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What Can a POS System do for you?

What Can a POS System do for you?

Jun 10, 2014

Our POS System can do so much to help manage your restaurant. Everything from allowing staff to clock in and out to managing your menus. Our Restaurant Software and our Multiuser Restaurant Point of Sale Systems will give you the business software solution you need. Built on top of an award winning, mature accounting system and designed by working closely with the owners and operators of many different restaurants, BPA Restaurant Professional gives you the tools you need to run a better business.

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Find the Right POS System for Your Restaurant

Find the Right POS System for Your Restaurant

Jun 10, 2014

A POS system can greatly increase the efficiency of your business. A point of sale system grants you control over virtually every aspect of your restaurant that you need to focus on to increase maximum efficiency. It can help you streamline the following aspects of your restaurant into one cohesive operation: business operations, inventory, and vendor management.

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How a Restaurant POS System Differs From a Retail POS System

How a Restaurant POS System Differs From a Retail POS System

Jun 10, 2014

At consumer-level glance, there may not be much of a difference between a retail POS system and a restaurant system. However, a great deal of differences exist. One of the major differences between the two systems is the number of units and accessories that each one needs. A retail system will have accessories such as credit card scanners, printers, and product scanners attached to it in the main service area. A second or third system in the back office will have a printer and an inventory scanner attached to it along with inventory maintenance software. A restaurant POS system usually consists of one unit that controls everything.

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Benefits of Using a Modern Point Of Sale System

May 22, 2014

When you are looking for a great way to improve your business operations and to boost functionality and efficiency, the clear solution is to invest in a modern point of sale system. There are customized POS system solutions available for many types of business environments. For example, some are designed for use in a restaurant or food services environment while others have features and benefits that are better suited for use in a retail environment. Because of the variations in these systems, the benefits that you may enjoy by using them will vary from system to system. However, there are some general advantages that you will have access to with most of these systems.

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How A POS System Can Automate Transactions | Business Software Solutions

How A POS System Can Automate Transactions | Business Software Solutions

May 08, 2014

Restaurants are labor-intensive environments, and the busiest restaurants may be fully staffed with dozens of employees or more during peak dining periods. Everything from chopping vegetables to serving patrons requires some level of personal attention from staff members, and the overhead associated with labor can be tremendous. As a conscientious restaurant owner or manager, you may constantly be looking for ways to reduce overhead by streamlining certain functions, and you understandably may have an eye of automating certain processes to decrease the amount of labor that is required for certain activities. One option to consider is to invest in a POS system for your restaurant.

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How Important Finding the Right POS System Is | Business Software Solutions

How Important Finding the Right POS System Is | Business Software Solutions

May 07, 2014

A point of sale system is generally designed to facilitate the sales process with your consumers, and on the surface, they appear to be nothing more than an advanced cash register of sorts. There are general systems available, but many are customized for specific industries, such as for retail or restaurant businesses. Like a cash register, they do allow sales to be rung up, receipts to be printed out, and payment to be received. However, today's systems can also do so much more. In fact, with how useful the latest POS system models available are, you may find that these are systems that you simply must have in your business today if you want to boost efficiency and streamline your operations.

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Get A Restaurant Point Of Sale System | Business Software Solutions

Get A Restaurant Point Of Sale System | Business Software Solutions

May 07, 2014

Efficiency is vital in a busy restaurant as it can affect your overhead as well as your ability to serve your customers in the best way possible. One of the best steps you can take today to improve the functionality and efficiency of your restaurant's operations is to invest in an updated point of sale system. These are special systems that are designed to facilitate the sales process, and some POS system models are designed specifically for restaurant use. Restaurants often have specialized checkout needs that you will not find in retail stores and other venues, so the specialization of a system is important. You can find the best selection of these systems designed specifically for use in restaurants through Business Software.

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Changes to Restaurant Gratuity | Business Software Solutions

Changes to Restaurant Gratuity | Business Software Solutions

Feb 04, 2014

The IRS has recently mandated changes to the way restaurants treat auto gratuity. For payroll purposes auto gratuity must be treated as a service charge. This means they must be tracked separately and are no longer considered eligible for a social security deduction. As a result of these changes we have introduced a number of changes to the way the BPA software tracks and reports gratuity and auto gratuity.

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