POS solutions have reinvented the way people operate their businesses across so many industries and verticals.
POS solutions can be found in brands around the world, both behind the scenes and at front-of-house operations.
POS hardware and software communicates with offices and warehouses extremely well, for instance, to alert workers if stock is low in retail spaces or how consumers are using their services on the shop floor.
POS solutions on the high street too take all sorts of forms including self-scan checkouts at supermarkets, interactive menus at fast-food restaurants, payment processing hardware to pay with contactless cards and much more besides.
For start-up businesses and SMEs, POS systems can be something of a lifesaver. With the right software and hardware complementing each other, fully integrated into a business, they can speed up internal processes to improve efficiency and free staff up to concentrate on growing the business.
For smaller businesses though, investing in POS solutions for the first time can represent something of a gamble. What software and hardware is best for them, for instance? Will customers feel happy when interacting with it, and is there a lot of training needed to get staff used to a new way of working?
Usually front-and-centre of their minds, too, is the cost. POS solutions can indeed be a great business booster. The caveat to that is though that POS hardware can be quite expensive – even more-so if it’s not what the business needs to grow.
The circular economy to the rescue. There are businesses out there dedicated to helping start-ups and SMEs access POS equipment for less than it costs to buy the same units for new off-the-shelf.
That not only affords them time with the units to test them and see if they’re the right fit, but also gives them access to a bespoke service who can help them to choose the right equipment and help them maintain it over time which, again, can be far friendlier to the budget than buying from new.
They do that by providing POS hardware that’s been refurbished and is as good as new – often the perfect option for growing brands that are experimenting with hardware or need a full technology refresh.
That approach can be kinder to the planet too, which small-business customers especially appreciate. The creation of any kind of technological hardware can leave behind quite a large carbon footprint in relation to the materials used, transporting and packaging units.
A circular economy approach when investing in POS hardware can be much cleaner and greener, and is a very visual representation within your business that the owners and managers are taking the right steps to reduce the brand’s own carbon footprint and invest in more environmentally-friendly solutions.
Having access to all that and more with the right POS partner will then allow you to concentrate on growing your business and taking it to the next level.
