What are the benefits of EPOS to a business owner.

1. The benefits of EPOS
For any serious business an Epos system is a must. If you are dealing with staff, taking
money or managing stock an Epos system automates critical and time consuming tasks
to save you hours and thousands of pounds.
Size Doesn’t Matter
Some small business owners think their business is too small to have an epos system,
however these are the customers who stand to benefit the most. If you are personally
going through your accounts and VAT returns, if you write paper receipts and do
manual stock checking you can now eliminate hours and hours of work and have all
your mundane and critical tasks automated with 100 percent accuracy having much
more time to focus on growing your business or helping your customers. There is a
reason that no serious successful business in your sector operates without an Epos
system.
The use of remote login or head office means you can manage your business from any
location.
Security and risk
In any environment Epos can help ensure accurate and fast transactions, eliminate and
deter any security risks or human error. It is impossible to keep an accurate tally of
thousands of inventory items and stock levels manually. With an Epos system you can
change the prices instantly. You can also choose to run special offers like buy one get
one free or happy hours without having to train staff or strain the business. Any
changes or irregularities are highlighted.
Accurate and Instant reporting
Every transaction you make is recorded and every access to the system documented.
This gives you unlimited control over your business. For example: If you want to see
who sells the most you can run a report over a day, a week a month or year. You can
see which brands make the most revenue. You could even run a report of which days or
months of the year are the most profitable. The information you gain from any report
can be used instantly to improve your business for example:
If a business owner in the hospitality industry runs a report and notices that one
member of staff is taking the most money on a Saturday night. After a brief conversation
they find out that he/she is asking all customers if they would like a double instead of a
single. They can then instantly role out that best practice to the rest of the staff boosting
revenue, going beyond that they could enter a flash popup on the screen to prompt
everyone to do that at the point of sale. The options are endless!
Scalable
Decent epos systems are modular; they can grow as your business does. If you add a
second terminal they can share stock and sales data. You can also add a back office you
can have access to the entire estate without being on the sales floor. For remote access
you can use software or a head office module to manage multiple branches. This is
useful if you want to monitor your business whilst away or on holiday.

2. Helpful peripherals
There is also a range of devices that can make your system even more versatile. Hand
scanners can make transactions instant and eliminate manual errors. Swipe cards can
monitor staff login. Kitchen printers can send orders to the kitchen instantly and
handheld devices can both make ordering or stock control from any location simple.
If you are still unsure How Epos can help you we have listed the some of the key
benefits below:
Stock Control
*Keep an accurate level of stock at all times including value.
*Reduce stock ‘holding’ with accurate forecasting.
*Speed up transactions.
*Integrate with lots of helpful peripherals.
*Stock reports.
*Batch price changing/ special offers.
Security
*Keep cash secure and accurate at all times
*Know exactly when staff login and out.
*See who accessed the till.
*Digital end of day and balancing.
*CCTV integration.
Customers
*Faster and easier transactions.
*Look more professional
*Boost loyalty by remembering names and addresses
*Add loyalty points or special offers.
*Previous transactions/buying habits.
Ease of use
*Remote access of entire Epos estate from any location.
*All accounts and VAT.
*Custom Reports all aspects of the business.
*Integrate with lots of helpful peripheral like hand scanners or stock devices.
If you are still unsure about exactly how an Epos system can benefit you please call us
on 0845 299 7707 option 1 for some advice.