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The barriers to entry in a opening new retail shop are staggering. Depending on the nature of your business, you have licensing fees, rent, deposits, construction, HVAC systems, insurance, inventory…the list goes on for a mile. When I opened The Greene Grape with my partner Amy in 2004, we did our homework and had a pretty good handle on what our costs would be to get started. Still, the process was daunting and expensive. We felt like we were putting so much on the line and we were! Just before we opened, I quipped instead of “Ready, Set, GO!” it was more like “Ready, Set, SPEND!”.
Amy and I were profiled in New York Magazine here and I encourage you to learn from our experience.
I started ShopKeep.com to help alleviate the problems associated with point of sale systems. That’s why I view our products as a “Solution” instead of a “System”. We actually seek to SOLVE problems here. We took the server out of the back room and moved it to the web. Now what you save on servers, databases, maintenance, power supplies and IT consultants you can re-invest into what you really care about.
The upfront cost of POS Systems can be overwhelming. Here at ShopKeep, we aim to keep those costs as low as possible. Our solution is free to try for 30 days and starts at $50/month thereafter. Yes, you need hardware to run the register but that shouldn’t be an insurmountable problem. We will be happy to help you evaluate your existing equipment so you can work with what you have. Please call us at 646-706-7750 to discuss using what you already have to do more with the ShopKeep.com solution
There are so many elements that go into starting a new retail store, ShopKeep.com is just one way you can get from “Ready, Set, SPEND” to “Ready, Set, GO!”.
Best,
Jason
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