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Can't Touch This: Durability a Weak Link in Mobile Point of Sale

With many of today’s style-savvy retailers demanding both lower prices and higher aesthetics in their point of sale (POS) solutions, many value added resellers (VARs) recommend an iPad, or some other mobile tablets, in this style-starved market. From our insider perspective, that approach is unsustainable, penny-wise and pound foolish. Given the strong presence Sintel Systems […]

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Spotlight on Merchant Account Fees

Business Tips, Credit Card / Sintel System

As a provider of integrated merchant accounts or credit card processing services, Sintel Systems is always working to bring value to our customers. To that end, here is a summary of some recent thinking on merchant credit card fees. No Free Lunch Do you know why merchant account fees cannot be guaranteed? Or why merchant

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Fro Yo U: Going To School On Frozen Yogurt

Franchise, Frozen Yogurt POS / Sintel System

So you’ve got a good intuition about starting a frozen yogurt store, but you know you’ll need to educate yourself on the subject before jumping into the froyo fray. Why not trade some of that intuition for tuition and enroll in the Frozen Yogurt University? No stuffy halls of academia here. FrozenYogurtUniversity.com is a website

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Touched By Transactions: Building A Successful Loyalty Program

Business Tips / Sintel System

Charged with adding value to any transaction, point of sale (POS) resellers see new opportunities in loyalty programs stemming from mobile payments and other commerce applications. As the only full-service POS provider — from software development to franchise incubator to ongoing support — part of Sintel’s commitment to our customers and industry is to share

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Shape, Or Be Shaped By, IT

Business Tools, Point of Sale / Sintel System

Call it a Tech-tonic Shift. Consumer devices are storming into organizations, causing great disruption and leaving entrepreneurs and corporate executives feeling less in control over what happens within the company’s walls. It’s a big challenge, but one that, if met successfully, will redefine how companies retain employees, engage consumers and make profits. As the only

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855-POS-SALE What is a POS (Point of Sale) System?

Business Tips, Business Tools, Cameras, Data Networking, DVR, Frozen Yogurt POS, Gelato POS, Gift Cards, Inventory Control, Pizza | Pizzeria POS, Point of Sale, Restaurants and Stores, Retail Trends, Surveillance / Sintel System

Sintel Systems services a wide range of customers, from experienced franchisees which started their franchise with Sintel Systems to new ventures. Many entrepreneurs who are looking at starting a new business call the point of sale (POS) system an automated cash register or computerized cash drawer. Let’s explore what a POS system is in their

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Chef Robert Irvine on Restaurant Technology

Business Tools, Point of Sale, Restaurant Trends / Sintel System

British chef Robert Irvine, best known for his Food Network Show, Restaurant Impossible, recently spoke with Hospitality Technology to discuss how restaurants can make technology work for them. Irvine spoke about how he feels restaurateurs tend to underutilize Point of Sale Systems. “The systems have many different capabilities beyond just ordering food including helping to

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Fastest-Growing Food Franchises to Watch in 2013

Point of Sale / Sintel System

Entrepreneur has released their 2013 report on the fastest-growing franchises in North America, with Subway scoring at number one. Not surprisingly, numerous other Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) dominate the list (25 out of 106 listings). Notably, Chester’s chicken, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shops and Dunkin’ Donuts made the top ten, while frozen yogurt continues it meteoric rise with Menchie’s (no. 17), Orange Leaf (no. 20), and Red Mango (no. 38) the fastest-spreading. In a similar

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POS Going Mobile at Retail, Grocery and Liquor SMBs

Business Tips / Sintel System

Mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems are helping small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the retail/grocery/liquor segments build unique and satisfying customer experiences. A recent article titled “Mobile POS Technology Heightens Overall Customer Experience” in Point of Sale News looks at how retailers are using mobile POS systems to add value and get closer to customers, with examples including

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Pizza Joint Marketing Ideas

Pizza | Pizzeria POS, Point of Sale / Sintel System

With so many large pizza chains like Dominos, Pizza Hut and Papa John’s, it can be hard out there for a smaller pizza joint to advertise themselves. The Houston Chronicle published an article in their Small Business section with some creative ideas on marketing for pizza places. The article suggested: Promotions for Business- Selling pizza

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