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If you’re a company just starting out, then the ring of the till is probably the one sound you’re most eager to hear. But in these modern times, it’s not enough to just stick a till on your counter and await the paying masses. This is the era of contactless cards and digital wallets, a time when ‘money’ is not synonymous with ‘cash’. In fact, if your business is still relying on customers coming in with pockets full of cash, you’re at risk of losing tens of thousands in annual sales.

How to safeguard against this fate? By equipping your business with payment solutions that work for you, your customers and the range of modern payment methods they may wish to use. In short, you need an Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS).

 

How do EPOS Systems Work?

The short answer? However you want them to. EPOS systems in Brighton are amazingly versatile. The basic technology lets you finalise sales and accept all sorts of card and digital payment, all this requires is POS software and a card reader. EPOS systems also make portable payment systems a breeze, with their tech able to be squeezed into pocket-sized hardware, run on smartphones or loaded onto a laptop.

For large retailers like supermarkets, an EPOS can be made to work with barcode scanners, touchscreen input and weighing scales – all tech you’re sure to have noticed in your nearest self-check out. But EPOS tech isn’t just for the big names and high street giants, powerful tech is just as applicable to the smallest business. EPOS is about convenience and efficiency, no matter how big or small your business is.

How is EPOS Different to Standard Cash Tills?

If you are a cash-only business not yet initiated into the world of EPOS, you run the very real risk of losing sales. With the average Brit carrying no more than £22 in cash at any time, substantial purchases won’t be very forthcoming unless an EPOS/card reader is, too. Not only is the cash-only approach crippling to your sales figures, it also gives the impression of your business being old fashioned (an ipad EPOS vs a standard cash till makes for quite the contrast).

So, how is an EPOS different to a standard cash till? Simple, one is the past, the other is the future of your business.

Here are six key reasons you should get your business equipped with an EPOS system:

1. They don’t have to be expensive

Electronic cash till? £70. EPOS? Free.

That’s a pretty good argument. Cash registers are rarely cheap, require maintenance and need to be constantly plugged in, so they do your utility bill no favours, either.

A good EPOS (we think we know just the one) requires no more than your smartphone or iPad to run, can be connected with other EPOS hardware that runs wirelessly and only requires charging at intervals - and, in our case, is completely free.