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If you find your business is struggling with inventory control, there are several things you can do to resolve any pesky issues. The first is having an automated...

Managing inventory is one of the biggest challenges for retail businesses. Your business can have hundreds of SKUs to keep track of throughout the year...

The amount of time it takes to do our job never seems to be enough. No matter how hard we try to schedule meetings and complete important tasks...

Yes, you can incentivize your employees to be more productive through simple workplace perks that won’t hurt your bottom line. Supporting their extracurricular...

The paradigm has changed with serving customers. Because of increased competition, shifting your thinking about customer service is as easy as calling...

Mobile/handheld point of sale software holds a tremendous amount of potential for small retail businesses, allowing them to operate like a big box...

Automation is a major theme for small businesses in 2017. Many of the tasks to operate your business can be scheduled and run automatically through...

Last year was exciting. Overall, the American economy continued to grow with most projections at 2.1%, which is a slower pace than what some would...

As a small business owner, you understand the value of setting business goals. These goals steer your business in the right direction and help you stay...

You’ve spent the past year frequently attending networking events and reaching out to new and old contacts in person or over social media...

For small businesses, a complete point of sale (POS) system can provide many of the same benefits large corporations receive from their enterprise...

Keeping information and applications in the cloud has become a wide-spread practice for many small businesses. The primary factor for migrating to...

The sign of a healthy small businesses is year-over-year growth. Any slow-downs or steady declines in sales can be detrimental for your business. A loss in sales...

Today’s changing business environment has many retail businesses struggling for market share just to maintain sales. The global marketplace has increased...

Many gift stores have SKUs numbering in the hundreds, even thousands, and actual counts exceeding those numbers. This makes inventory management...

In 2009, credit card fraud cost businesses and consumers over $190 billion. Over the past seven years, credit card fraud has doubled. And, in 2014...

The preferred method of payment for consumers is credit or debit cards. Only 20% of consumers pay with cash, while 80% of total consumer spending...

Some of us can remember when Windows 95 came out. It was the wildly unsuccessful roll out of a software that changed the personal computer world...

The generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are recommended for privately owned companies, but not required. Created in the 1970s, these...

Product ratings are tied to the level of customer service as much as the product’s performance. Best of all, great customer service techniques generate...

Point of Sale (POS) software is more than a cash register. It charts inventory, performs accounting tasks, and follows employee activity. Finding a POS system...

In order to run a successful business, you need to build and maintain a strong network. One of the biggest challenges for today’s business owner is...

Businesses with a higher level of employee engagement have higher rates of productivity and overall success. Often described as the emotional connection...

Simply defined as the loss of physical inventory, shrinkage affects revenue in every business—especially in retail. Your company’s inventory shrink is...

There are several warning signs that may indicate a need for a written strategic plan. One sign is the loss of core business; the core group of clients who...