When purchasing a POS System you will find that the initial cost of software, hardware, setup, and training have less to do with the overall cost of the system than you think. If you are considering a POS System than you are looking for a solution that saves you time, and automates your business, if it does a poor job of that it is costing you countless dollars in payroll, theft, mismanagement, and your time. We have compiled the list below from knowledge obtained from our many restaurant clients that have made these mistakes in the past before utilizing BNG’s expertise to streamline their Point Of Sale Systems.

1. Ignoring the quality of the company that built the software. That is like buying a car without knowing the brand of the vehicle, the reputation of the dealer, the history, or anything else that goes along that signals you’re not buying a lemon. It is perhaps even more critical when buying a point-of-sale solution, which requires regular software updates, specialized training, technical support in a hurry when something goes down, and perhaps even hardware that requires fixing. Do you really want to buy a product, only to be mired in headaches because the company never makes you a priority, or worse, goes out of business? When buying a POS Solution, that is really the beginning of your relationship with the company. Do not mistake it as a short, inconsequential aspect of buying the product.

2. Buying hardware first. Purchase the POS restaurant system software first, and allow the software to then dictate your equipment and even computer operating system. Often software has very specific hardware requirements. You are bound to buy at least a few items that will not work with your system. Point-of-sale systems may all seem similar, but buying the wrong one can hamper every single sale in your business for as long as you own it.

3. Buying strictly on price. While obviously price is a key factor, often the cheapest point-of-sale system ends up being far more expensive than the sticker price, because of hidden costs like missing features that would have saved time or money, technical support fees, or supplemental services you did not realize you would need.

4. Purchasing the wrong software. It’s important to fully understand what kind of POS restaurant systems software meets all the needs of your business, not just some of them. Do not buy something that only partly automates your sales operation. If you have no POS system today or it’s outdated, anything new will feel like a dramatic improvement. But ideally the software you buy should automate every aspect of the transaction. Your provider should demonstrate the full automation of every aspect of your business, or at least advise you on how other businesses like yours have automated.

5. Do not assume choosing a POS solution is something you can hand off to anyone. The person making the decision needs to have significant experience working in your business. They cannot be a hot shot at fixing your computers. Every wrong decision could play out in each transaction for years to come. If a decision that touches on every aspect of your business is not critical-enough to have a personal hand in, then what is?

6. Picking a POS restaurant system that does not include features that could really help your business. There are hundreds of different POS system providers, and unless you are a POS expert you’re almost bound to choose software that doesn’t fully deliver for your business. To avoid that trap, analyze the needs of your business, creating a list of important features that will save you time and money.

7. While you do want to find a solution that maximizes automation, do not get caught in a paralysis of analysis, searching for the perfect platform that provides every single feature you might one day benefit from. Just choose the top 10 most important things to you and make sure the system is easy to use. If employees struggle to make it work, they will simply quit trying.

8. Not accurately considering your long-term cost of operation for the POS system. Some systems that are cheap upfront end up ultimately costing more. They charge more expensive per-transaction fees or warranties that expire faster than more expensive models. Some companies also provide the software and hardware on the condition you buy into a hefty long-term contract that increases significantly in price over time. So be sure to compare overall prices when choosing a solution and company.

9. Not purchasing a service contract as part of the POS system. You will eventually need service at some point. So unless you want to pay dearly for someone to come out, charge you for hourly work, and you do not mind your system being down for an extended period of time, a service contract will provide you with significant peace of mind and potentially money, if a really terrible breakdown occurs. After you purchase the software you will rely on the software company to supply updates, training, technical support, and possibly hardware.

10. Paying for disaster recovery and data loss support. Being prepared for a fire, flood, theft, or computer crash that “probably will not happen”, is naturally something a lot of people feel they can skip. However, back-up systems for 2012 POS solution technologies are far cheaper and easier than in the past. Backups are routinely performed with the use of portable hard drives or Internet-based online backup services. Do not take a chance on feeling awful by risking not having a backup system in place.

BNG is the resource you need to make the right decision on POS Restaurant Systems.

There is obviously a lot more to consider when choosing a POS restaurant system for your business, so contact BNG Technologies to begin the process. The team will make sure you do not become a victim of one of these mistakes. Click here to contact BNG now.

1. Cutting down on cash register mishaps
2. Shrinking training time without sacrificing on customer service
3. More accurately track inventory and every other restaurant-related figure in real-time
4. Speeding up the ordering process while increasing its accuracy
5. Chopping down on cash register errors
6. Automatically collecting proof of the rouge employees you suspect of stealing cash

The Restaurant Manager point of sale system is a turn-key software restaurant cash register solution that in seconds solves half-a-dozen issues every restaurateur and bar owner struggles with. It is the result of two decades of work and iterations, based on feedback from across the globe of restaurant owners, managers, bartenders, waiters, and waitresses.

BNG Holdings, Inc’s sister company BNG Technologies LLC., sells this solution you can find more about by clicking on Restaurant Manager POS, we can confidently say it brings in more revenue through saving time and cutting down on human mistakes.

Here’s Why The Restaurant Cash Register System Works So Well:

The automation streamlines the hand-offs of information and guards against the little slip ups that costs dining establishments money.

Here are other key benefits Restaurant Manager POS cash register system serves up:

• Prices on specials automatically adjust the second the special expires, so staff does not have to be watching the clock to make sure the person is charged correctly.
• If you unfortunately end up with a bartender who makes it a habit to skim a little off the top, BNG’s video recording system will record his or her actions and overlay the buttons pressed when entering an order. A client of BNG Technologies estimated it saved his company $36,000/year which paid for his Restaurant Manager POS system instantly.
• Tabs can be started with merely an on-screen tap of BarTabs, so no drinks go unaccounted for. The credit card can be preauthorized, so your staff is not greeted with an unpleasant surprise at the end of the evening. Cover charges and drink minimums can be tacked on as well through the cash register system.
• You can receive alerts every time your very important customers pass key spending thresholds.
• A menu of alerts is available via text message or e-mail, so you know exactly when someone is working overtime.
• As the staff waits on customers, alerts and reminders can pop up for them as well, such as the current specials.
• Apple iPods with Write-on handheld POS software allow the server to send orders electronically while at the table. She or he can continue speaking with customers while the chef or bartender receives the printed order and gets to work filling it.

• It makes patrons feel safer. With the handheld devices that include swiping, no longer does the credit or debit card have to leave the table, giving your customers a bit more peace of mind.
• It is simpler than other kinds of point of sale solutions, according to people who have used multiple systems – so new employees can easily train on the system
• Inventory data is available instantaneously whenever the owner desires it, from any device anywhere; eliminating costly over-purchasing, guess work, and time spent counting stock.

Restaurant Cash Register Software Tailored For You

Perhaps most importantly, these features can be tailored to your business, and this is especially where BNG Technologies shines. Our company is not focused on selling you everything that could come with this restaurant cash register system, but only the pieces that make sense to you, after sitting down with you and unearthing precisely which of these features would prove most beneficial to your business. So be sure to call BNG Technologies at 1(888) 444-8471 or use the contact form, in order to begin discussing precisely how a service like this can save you time and money, and most likely a lot of both.

You share a passion for your products, not much of a penchant for making sure sales tax was appropriately charged for the six pack walking out the door.

If this sounds like you, BNG Technologies has a liquor store software solution called CounterPoint POS, specifically tailored for Minnesota and North Dakota liquor store owners.

Your customers and needs are just as diverse as the colors, sizes, and tastes of your beer selection. This point-of-sale solution frees you up to treat each of your customers with the care and ease of a bartender.

The software system is tailored to provide a turn-key solution for the many common transactions and issues liquor store owners throughout the upper Midwest deal with, while also having the embedded flexibility to allow for tailoring the product for liquor store owners.

If you want to talk to someone right now, click here. If not, read on to learn exactly how this technology delivers on these promises.

How CounterPoint’s Liquor Store Software POS Solution Frees You Up To Spend Time With Customers

With this software, you can:

• Divide your product into as many different combinations as you desire for reselling – even down to the individual bottle or can, and easily track it multiple ways.
• Receive a report based on all this telling you what you should buy, from studying inventory and sales data.
• Maintain credit cards on file for customers with encryption technology and just pull them up as needed.
• Insert different prices for different customers. For example, if you wanted to provide the wholesaler the product minus sales tax, or if you’re giving someone like a caterer a break on a contracted price.
• Scan individual bar codes
• Easily print labels
• Easily interface the CounterPoint POS with your accounting data
• Sort by vendor
• Use the database to help market the business. For example, if you want to create a chart of beers in order of dark to light.
• Easily interface data from multiple locations at once, even if operating systems differ at each location.
• Provide a customer receipts on full-size paper, which provides a more professional feel than the typical 3-inch roll of numbers everyone else passes out.
• Interface with e-mail programs, if you want to let customers know about sales for example, or run a loyalty program.
• Use the liquor store software to issue and redeem gift cards, instead of having to pay exorbitant fees to gift card companies.

As always, the journey starts and ends with excellent customer service, which you receive with BNG Technologies. Instead of selling you a standard liquor store software package, our experts actually consult with you to find out specifically how this tool might most benefit you. Then we customize the product to make sure it’s a fit for your needs.

So go ahead and give it a try by calling 1(888)444-8471 or e-mailing and setting up a demo today.

BNG is now the only credit card and ACH processing integration partner for the new Tigerpaw 11 software release. At the conference BNG will be answering questions demoing new payment solutions and networking with Tigerpaw CRM users.

Win an Apple iPod

Make sure to stop by the BNG Holdings, Inc. both during the event to enter to win a new Apple iPod and meet some of the owners of BNG.

Read more about the new Tigerpaw payment integration features and benefits by going to http://www.bngholdingsinc.com/tigerpaw

See you at the 2011 Tigerpaw User Conference.

Top five things you should do before selecting a credit card processing company.

1. Read current customer testimonials.
2. Learn about the history of the company.
3. Make sure the people behind the company are true industry experts that you can trust to take care of your business after the sale.
4. Look for a company that offers the services you need most like credit/debit card, e-check, and gift/loyalty card processing.
5. Find out if they are local, and can they offer the customer service you need.

Contact BNG today to start accepting credit cards or to switch to North Dakota’s most trusted payment processor.

Contact BNG For More Info

With BNG Holdings as your choice for the new Tigerpaw payment integration you will have unmatched personal 24/7 customer support with one number to call for anything relating to payments. We handle everything in house, so when you need us the most- we can help.

Contact us today to compare your rates and setup an account.

BNG is Tigerpaw’s COMPLETE payment processor.

Tigerpaw’s new payment functionality enables Tigerpaw users to collect scheduled credit card payments against a Tigerpaw agreement. The payment amount is designated on a pre-determined payment date and schedule.  This results in an automatic payment charged to the customer’s credit card without any manual processing or entry.

Under the new program, Tigerpaw users can even accept customer payments and partial payments via the customer portal, providing clients with the convenience of paying bills online.

Tigerpaw has teamed up with BNG Holdings, Inc. to provide a new payment processing integration that will allow you to accept payments online, automatically schedule recurring invoices, and decrease payment collection time as well as days sales outstanding (DSO).

The new credit card and ACH integration with Tigerpaw will process your payments through BNG’s merchant processing solutions and will allow BNG Holdings, Inc. to collect credit card and check payments and deposit them in your business checking account within 24-48 hours.

Other new Tigerpaw payments features:

• Automatically trigger invoicing and payment processing for recurring invoices
• Select all invoices for payment or select invoices individually
• Create a single, consolidated transaction to charge the credit card
• Apply payments to the oldest invoices or choose partial payment of an invoice
• Process credit card information once – set it and forget it
• Reduce the time spent on invoicing through single entry of data
• Automate monthly charges and increase profitability when selling commodities

Read more about Tigerpaw’s new software release here.

View a recorded webinar that goes over the Tigerpaw and BNG payment integration details here: Integration Webinar Video.

BNG will match or improve your current rates. Contact us today to compare your rates and setup an account.

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Have you ever wanted to run credit card transactions through your computer, but didn’t need all the features and added cost of a POS software?  BNG Holdings, Inc. has created a new way to accept credit card transactions on your computer.  The only added equipment is a usb card swiper.

We asked the Co-Founder and CEO of BNG Holdings, Inc. Brady Nash how their new product works.  ”First of all the software runs in the background of your computer unnoticed and out of your way until you swipe a credit card on the usb card swiper.  Then a screen pops up that looks like a traditional credit card machine.  You simply enter the amount to be charged and hit enter.  The BNG Payment Gateway communicates with our payment servers and gives you an instant approval.  The receipt pops up and you can print it from any existing printer, or email it directly to your customer.”

“There is no expensive equipment to buy and the software is completely PCI DSS Compliant,” said Tyler Buechler, Vice President and Co-Founder of BNG Holdings, Inc.  ”We are very proud of the new, innovative, and industry leading software .”

BNG Holdings, Inc. has been a driving force in the Fargo Moorhead economy since they began offering the area credit card processing services in 2005.  From the beginning, BNG has been a company dedicated to developing strong partnerships with its merchants by providing face to face customer support and unmatched value in the industry. With this main philosophy as a guide, BNG has become one of the fastest growing merchant services companies in the Upper Midwest.

You can visit with BNG Holdings, Inc. at their office in the new West Fargo Pioneer Technology Center, located at 1405 Prairie Parkway.