The premiere of CNBC’s new show, Restaurant Startup, focused on exotic and ethnic flavors. Kraken Congee took Tim and Joe’s taste buds to the Philippines, with their congee rice porridge. Ramy’s Falafel Fusion brought a new twist to the popular falafel dish by using a healthier option, fava beans. Despite some of Joe’s doubts, Tim […]
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Let us begin with a highlighted business tip from an EKS&H article that sparked this No 2: Hug Your Customers Ask your customers how they are doing. After all, the health of your customer’s business drives the health of your business. Approach your customers with a sense of humility. Spend some time listening and asking
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) will continue to be affected by trends, some new and some continuing, according to the experts queried by ERP observer EnterpriseAppsToday.com. “The Top 8 ERP Trends for 2014,” EnterpriseAppsToday.com’s recent blog post is a fascinating read on the changes, and challenges, ahead for ERP. Time to start planning — for how
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For today’s retailers, taking care of business means mobile point of sale (MPOS). Cash registers have left the building, or are on their way out the door. “The Cash Registers Days Are Numbered,” a recent article citing a Onepoll study on POS industry website PointofSale.com, states that over half of Americans believe the cash register
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The phenomenon and randomness of the Yelp user review continues to rattle small businesses, and restaurants in particular. Restaurants account for the largest slice of the Yelp pie (with shopping a distant second and nightlife an even-more-distant third), and estimates are that more than 40% of restaurant patrons review their experiences on Yelp. Clearly, this
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Louis Sullivan, the great American architect, coined his famous dictum, “Form ever follows function” — although across time, the word “ever” was dropped. Although Sullivan likely never ate frozen yogurt, the spirit of his phrase lives on in frozen yogurt entrepreneurial ingenuity. Take, for example, the recent story published on the Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN)
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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! The truth of this old bromide is found in modern franchising, and in particular, the retail frozen yogurt segment. “Although the popularity of the frozen yogurt franchise industry suffered a decline in the late 1990s, the category has been making a colossal comeback in the last decade, with a new
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We’re guessing that not many froyo franchisers keep their fingers on the pulse of Glamour magazine’s dictated “Dos and Don’ts.” But then, Glamour doesn’t usually cover a subject of such great interest: advice on froyo portion and cost control. So what’s the froyo “fashion”? We turn to a recent Glamour.com post entitled “Healthy Eating: The
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Along with our customers, we’re buoyed by a USA Today report that, despite October’s partial government shutdown, “Activity at service firms accelerated, boosted by a jump in sales and more hiring.” Given the strong presence Sintel Systems has in the retail, restaurant and service industries POS marketplace, we share these service sector growth trends with
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Just as we happily share our vast point of sale (POS) experience and expertise with startup owners in order to help them make the best decisions from the very beginning, we at Sintel Systems are happy to share articles, advice and commentary about the retail restaurant market. The RR post is a worthwhile (if lengthy)
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Your ambitions and hard work deserve a partner who can offer you franchise-level POS systems and services no matter your size or industry. Sintel Systems direct single source POS solutions is the key to ensuring that your operation moves efficiently. Sintel Systems knows that your time is better spent on growth and expansion. So dream, plan, execute, grow and succeed with Sintel Systems.
