Archivo por días: 13 de marzo de 2015

The phenomenon and randomness of the Yelp user review continues to rattle small businesses, and restaurants in particular. Restaurants account for the largest slice of the Yelp pie (with shopping a distant second and nightlife an even-more-distant third), and estimates are that more than 40% of restaurant patrons review their […]

As a provider of integrated merchant accounts or credit card processing services, Sintel Systems is always working to bring value to our customers. To that end, here is a summary of some recent thinking on merchant credit card fees. No Free Lunch Do you know why merchant account fees cannot […]

Given the horror stories of stores nearly crushed by deal-hungry customers, small business owners may be forgiven for their wariness over the daily deal. And yet, success stories abound — so the question is: How to strike a balance and achieve a daily deal program that works for a small […]

Restaurant retailers considering mobile point of sale (POS), cloud-based technology may be wise to consider the question: How are value added resellers (VARs) responding to the tsunami of new offerings which are arguably cheaper and more convenient? From software development to franchise incubator to ongoing support, part of Sintel’s commitment […]