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How SalesVu POS system modules: E-commerce and Branded App are perfect for SDAdish!

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Max and Natalie Ocon own SDAdish, an online company that offers a Christian satellite system, installations and items for sale. They offer their services and products to a niche market and not to a general public, mostly it is referred to Christian television and TV networks. Their service includes 60 plus channels and no contracts.
They started selling their services by phone and using different processing companies. With a great product comes great responsibilities, and they decided it was time to upgrade to a . SalesVu was the best option for them because of the E-commerce, POS and CRM modules. Square and PayPal were also taken into consideration, but SalesVu stood out because of the website integration.
When asked how SalesVu has helped their business, they were very responsive saying that the POS app makes it easier to process payments, 80% of their orders are processed on the POS, by phone, and 20% is online orders. The fact that the POS and website talk to each other in real time, makes it very user friendly to pull reports and differentiate the source. The web-store is a great tool that helps customers create orders and pay right away for them, and with the CRM all the information of the customers is stored in the system and even the purchase history.

“Online ordering is our favorite feature, we can create products easily, enable them for our shopping cart. It’s convenient and fast!” – Natalie Ocon

SalesVu also integrates with Vantiv/Mercury for processing, SDAdish use them for their business and describe their services as good, rates are pretty decent and overall, they are satisfied with them.
Branded App is the newest SalesVu module, with this feature online ordering is easier and the presentation is cleaner and customized. Customers can download the SDAdish app on the App Store and Google Play, they can easily access the app to order online, check their purchase history, reorder, buy electronic gift cards and be able to manage them. This app is totally customizable with their logo and colors. Natalie and Max decided to get it because of the newest presentation that it will give to their business.
Online businesses are becoming more popular these days and SalesVu is able to provide the tools to manage them all! Follow SDAdish on social media below!

Posted in Retail | Tagged 24/7 Support, Branded App, Customer Management, ECommerce Website, Mobile POS, Retail POS

Three main features for Jojo’s Jerky: POS system, Inventory and CRM!

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Hans Hippert is the proud business owner of Jojo’s Jerky, he started doing jerkies as a hobby and experimenting with all kind of different flavors. His passion leaded him to found his business in 2004, located in Las Vegas Nevada. Jojo’s Jerky is a food manufacturer, they make all fresh, all natural jerkies, fat free and non-GMO. Besides his principal product, he also has another line for seasonings, nut sacks and hot sauces. His business model is 100% sustainable, all the ideas for the different products come with sustainability in mind. Every single product is made with natural ingredients with no preservatives. Hans owns three locations and he’s a wholesaler for whole foods, craft house brewery, and different retailers.

‘Without SalesVu we couldn’t grow as much as we can, they have been really cool with us and very supportive. Tech support has always been great and responsive’ – Hippert

He decided to start using SalesVu four years ago, he based his decision on level of functionalities, necessary tools and cost efficiency. He’s been a happy customer ever since. The modules that he uses the most are POS, CRM and Inventory Management.

With the mobile POS he can accept payments in all of his stores but also, he is able to go to any event and sell his products offsite. The reports that come with this module are extremely easy to see at any time and from any device. In addition, he receives weekly sales reports via email.

Hans defines the CRM module as one of the best tools to keep track of his customers, especially because he needs to store the email of his clients to follow up with them. In this module, there’s an email marketing feature that allows him to send emails with any news, promotions, specials, and he can target those emails to specific groups of customers. The best part about the CRM is the purchase history, he can keep track of what their customers ordered, the specific products and date and time.

Inventory tracking is a crucial module for him, with the access levels or permissions that he sets on the employee module, he is able to manage theft or loss prevention. Besides that, creating purchase orders is fantastic, especially because he creates them from the web portal, they’re sent automatically to the vendor and when receiving them, the inventory updates in real time. The Inventory adjustment report is great when he wants to check which items or limited-edition products are available in which store, it is time saving and he can check them remotely.
One key factor that helps Jojo’s Jerky grow constantly is having the right software solution. SalesVu provides the perfect tools at a very affordable price for Hans to take care of his business. For more information about their products you can go to their website. Don’t forget to follow them on social media below!

Posted in Retail, Uncategorized | Tagged 24/7 Support, Customer Management, Inventory Management, Mobile POS

How to run a Vape Shop successfully with SalesVu POS system!

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Offering electronic cigarettes and a large variety of flavors of eliquid, The Vaping Oasis, is a great vape shop run by Bonnie and Harley Butz. They own two locations in Bethlehem and Whitehall, Pennsylvania, and customers love them because of the different supplies they can find. Also, a customer’s favorite is ‘the flavor bar’, where they can sit and have snacks, juices and a great time!

Before starting their journey with SalesVu, Bonnie and Harley were using Clover POS, but they didn’t have a great experience since the system was too confusing and customer service/support was not good.

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“We saw SalesVu was a new software, and it seems to be the easiest and most straight forward. It is simply the best option!”

Harley told us that with SalesVu he is using the POS functionality that allows him to sell his products, create discounts and promotions, complete transactions and run all type of reports. The fact that those reports can be pulled up per location, makes it easier for him to manage the two stores, they can easily compare their sales and manage the business remotely.

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Another great module that Butz has, is the Loyalty Program. He is able to set up the percentage he wants his customers to earn and the amount they have to unlock before using the ‘loyalty cash’. This feature has definitely helped with the reporting part, he can easily keep track of customers and check their purchase history, remaining balance and check how much they’re spending. This tool has been really helpful for both locations in order to grow simultaneously.

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SalesVu has provided the tools to Bonnie and Harley to manage their business. The multi-location capabilities makes it easier and smoother for them. Don’t forget to follow them on social media below!

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Posted in Retail, Vape Shop | Tagged 24/7 Support, Loyalty Program, Multilocations, Retail POS

SalesVu iPad POS and Ecommerce Website are very handy for The Galley

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Located in Downtown New Smyrna Beach, The Galley is a locally owned shop and it is the place to go for all your culinary needs. Their premium infused oils and vinegars delight any pallet and take each cooking experience to a whole new level. The Galley sells Ultra premium Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar as well as cooking and entertaining accessories. Business owner Cathy Jones told us that there are about 40 flavors of vinegar al oil, and that all are available at The Galley. The store and gourmet boutique allows the consumers to “taste” before they buy so they know and like the flavor before they buy it.

At the moment they are using the iPad POS System and the Ecommerce Website, which is recently a new SalesVu module they acquired. Cathy Jones, the business owner, told us that SalesVu iPad POS System is the first one she had ever used and she feels very satisfied with it. The Galley is about to turn a year enjoying our services in June 2014.

“At the beginning I looked at Quick-Books and Shopkeep, but they were both expensive and bulky or worse, too pushy for our taste. SalesVu is easy to understand and user friendly. It is not a bulky POS since having an iPad is practical and common.”

Cathy also said that:

“My favorite feature is the fact that SalesVu is wireless. For me, the less components to deal with, the better, especially when finalizing the purchases.”

Cathy told us that she was able to reduce the cost of goods and better manage the suppliers of the products after she was able to figure how to correctly use the inventory management feature, and place the data of the oil and vinegar measures on it.

As for the ECommerce Website module, Cathy told us that she is fairly new in understanding how it works, but that she likes it and sees the potential it has for her business.

Try out the succulent oils and essences of The Galley or order some of their unique products online visiting their website. Click any of the icons below to follow their social media accounts and keep updated with the newest flavors and trends in the culinary world.

Posted in Retail, RSS | Tagged Credit Card Processing, ECommerce Website

Ubuntu Cafe and Bakery baked something great with SalesVu iPad POS System

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A mother and a daughter in a small rural town in Manitoba, Canada opened a coffee shop and bakery a year ago. Located in a new library in Slkirk, they converted the basement of their house into a small bakery that supplies the coffee shop with freshly baked goods. Ubuntu Café and Bakery is an independent coffee shop with espresso-based drinks, treats and coffee made with a V-60 pour-over machine. They also offer vintage teas served with bone china, starched white linens, etc. These details set Ubuntu Café and Bakery apart from the rest. It has been a reason why the place has gained so much popularity and now book customers with 3 weeks in advance. Ubuntu Café and Bakery started building a strong customer base early on, selling artisan bread in local Farmer’s Market. Additionally, they became a catering business due to the numerous meetings that develop within the library’s rooms.

We wanted to know why they needed an iPad POS solution and why they choose SalesVu.

“It was more the low cost and simplicity of SalesVu that were the deciding factors. In the future we may be using SalesVu at the markets. We considered that the need for the mobile feature was secondary in our decision-making (up to now we only did cash sales at the markets).”

About the unique propositions SalesVu gives to small business owners in the US and abroad the iPad POS low cost, ease of use, and the possibility to use debit cards were determinant in deciding for SalesVu.

“ The use of debit cards for payments was one of the big reasons, that along with speed of payment for credit card transactions, ease of entering new products, and remote accessibility.”

Ubuntu Café and Bakery opened their doors in January 2014 relying in SalesVu iPad POS system to process payments; however, in their planning phase they got quotes for a tailor-made POS system.”

“Besides from the accessibility and easy payments, we really like the online billing (for catering orders) We demand cash on delivery, and with Salesvu I can send the invoice in advance – and some customers even pay the invoice online before they pick up their orders. I have to say that my customers like the ease and security of the online payment with a credit card using SalesVu platform”.

Business owner Anna told us that Ubuntu Café and Bakery enjoys the quick payments. She told us, it is a major plus.

“It is the ease with which we can add products. We can decide to for instance, make bourbon French macarons for tomorrow, and would enter the macarons onto the iPad POS through our website account just before delivery.”

SalesVu iPad POS offers very reasonable rates for small business owners who are conscious of the importance of savings.

“We were quoted $15,000 for the hardware and software for a conventional POS system. The set-up cost for SalesVu was buying the IPad, printer, IPad stand, external credit card (debit card) and card reader for that debit card – costing us no more that $1,000. So – we easily saved $14,000”

There are few things in life that can be compared to the pleasure of a good book and great quality coffee, add the unique silence of a library and freshly baked treats, and voila! You find Ubuntu Café and Bakery. Don’t miss out the opportunity to connect with this honest coffee shop and visit their website and social media pages to find out more about them.

Posted in Restaurants and Bars, Retail, RSS | Tagged Credit Card Processing, Quote & Invoicing, Restaurant POS, Retail POS

Technology arrives at the Falcon Ridge Farm in the form SalesVu iPad POS

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Falcon Ridge is a family owned and operated farm located in the beautiful rolling hills of west Tennessee. Expanded throughout 250 acres, they specialize in growing fresh food and fun. There are over 40 different fruits and vegetables grown at Falcon Ridge. Some of the favorites include strawberries, tomatoes, blueberries, blackberries, kale and sweet corn. Falcon Ridge grows, harvests and retails everything that is grown on the farm. They sell some of their fresh produce to farmer’s markets and have open their gates to the public to provide ole fashion family fun. The farm also hosts school field trips, family reunions and picnics.

SalesVu team asked them why they felt the need of obtaining a POS solution. They told us that their main reason was because they conduct business in several locations and needed an easier and more effective system to keep track of their sales.

“We chose SalesVu because it was recommended by a friend. We were not using any POS system before SalesVu. You are the first ones and we are happy to have reached that decision. We used to register everything we sold in notepads and old cash registers. In regards of other POS systems that we considered, I honestly do not recall the others, but I do remember most of them had a monthly fee which I didn’t want and did not like”

We wanted to know what were the favorite things they liked about SalesVu and also any other experiences they wanted to share with us about their trajectory using our services.

“One of the things I like the most about SalesVu is how easy is to operate it, and the ability to keep records effortlessly. The old cash registers we used were confusing to operate and we had a hard time training new employees to use them correctly. With SalesVu, anyone that can adequately operate a smartphone can learn SalesVu’s system within minutes. This is important because we are a seasonal retail operation and have a high turnover of employees. Record keeping is something we are continually trying to improve. SalesVu had enabled our ability to leap forward from pen and paper ledgers to digital records, and to reports that are available 24/7 from your smartphone or computer. This has helped us run a more efficient business.”

SalesVu has helped Falcon Ridge by transforming the employee training into an easier experience.

“SalesVu iPad POS system is intuitive and easy to catch., We can keep better and more accessible records. The fact that SalesVu is portable lets us conduct business anywhere at anytime. I think we have probably saved a couple hundred dollars up front and $50 a month by using SalesVu instead of another monthly fee based POS.”

Enjoy the most basic and beautiful aspects of life by returning to the nature with Falcon Ridge Farm. Their familiar spirit, and warmth will help you discover yourself again.

Visit their website, like their Facebook page or follow their twitter account to be updated with the best and the latest from this family company

Posted in Restaurants and Bars, Retail, RSS | Tagged Accounting & Bookkeeping, Credit Card Processing, Customer Management, Employee Scheduling

Cool Beans Coffee has a Cool experience with SalesVu Employee Scheduling

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Cool Beans Coffee is a small business interested in bringing local, elegant, gourmet coffee to Norman Oklahoma. They use a fair trade, coffee provider from Oklahoma City, OK. They look forward to serving the community with a great product, quickly, and efficiently within their innovative drive through windows for coffee lovers. They are without doubt, coffee mavens that use SalesVu employee and human capital management for a fair and effective payroll.

We talked to business owner Nicki Tribble and she told us some of the reasons they choose SalesVu as their restaurant POS system.

“We are a very small shop and we don’t have a huge space for a register. We needed something portable and fun that could fit in the shop without interfering with any other of the artifacts we have for coffee making

They told us that from all the other mobile POS platforms out there they chose SalesVu after intense research and realized it was the most viable one for each of their particular business needs.

“We did research on several POS systems and we seemed to like SalesVu the most. It certainly was the most intuitive software, and the easiest to understand. SalesVu is our first POS solution and we are very pleased with it. Among our favorite things is that SalesVu has a very quick to respond customer service., their website is very user friendly and that it is great for Payroll”

Cool Beans Coffee also uses the gift card feature a creative twist that small businesses and small restaurant POS can use to attract more customers and gain their loyalty. Here is a picture of the one they have.

Cool, right? Get your delicious coffee fast and check Cool Beans Coffee website and add them to your social networks by clicking any of the icons below.

Posted in Restaurants and Bars, Retail, RSS | Tagged Employee Scheduling, Gift Cards Management

Funky Pearl Boutique said accounting and bookkeeping with SalesVu iPad POS System is easy and fast!

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Funky Pearl Boutique is a lower-end Boutique with same trends as higher-end boutiques. Proudly selling fashions of sizes Small through 3XL, along with shoes, accessories and home decorations. The Boutique is one shop that values customer relations and expectations and SalesVu and inventory system and easy accounting features had been used to help Funky Pearl boutique achieve short and long term goals and, of course, keep clients happy!

“I originally opened the Boutique for fun and to meet new people in the area while proposing a small business in a small community in which I live. I wanted to broaden social interaction outside the area from where I come, in order to bring new people to the town. I held a career in banking for many years until I was a stay at home mom for four years, then decided to open a Boutique, not only because it’s fun for me, but our small town needs it, our people need it and it’s a great way to keep small town shopping local.”

We asked Funky Pearl Boutique’s owner Billie Kelley why she chose a mobile POS system and not a traditional one. She mentioned that convenience for customers was a number one priority, and that SalesVu credit card swipper has converted every transaction in something easy and interactive.

“Nowadays, it’s more convenient for people to swipe a debit or credit card and go. It is the safest way to get money other than cash. Checks are not a safe way to do business anymore, so I chose to use a POS system for convenience to myself and to my customers. I do not take checks, so it was convenient to offer more than one payment solution when selling merchandise”

Billie told us that the main reason to choose SalesVu was because we offered the best choices for new, and small business owners who are concerned with the expenses and accountability of their profits.

” SalesVu offered free monthly service, low rates and a great Sales Reports. This last one is very important to me and my accountant. The convenience of having my reports all put together for me at the end of the month for free was great. I feel SalesVu was a wise decision because of the time I have saved with it.”

Billie also told us that she has used SalesVu since the day she opened Funky Pearl Boutique on June 12th, 2013. She is definitely not thinking about trying another system because SalesVu has been what she needed so far. Also, she considers that the system could become even better and looks forward for more updates and additional options.

“My favorite things of SalesVu, well, I have a couple. The first thins is I like is the inventory descriptions and the second is the Sales Reports, as I mentioned before. The inventory descriptions are nice because you can detail your merchandise out to describe what was purchased on receipts so customers can see their purchases itemized. I also like the Sales Reports sincee you can see what you’ve sold between a certain time frame, detailed in before taxes, after taxes, with and without discounts, etc. This is significant to me in how much I’m doing in promotions and every month.”

Funky Pearl Boutique is their Facebook account name and @FunkyPearlB is their Twitter user name. If you are interested in knowing more about this gorgeous retail store, check them out by clicking any of the icons below.

Posted in Retail, RSS | Tagged Accounting & Bookkeeping, Inventory & Management, Retail POS

“SalesVu is the most feature rich and cost effective iPad POS System” -REDBAR Espresso & Market

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REDBAR Espresso & Market is a 100% Fair Trade Organic Specialty Grade Espresso and Coffee shipped in fresh from the world renowned Klatch Roasting, in California. Established in 2012, the owners of REDBAR realized the need for a coffee shop free from high sugar syrups and GMO milk. REDBAR came almost as an experiment to see if quality is still sustainable in today’s industrialized commercial world.

“This was not a business move where corners are cut for the sake of profits and market competition. This was designed top to bottom as a place I would eat daily. We honestly believe you may never find another place like it.”

Dr. Michael Bucknell set the bar high with REDBAR Espresso & Market. A place where quality and honest products delight the palates of many. They were awarded 3.5 stars in their Yelp page and positive comments from happy customers. SalesVu was chosen as the restaurant POS of the establishment and the reliability of our system had not disappointed.

“We wanted simply to use an iPad based system, mobility wasn’t really necessary. SalesVu was the most feature rich and cost effective of the POS options. It has been our choice from the day we open our doors after much research”

Dr. Michel has high standards to please their customers and also looks to please himself with the very best. SalesVu restaurant POS is in charge of effectively processing credit card transactions and other forms of payment.

” I love that it’s web based and simple to use. My shop runs seamlessly, all I have to do is take care of the account I have created and run reports of the store’s performance. I feel touch-screen systems are the way of the future. It’s cool before it just becomes normal, we are happy we are enjoying the platform benefits from the a business-wise standpoint”

Life is too short for bad coffee, so stop by REDBAR espresso, smell the smooth aroma of freshly-pressed coffee and relax.

Here are the links for REDBAR espresso & Market

Posted in Restaurants and Bars, Retail, RSS | Tagged Credit Card Processing, Inventory & Management, Restaurant POS

Meet your client’s demands with SalesVu iPad POS System and Customer relationship management

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Old Firehouse Brewery is a family owned microbrewery. Their mission is to passionately brew fresh, and handcrafted beer by using only the finest ingredients possible. They provide their customers with top of the line beer so they knew they had to use a top of the line POS equipment. We interview Lori, the business owner to get a notion of her experience with SalesVu restaurant and bar POS.

“Old Firehouse Brewery operates a tap room on the brewery premises that prompted the need for a POS solution. We sell beer by the glass and in to go growlers out of our tap room.

After extensive competitor research, Old Firehouse Brewery found that SalesVu had some aspects in the POS system that other “bar” type POS systems did not. Lori uses specifically the Table and Reservation Management feature to meet her clients’ demands efficiently.

“We wanted the ability to open tabs by swiping credit cards versus holding on to someone’s cards. We also really liked the customer management piece that you can get with SalesVu. “

Old Firehouse Brewery opened the doors for business using the SalesVu restaurant and bar POS at once. SalesVu offered greater functionality and more desirable features than any other competitor in the POS market. Lori said that her favorite SalesVu features are the Open Tab, and the Customer relationship management.

“We receive tremendous feedback from our patrons that they truly appreciate us not holding their credit cards to maintain an open tab. Also, the ability to maintain a customer database allows us tremendous ability to review what people like and don’t like, help track volume of purchases, etc. We also love all the reports available in SalesVu. We can get as little or as much information as we want.”

Lori was unable to determine how much money they saved upfront with SalesVu! She said that the software had really improved the quality of the transactions and the analysis of sales with the close of the day.

“It makes running our tap room go smoothly! The reports allow us to know how well we are doing in certain areas and where our customers are focused regarding specific products.”

Old Firehouse Brewery’s overall experience with the table, and customer management options SalesVu provide has been remarkable so far.

Follow the Old Firehouse Brewery on any of their social media accounts by clicking the images below, or visit their website for additional info.

Posted in Restaurants and Bars, Retail, RSS | Tagged Customer Management, Restaurant POS, Retail POS

“At the beginning I looked at Quick-Books and Shopkeep, but they were both expensive and bulky or worse, too pushy for our taste. SalesVu is easy to understand and user friendly. It is not a bulky POS since having an iPad is practical and common.”

“My favorite feature is the fact that SalesVu is wireless. For me, the less components to deal with, the better, especially when finalizing the purchases.”

“It was more the low cost and simplicity of SalesVu that were the deciding factors. In the future we may be using SalesVu at the markets. We considered that the need for the mobile feature was secondary in our decision-making (up to now we only did cash sales at the markets).”

“ The use of debit cards for payments was one of the big reasons, that along with speed of payment for credit card transactions, ease of entering new products, and remote accessibility.”

“It is the ease with which we can add products. We can decide to for instance, make bourbon French macarons for tomorrow, and would enter the macarons onto the iPad POS through our website account just before delivery.”

“We were quoted $15,000 for the hardware and software for a conventional POS system. The set-up cost for SalesVu was buying the IPad, printer, IPad stand, external credit card (debit card) and card reader for that debit card – costing us no more that $1,000. So – we easily saved $14,000”

“We are a very small shop and we don’t have a huge space for a register. We needed something portable and fun that could fit in the shop without interfering with any other of the artifacts we have for coffee making

“This was not a business move where corners are cut for the sake of profits and market competition. This was designed top to bottom as a place I would eat daily. We honestly believe you may never find another place like it.”

“We wanted simply to use an iPad based system, mobility wasn’t really necessary. SalesVu was the most feature rich and cost effective of the POS options. It has been our choice from the day we open our doors after much research”

“Old Firehouse Brewery operates a tap room on the brewery premises that prompted the need for a POS solution. We sell beer by the glass and in to go growlers out of our tap room.

“We wanted the ability to open tabs by swiping credit cards versus holding on to someone’s cards. We also really liked the customer management piece that you can get with SalesVu. “

“It makes running our tap room go smoothly! The reports allow us to know how well we are doing in certain areas and where our customers are focused regarding specific products.”

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