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Nicolette Kier

Expert Contributor

Expertise: POS, eCommerce

Education: BA English, University of Pittsburg

Nicolette began writing on small business topics in 2020. After hundreds of hours researching, testing, and assisting small business owners with web building and point of sale software, she is now an expert on all things eCommerce and point of sale. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh and resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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7 Best Tablet POS Systems

A tablet POS system is software that you can install on Apple, Android, and other tablet devices that allows you to take digital payment types, monitor inventory, and more. Tablet POS systems are an affordable way for business owners to set up a countertop register or take mobile sales.

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Oct 8, 2024 Filed under: Point of Sale

Venmo For Nonprofits

A Venmo charity profile is a special kind of Venmo profile available to PayPal-certified 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Venmo charity profiles offer a variety of benefits. For example, charity profiles also allow nonprofits to use their organization as a username, get a blue verified-charity checkmark, take donations, generate donation reports, and save donor contact information for communicating with donors later on.

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Aug 8, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, Digital Wallets and Alternative Payments
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Best POS Systems For Mac

When selecting POS software for Mac, there are a few factors to consider. Not only should your software fit within your budget, but it should also be intuitive, easy to use (and teach to employees), and have the features you need to make business operations more efficient.

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Dec 14, 2023 Filed under: Point of Sale

Best POS Systems For A Grocery Store

A good grocery store POS system has many requirements. A POS for your grocery store should have great inventory, employee, and cash management features. A POS for supermarkets also needs to have EBT, WIC, lottery, and regulated substance-selling capabilities. Keep reading for the best grocery store point of sale out there.

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Apr 26, 2024 Filed under: Point of Sale

6 Best Convenience Store POS Systems

Since convenience stores have so many different offerings and needs, finding the best POS system for a convenience store is not a simple task. We’ve taken into account different sales regulatory and inventory needs, budgets, and business sizes to produce this guide on the best POS systems for convenience stores and gas stations.

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Dec 15, 2023 Filed under: Point of Sale

Best Garden Center POS Systems

Software for your garden store business should include a user-friendly interface, advanced inventory tracking, and a variety of integrations to help improve your efficiency. The best POS systems for garden centers include Shopify, Revel, Square, Clover, and Lightspeed.

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Dec 20, 2024 Filed under: Point of Sale
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The Best Places To Sell Handmade Items

The best website to sell your handmade crafts on depends on your products and needs. If you’re a designer looking for exposure or can’t print your own custom products all the time, go with a marketplace like Redbubble or Society6. If you’re a fabric or wallpaper designer, sell with Spoonflower, too.
If you’re looking for mass amounts of built-in exposure, sell on Etsy or Cratejoy. If you’re ready to keep all of your profits, though, build your own online store with Square Online, Shopify, BigCommerce, or Ecwid.

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Feb 2, 2022 Filed under: eCommerce

Best POS Systems In Canada

Good Canadian POS systems have certain key attributes: transparent pricing, ease of use, integrated payment processing, and enough scalability to accommodate business growth. Read on to learn about some of the top POS systems in Canada.

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Mar 29, 2024 Filed under: Point of Sale

6 Best Quick Service POS Systems For Restaurants

Quick-serve restaurants have special software requirements. In this list, we’ve compiled the top quick-serve POS systems that will help you bring your restaurant operations into the 2020s. Use one of these highly-rated systems to modernize your restaurant ordering system with quick, efficient, and feature-rich point of sale software.

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Jan 8, 2025 Filed under: Point of Sale, Restaurant POS