Sale System Cost
In today's market, the cost of a POS system is more difficult to determine than ever before ... read more
How to Choose the Best POS System for Your Retail Business
The right point of sale system is important for any retail business. While your POS system ... read more
POS System Advantages And Benefits For Retail Stores
The terms cash register and point of sale system are often interchangeably used. But there are ... read more
Different Types of POS Systems
Point-of Sale (POS) systems are increasingly powerful tools for improving sales and profits. ... read more
Convenience Store POS System Costs
A POS system for convenience stores is an invaluable asset and one of the most important ... read more
Benefits of a POS System for Retail Employees
A POS system not only accepts preferred payment methods, it's also a managerial tool that aids ... read more
Guide To Choosing The Best POS System For Your Convenience Store
This article provides expert business tips on what to look for in a convenience store POS ... read more
Why You Need a Mobile POS System for Your Convenience Store
Successful convenience stores in the industry use comprehensive convenience store management ... read more
Benefits of a POS System for Your Convenience Store
Because point of sale system are computer-based, they give you access to a wealth of data ... read more
How the Best Mobile POS System Can Help Grow Your Retail Business
When you think of a point of sale POS system in retail, a cash register likely comes to mind. ... read more
Best Point of Sale Systems for Restaurants In 2021
Quality restaurant and bar point of sale (POS) systems help boost restaurant business ... read more
How To Increase Your Restaurant’s Food Delivery Sales
To cut costs, many restaurant owners have used the internet to boost their in-house and ... read more
POS System Vs Cash Register: What’s The Difference?
A POS system integrates those sales into marketing data and analytics so an entrepreneur can ... read more
How To Improve Restaurant Service and Win Back Customers
The Restaurant manager, owners, kitchen staff, and other employees all share the duty of the ... read more
CoGS: Cost of Goods Sold Restaurant Industry Average
The average cost of goods sold in the restaurant industry varies, but it sits around 30% to 35% read more
Average Bar Revenue Per Square Foot
For the year 2018, the bar and nightclub industry in the United States has increased to $28 ... read more
Guide To Average Markup Of Food Costs For Restaurants
The food industry abides by a cost-to-menu price standard, which is 28% to 32%. This means ... read more
What Is The Average Profit Margin For A Sandwich Shop? How Much Do They Earn?
To maintain profitability, restaurants need to find ways to cut costs without forgetting about ... read more
Typical Restaurant Overhead Costs and Expenses
The information in this blog post will give you a clearer idea of what your budget should look ... read more
14 Tips to Increase Food Sales
Customer choice when it comes to menu offerings and choosing a restaurant for dining out or ... read more
Average Profit Margin for A Bar and Grill Restaurant
This article will break down everything you need to know to calculate your own bar and grill ... read more
Restaurant revenue per square foot; what are your sales?
You might not know it, but there is a formula that can help you figure out the average amount ... read more
A Guide to a Restaurant’s Ideal Profit Margin for Food
In this post, we will explore what an ideal restaurant food margin is and how to calculate it ... read more
How To Increase Your Pizza Profit Margin
The industry standard for pizza businesses is a 15% profit margin. With 1 million in annual ... read more
What Restaurants Make the Most Money?
As the restaurant industry continues to surge, more entrepreneurs are entering the field. But ... read more
Our Guide to Average Gross Profit for Restaurants
The restaurant industry is a lucrative business for those who are determined and creative. It ... read more
Kitchen Gross Profit Margin and Food Cost
Gross profit is the amount of money that was earned in total before any expenses. The average ... read more
BBQ Restaurant Profit Margin: Are They Profitable?
Over the last five years, the Barbecue Restaurants industry has experienced an increase in ... read more
11 Tips To Increase Restaurant Sales
Maintaining strong sales in the restaurant industry is an ongoing challenge due to overhead ... read more
How To Calculate a P&L Statement For Your Restaurant
When starting out in the restaurant business, there are many methods and procedures that ... read more
Average Restaurant Owner Salary
In this article, we reveal the average restaurant owner's salary and discuss ways to exceed ... read more
Confused About Cash Discount, Surcharge, And Convenience Fees? Learn The Difference
Back in May, I wrote an article explaining what cash discounting programs were. But since ... read more
Food Truck Profits
Many inexperienced chefs--including the intending food truck entrepreneur-- and food truck ... read more
Bar Profit Margins: Your Guide to Profit in the Alcohol Industry
When opening a bar, your mind thinks of the drinks you will serve, your bar design, the ... read more
A Guide To Average Restaurant Revenue And Profit
To make the most of restaurants or catering businesses, you'll need to answer some vital ... read more
The Real Difference Between Integrated vs Non-Integrated Credit Card Processing
Sometimes in the industry, we forget that most people do not understand its jargon. One prime ... read more
How To Make a Restaurant More Profitable
Financially, restaurants are one of the most challenging business categories. 60% of ... read more
How Much Profit Should You Make in a Restaurant
Success comes from healthy profit, but maintaining an ideal margin is tricky. Restaurant ... read more
How to Increase Restaurant Sales
You have done your homework and made careful decisions. Location? Check! Atmosphere? Check! ... read more
Common Misconceptions About Cash Discounting
By 2021, most people have heard of cash discounting programs. It’s popping up everywhere from ... read more
The Ultimate Guide For Retail Stores: Inventory Management
When most people think of POS, they think of placing customer orders and swiping a card. But ... read more
How To Avoid Overpaying On Your POS Processing Fees
Running a small business requires a tight eye on profits. More than likely, you will face ... read more
Should I Buy Or Lease My POS Hardware?
If you are a business owner and planning to invest in POS equipment, there are options you ... read more
How To Improve Your Restaurant Operations
Here are tips to improve your restaurant service and overall performance. You will learn how ... read more
10 Reasons Why POS Systems Are Better For Restaurants Than A Cash Register
Running a POS system for your business is a key way to speed up orders and improve customer ... read more
The Top Benefits Of POS Ordering Systems For Restaurants
Looking for the secret to boost your restaurant’s profitability? The answer lies in restaurant ... read more
The Best POS Solutions For North Dakota Businesses
For business owners in North Dakota, buying a POS system is a smart investment. Not only do ... read more
How Does A Point Of Sale System Work? The Ultimate Guide To Using A Point of Sale Systems
Today's point-of-sale (POS) systems have changed dramatically and are a far cry from what was ... read more
Point Of Sale System Cost: Why It Shouldn’t Matter
As a business owner, the cost of a point of sale system you’re currently paying may be limited ... read more
How A Mobile POS System Can Expand Your Business
Looking for new ways to develop and expand your business in 2020? As methods of doing business ... read more
Finding A Handheld POS System For Your Mobile Business
Own a restaurant that requires a mobile point of sale system? With the latest technology ... read more
How Does A Point Of Sale System Work?
Chances are, if you’re starting a business in retail or restaurant, people in the industry ... read more
3 Security Steps Restaurants And Retail Businesses Should Take To Protect Themselves
Over 48% of small businesses do not believe they are at risk for fraud attacks, but earlier ... read more
Increase Your Profits By Using Your POS Sales Reports
Having good data can make a world of difference when you’re trying to make decisions for your ... read more
How To Know If Leasing A Point-of-Sale System Is Right For Your Business
Price is usually a significant deciding factor in whether your startup retail or restaurant ... read more
2 Easy Tips To Increase Your Bar’s Profit
A lot of bar owners dream of having an experience like Cheers, one where customers are happy, ... read more
Does My Restaurant Need A Point-Of-Sale System? Or Is It A Waste Of Money?
Getting a point-of-sale system is one of the first pieces of equipment a restaurant owner ... read more
Are Your Guests Wifi Habits Ruining Your Business Network?
Customers today expect to have complimentary WiFi when they visit a business. While it’s a ... read more
Why A Mesh Wifi Network Is A Good Solution For A Retail Store Or A Restaurant
Mesh wifi networks are new, but they have quickly become a fantastic option for a restaurant ... read more
Does Your Business Network Look Like A Mess?
No one likes a tangle of network cords in their business. It looks terrible to customers, and ... read more
Why Your Business Should Implement A 3G/4G Failover
Everyone hates losing their internet connection, but when you’re a restaurant or a retailer, a ... read more
Why Is Wifi Security Important For Restaurants?
Is the wifi at your business open to the public? Offering complimentary wifi to your ... read more
How Secure Is Your Restaurant From A Data Breach?
Chances are when you’re running your restaurant your first thought isn’t on security. You’re ... read more
The Secret to Managing a Franchise Through One Point-of-Sale System
panding a franchise is always tricky. Jumping from one store to two adds extra work and time ... read more
How Your Business Can Maximize Summer Sales
02 JUL HOW TO MAXIMIZE SUMMER SALES Posted at 07:00h in Restaurant POS, Weekly ... read more
How You Can Save Time Managing Your Bar or Restaurant
How much is your time worth? The amount people devalue their time is astounding. I’ve met ... read more
The Benefit of Real-Time Data and How It Affects Your Business
Running a cafe or restaurant is all about reacting to situations. A lack of awareness when ... read more
What Percent of Your Profits Are You Losing to Theft?
It’s no surprise; theft is a massive problem in the bar and restaurant industry. Sadly, most ... read more
Two Reporting Features In Your Point-of-Sale System You Should Be Using
How familiar are you with your point-of-sale systems multiple features? One of the biggest ... read more
How to Reduce The Cost of Employee Turnover at Your Restaurant
It’s official, restaurant industry turnover rose to 72.1% in 2015 While the turnover rate ... read more
How to Prevent Theft With Your Point-of-Sale System
Theft is one the biggest reasons a restaurant or bar can go under, but a lot of merchants miss ... read more
Is Your Point-of-Sale System EMV Ready, and Does It Matter?
We’re now well into 2017 and EMV has been around over a year. As of the deadline of ... read more
The Do’s and Don’ts of Upselling in Your Restaurant
There’s a lot that can be said for practice, and every person will have their own techniques, ... read more
How to Get Your Servers to Upsell in Your Twin Cities Restaurant
Upselling can make or break a restaurant. If done well, the practice can lead to higher sales, ... read more
How Secure Is Your Restaurant From A Data Breach?
Chances are when you’re running your restaurant your first thought isn’t on security. You’re ... read more
How You Can Manage 3 Restaurant Locations Through One Point-of-Sale System
Trying to split your time between all of your separate businesses can be exhausting. It’s even ... read more
How to Leverage Holiday Sales With Your POS
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, meaning that the Holidays season is officially here. ... read more
Who Wants to Save Money During the Off-Season With Their Restaurant?
Every business has a slow season, and it can be especially rough for restaurants and bars. To ... read more
How to Increase Sales with Gift Cards
Holiday season is just around the corner, and there’s nothing people love more than gift cards ... read more
How to Increase Traffic for Your Restaurant During the Off-Season
Fall has come, meaning many local bars and restaurants will be closing down as the summer ... read more
How Your Twin Cities Restaurant Can Promote Itself Using Instagram
Welcome back, readers! Last time, we went over why your Twin Cities restaurant should ... read more
The Top Reasons to Promote Your Minneapolis Restaurant on Instagram
Instagram is no longer just home for basic girls wearing North Face gear and drinking Pumpkin ... read more
How to Become a Happier Restaurant Owner
It’s a secret to many, but today we want to share what we’ve seen as the most important factor ... read more
2 Credit Card Processing Factors Restaurant Owners Overlook
There's special price points that restaurant owners overlook when selecting a credit card ... read more
Should You Raise Your Menu Prices Due to the Minnesota Wage Increase?
In August 2014 Minnesota saw the first wave of minimum wage increases, and August 1st of 2016 ... read more
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Minneapolis MN: How Your Restaurant Can Promote Itself On Pinterest [Part 2]
Last time we talked about why it’s worth your time to promote your restaurant on Pinterest. ... read more
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Minneapolis MN Restaurant: Why You Should Promote Yourself On Pinterest [Part 1]
Since Pinterest first appeared in 2010, it seemed like another fad, a bulletin board for ... read more
St Paul MN Restaurant: Should You Buy or Rent a POS System?
It’s an old question, Shakespearean even, “To be, or not to be?” Only with a POS system, the ... read more
The 2 Best Ways To Handle Negative Online Reviews
There’s nothing more gut wrenching than seeing a negative review about your company floating ... read more
8 Exciting Ways to Show Your Restaurant Staff You Appreciate Them
Ever seen the show “Kitchen Nightmares?” Even though it carries the stigma of reality TV, the ... read more
The Secret Tool To Managing Multiple Locations In the Twin Cities
Sometimes, as a restaurant owner, you have to oversee more than one location. Splitting up ... read more
How To Solve The Biggest Problem With Food Costs As A Restaurant Owner
Chances are, if you’re a bustling restaurant in the Twin Cities, you’re relying on vendors to ... read more
What Every Restaurant Owner Ought to Know About Liquor Loss And How To Prevent It
Are you ignoring your liquor costs? Most merchants we’ve worked with in the food industry ... read more
How To Solve Delegation Problems Inside Your Restaurant Business
We get it, you are a busy restaurant/bar owner, doesn't want to delegate tasks. You have to ... read more
Why a Tablet-based Point Of Sale Solution May Not Be a Good Fit For Your Business
Tablet POS systems are everywhere, and the popularity of mobile devices continues to grow in ... read more
Why We Don’t Sell Cash Registers Anymore
Ah the cash register, considered a staple sight of every retail store across America. The ... read more
How To Dominate The Biggest Problems Within Your Retail Business
Struggling to keep up with the ever-changing aspects of your retail business? It’s hard to ... read more
11 Creative Ways To Use Digital Signage In Your Small Business
If you’ve read our previous blog about digital signage, you know why we’re fans of digital ... read more
Little Known Tips & Tricks To Mastering Your Restaurant
As we’ve expressed before, running a restaurant can be one of the most challenging businesses ... read more
3 Ways Your Small Business Can Avoid a Data Breach Through Your Point of Sale System
Over the last 2 years, the retail world has been rocked with data breaches. Retail giants ... read more
Should My Business Take Mobile Payments Through My Point-of-Sale System?
The face of Point-of-Sale (POS) is changing. Mobile payments are slowly beginning to be ... read more
Cleaning Your Point-of-Sale System 101
Point-of-Sale systems are quite the investment. While they are becoming cheaper and cheaper, ... read more
What Is Digital Signage And Why Your Small Business Needs It
Let’s talk about digital signage for a moment. Television as entertainment has slowly been ... read more
iPad Point Of Sale Systems, Are They The Future?
The rate of Point-of-Sale technology has upgraded over the last 100 years is staggering. We’ve ... read more
3 Ways To Prevent Theft For Small Retailers
Theft has always been one of the biggest obstacles for small retailers. Whether it be from ... read more
How EMV Will Affect Your Small Business’ Point-of-Sale System
EMV has been making waves, causing merchants with credit card terminals to lose sleep over the ... read more
Bundling Your Point-of-Sale With A Payment Processor
We haven’t addressed much about payment processing, but it’s central to every Point-of-Sale ... read more
What Does Bitcoin Mean for Point-of-Sale Systems?
On October 6th 2015, Ingenico, a French based payment processor, has announced they plan to ... read more
Become a Jedi Master of Your Point-of-Sale System
We’re all big nerds at BNG Point-of-Sale, (hence the name technologies). Part of our love of ... read more
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Point-of-Sale System: Retail Edition [part 2]
Ahh retail, a beast of its own. Restaurants have their own struggles, but retail ... read more
How To Prevent Your Point-of-Sale System From Ruining Your Day Part 2
As the sister blog discusses, many problems can be solved without calling your service ... read more
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Point-of-Sale System: Restaurant Edition [part 1]
If you’ve read our previous blog about the blessings of a Point-of-Sale systems, you may have ... read more
How To Prevent Your Point-of-Sale System From Ruining Your Day Part 1
There’s nothing like technology, it can be the greatest ally in a business owner’s fight to ... read more
Top Features In A Point-of-Sale System That Caters To Your Bar or Restaurant
“I learned more from one bad restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were ... read more
2 Best Point-of-Sale Solutions for Bars, Restaurants, and Small Retailers
So your small retail business is finally taking off, and you're making a name for yourself in ... read more
The 2 Best Ways Your Restaurant Can Combat Minimum Wage Increases in Minnesota
Minimum wage has increased in Minnesota. That means higher wages for your employees, but ... read more
Introducing the Revel POS
Imagine a POS for your business that is entirely customizable. One that gives you all the ... read more
What Can a New POS System Do For Your Business?
If you run a small or mid-sized business, you are more than likely a very busy individual. ... read more
What Every Restaurant and Bar Owner Ought to Know About Backing Up Their POS Data
If you are a restaurant and bar GM or owner reading this you could be at risk of losing your ... read more
Smart Tax | How Smart is Your Tax?
Smart Tax is the ability to change how tax is computed based on items ordered. Learn how ... read more
Why I need a Point-of-Sale… even in Fargo ND
Theft in the Restaurant and Bar Industry The numbers are out! Employee theft is rampant in ... read more