Money & Profits
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Everything You Need to Know About How to Buy Wholesale
Finding and buying from a wholesaler can be a bit mysterious. In this post, we'll walk you through everything you need to know to get started.
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The True Cost of Opening a Grocery Store
A grocery store is an essential business during any economic climates. Here’s what to consider when you open a grocery store.
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Everything You Need to Know About ShopKeep Capital
You asked, we answered. Get the full scoop on our merchant-friendly funding program.
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Introducing ShopKeep R.I.S.E.
Find out how more about how our new funding program works.
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How COVID-19 Is Impacting Retail and Online Sales
The coronavirus crisis has changed nearly everything. To get a sense of exactly how COVID-19 is impacting sales for ShopKeep businesses, we compared pre-pandemic shopping patterns with those from the mid-March to mid-April. Here's what we found.
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How to Transition from Brick-And-Mortar to an Online Ecommerce Store
Transitioning from brick-and-mortar to ecommerce can feel like an uphill battle. Here’s a step-by-step guide to simplify the process.
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The Difference Between A Merchant Cash Advance And A Loan
Want to know the difference between a merchant cash advance and a loan? Let ShopKeep show you the ropes so you can decide which one is best for you.
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How To Do Small Business Taxes
Everything you ever wanted to know about small business taxes. Learn how to stay organized and maximize your deductions.
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Small Business Basics: What is a Cash Flow Analysis?
Understanding cash flow is the key to a sustainable and profitable business. Learn how with this easy-to-follow guide to cash-flow analysis.
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The 5 Best Free Small Business Checking Accounts of 2019
Need a free business checking account? A curated, non-sponsored roundup of the best free checking accounts for small businesses.
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How To Know If You’re Underpricing Your Products - A Quick Guide
Don’t let your small business fall into the underpricing trap! Quickly learn how to set prices that are profitable and sustainable.
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10 Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail (And How to Avoid Them)
Only half of new businesses survive the first five years. Learn the 10 common causes of small business failure and how to avoid them with this quick read.
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6 Red Flags to Look Out for When Seeking Small Business Financing
With dozens of options for financing, separating the smart choices from the bad is tough. In the post, we give you 6 red flags to avoid when comparing providers.
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Goldilocks Syndrome? 3 Types of Cash Registers to Choose
When shopping for a cash register you’ll notice that there are a variety of types and models to choose from. Read this quick guide to help simplify your search.
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Financing Demystified: How to Get a Small Business Loan
Getting a small business loan can be complicated. In this guide, we explain the process to you and cover several other financing options in addition to loans.
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How To Take The Headache Out Of Pricing Baked Goods
Like baking, pricing your baked goods can be complicated if you don't have the right ingredients. Choose the right pricing strategy with this step-by-step guide.
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9 Telltale Signs Your Retail Store is Closing
Is your retail store in danger of going out of business? Not sure? In this guide, we give you a list of telltale signs to look out for.
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7 Ways Equipment Financing Can Boost Your Retail Business
Learn how to use equipment financing to upgrade your business, while maintaining efficiency, profitability, and optimal cash flow.
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How to Get Small Business Loans with Bad Credit
Trying to secure business financing with less than stellar credit? Learn the top 5 methods for securing small business loans with bad credit.
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9 Restaurant Metrics Every Restaurateur Should Know and How to Calculate Them
How to calculate restaurant business metrics to improve operations and boost net income. Learn concepts like break-even point, cost of goods sold, and overhead rate.
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The Simple Guide on Increasing Restaurant Sales
Need help increasing restaurant sales? Use different marketing techniques to get new customers. Train your staff to sell more to existing customers. Try these easy tips for a restaurant manager.
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How To Save On Credit Card Processing Fees
Want to save on credit card processing fees but aren't sure how? We cover it all from account types to reducing fraud to help you cut processing costs.
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How to Manage Small Business Growth (Like a Pro)
This blog post shows you how to manage business growth in a cost-efficient manner. It covers goal setting, growth analysis, and daily operations.
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A 6 Step Guide for Deciding How Much to Pay Your Staff
Here are 6 steps to help you put together a pay scale system to ensure that you're paying your employees fairly. Learn how to determine competitive salaries and more.
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Small Business Basics: What is a Point of Sale Transaction?
In this post, we explain POS transaction and POS purchase to help you understand how these terms and tools can help you run a more successful business.
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The True Cost of Opening a Coffee Shop
Starting any type of business, can be a gamble, but is it worth it? Here are all the costs that you'll have to consider when entering the coffee shop market.
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No Pressure Small Business Budgeting Tips
One of the most crucial factors when starting a small business is managing the flow of cash. Try these no pressure, easy-to-follow tips for better budget management.
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How to Measure Retail Sales Performance: The Fundamentals
Measuring retail sales performance is a key way to ensure that your business is operating efficiently, and whether or not you need to make changes to save time and money. Read on for crucial insights on what to look for and how to improve business performance.
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Table Turnover: How to Maximize Profit and Make Guests Happy
Learn how to maximize profit while encouraging repeat customers with this step-by-step guide on how to turn over tables in your restaurant.
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Insider Secret: How to Control Inventory in a Small Business
Stock control or inventory control is essential to the success of a small business. Learn techniques and best practices for proper inventory management.
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Restaurant Start-Up Costs (A Breakdown for New Restaurateurs)
From one-time expenses to recurring lease payments, know what to expect before you open the doors.
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How to Calculate Food and Beverage Cost: Know Your Dough
Learn how to calculate food and beverage cost to ensure healthy profit margins, accurately priced menu items, and help reduce shrinkage.
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How to be a Food and Beverage Cost Control Ninja
Food and beverage cost control plays a critical role in the success of your restaurant. Learn ways to reduce waste and how to find your food cost percentage.
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Thrive on a Dime: How To Save Money Running Your Restaurant
Running a successful restaurant doesn't have to mean breaking the bank. Read this guide for tools and strategies to help you take you eatery to the next level even if you're on a budget.
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Winning at Loss Prevention (Your Retail Shrink Action Plan)
Every retailer needs a retail shrink action plan. Learn causes of inventory shrinkage and how to calculate and prevent inventory loss in your store.
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6 No-Fail Cash Management Solutions for Retail
Retail cash management solutions start at the point of purchase with a POS system, but it goes deeper than that. Here are 6 methods for managing your cash.
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Retail 101: How to Set Up A Retail Business For Success
How to set up a retail business may seem like an impossible question to answer, but it’s actually pretty easy. Find out what you need to know to be successful.
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Everything You Need to Know About SBA Loan Requirements
Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) loans are known as the “gold standard” for entrepreneurs. Here's everything you need to meet eligibility requirements.
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Lean Business Practices for Cash-Strapped Retailers
Lean business practices aren’t just for manufacturers or tech startups, they're also for retailers. Learn best practices and what it means to be a lean business.
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How to Run a Profitable Business, (Minus the Costly Mistakes)
Through extensive research, we’ve uncovered proven methods to help business owners develop a strategy on how to run a profitable business.
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25 Ways to Grow Your Small Business on a Bootstrap Budget
Growing your small business on a bootstrap budget is difficult but not impossible. Here’s are 25 ways to help you succeed on even the smallest of budgets.
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How to Run a Business in Today's Competitive Market
From managing vendor relationships to product pricing, learn how to run a successful business in today’s competitive retail environment.
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Collecting Sales Tax online? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Most states in the U.S. collect sales tax on online purchases. Prevent unnecessary paperwork and audits with this useful guide on collecting sales tax online.
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How to Increase Sales in Retail — The Ultimate Guide
Learning how to increase sales in retail doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow our ultimate guide to jump start your sales and boost your revenue.
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Help Your Business Thrive By Using Promotional Pricing
Promotional pricing is one of the most common pricing strategies available to small businesses. Read on to learn how to do it right.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Debt Financing
Access to capital is often a barrier for small businesses. That’s why it’s important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of debt financing.
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What is a business plan? Here's what you need to know.
“What is a business plan?” is an essential question if you’ve opened a business or are debating whether or not to take the plunge. Here’s what to know.
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Top Suggestive Selling Techniques to Increase Retail Sales
If you’re looking to increase sales in your retail store, suggestive selling is a good place to start. To get started, here are a few tips to keep in mind.
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How to Apply for a Business Credit Card — and Get Approved
The team at NerdWallet shares their expert advice on how to apply for a business credit card and choosing the best option for your small business.
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The Ins and Outs of Small Business Financial Planning
Are you a small business owner that isn’t sure where to start when it comes to financial planning? Here are a few tricks of the trade to get you started!
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Successfully Financing Your Business with Credit Cards
Financing a business with credit cards is often considered risky business, Managed wisely, however, they offer fast, flexible, and responsible financing.
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3 Types of Collateral to Use for Small Business Loans
Are you thinking of acquiring financing through a small business loan? If so, read about — and understand — 3 forms of collateral available for you to use.
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5 Sustainable Business Practices to Make Mother Earth Smile
The last decade has seen a consistent rise in the popularity of sustainable business practices. Here are 5 recommendations to help your business go green.
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Your Foolproof Strategy to Forecasting Retail Sales
Forecasting retail sales shouldn’t be intimidating. Take control of your sales forecasting and reap the largest profit possible from your POS data.
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Here's How to Upsell at Your Point of Sale
Are you leaving cash on the counter by not learning how to upsell? Here are a few tricks that will get you on the path to being an upselling extraordinaire!
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How to Reduce Inventory Costs by Keeping Your Inventory Count High
Think you need to reduce your inventory levels in order to reduce inventory costs? Think again! Here is how keeping inventory levels high can save you cash.
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Profit Isn’t King: 4 Steps To Building a Sustainable Business
Despite what some may say, building a sustainable business isn’t all about the money. Here’s 4 non-money related steps to help ensure your business success.
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Inventory Loans: What They Are and Where to Find Them
Inventory loans are a great option for cash-strapped small business owners struggling to meet inventory demands. Here’s a few options to help close the gap.
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Year-End Financial Planning for Brick and Mortar Stores
Tis’ the season to get your brick and mortar store’s financial planning in order. End the year on a financial high note with these effective money management tips!
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6 Expenses Worthy Of Your Small Business Loan
Congrats! You scored a small business loan. Here’s a few smart ways to spend that money.
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Best Small-Business Loans for Veteran-Owned Businesses
Are you a veteran looking for a small business loan? Here’s what you should know.
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SBA Loans: Is the Hassle Worth It for Your Small Business?
NerdWallet has come up with a list of the best small-business loans to meet your business needs and goals.
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4 Tips for Brewing Up Profits in Your Coffee Shop
Want to increase profits in your coffee shop? Make sure to implement these 4 marketing techniques to keep business booming.
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Order Up! Your Restaurant Menu Pricing Strategy
Figuring out restaurant menu pricing is part art, part science. Apply these three simple tips to find a pricing strategy that’s right for your business.
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Pros and Cons of Raising the Minimum Wage for Small Biz
Does the thought of pay increases send you into a panic? Believe it or not, there are pros and cons of raising the minimum wage for small business owners.
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Here’s How POS Software Saves You Money on Taxes
Did you know that POS software can save you money on your taxes? That’s right! Read on to see how POS software can help you retain your hard-earned cash.
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5 Important Cost Areas to Help Your Business Grow
Help scale your business by managing your Cost of Customer Acquisition, Offline Marketing Budget, Brand Budget, Cost of Goods Sold and Training and Development.
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Effective Salary Setting for Small Business Owners
Setting a salary can be tricky for small business owners and doing it wrong can have profound implications on your taxes. Get it right with these expert tips.
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6 Ways to Escape a Commercial Multi-Year Lease
Looking for a rent reduction from a commercial landlord? We’ve got a few tricks up our sleeve. Here are 6 ways to reduce (or eliminate) that monthly rent bill.
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Most Important Tax Write-Offs for Independent Business Owners
The most important tax write-offs and deductions for independent business owners. Don’t miss out, learn about each tax-deductible expense for your business.
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Benchmarking Your Business Against Industry Standards Using Vertical Analysis
It might sound like a mouthful but Vertical Analysis will tell you if you're spending too much on food, employees, or even rent compared to your competitors.
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Are You Lean? Or Just Cheap? By Gene Marks
Lean methodology has revolutionized industries from manufacturing to software development. Gene Marks asks if your small business is lean or just cheap?
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5 Tricks to Increase Profitability in Your Small Business
As a small business owner, one of your main goals is to become profitable. Learn these five tricks and increase profitability in your small business today!
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6 Common Mistakes That Will Mess With Your Small Biz Success
Learn these 6 common mistakes that can hinder your small business and how to avoid them. By doing so, you will ensure a path to success for your business.
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8 Ways To Improve Your Small Business Cash Flow
Keeping your small business cash flow positive is one of your main challenge. Discover 8 ways to improve your operating cash flow for your small business.
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The Secret to Raising Capital for Your Small Business - It's About People, Not Money
One of the hardest thing in starting a business is raising capital. Counter Culture reveals the secret to generating sources of investment for your business.
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The Delicate Art Of Squeezing Your Suppliers
Managing supplier relationships is a critical part of a small business strategy. Here’s how you can learn the Delicate Art Of Squeezing Suppliers.
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Why Checks And Balances Are Crucial For Your Small Business
Small Businesses are vulnerable to accounting errors and fraud. Discover how Checks & Balances help discourage theft while keeping your assets safe.
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Wine Preservation System Personalizes Human Interaction At USW
Are you a wine shop owner looking into technology? Take a cue from Union Square Wines to see how their investment in tech helped their business boom.
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Build Measure Learn: a New Approach to Retail Business
"Build - Measure - Learn", the Lean approach focuses on short iterative cycles. Read about Lean Retail and discover how to use this framework for your business.
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Ditching The Bank: Six Alternatives To A Bank Loan
It's hard to get a bank loan when you're a small business. Counter Culture listed some of the alternatives to a bank loan.
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CUPS: A Coffee Subscription Service Helping Small Business
CUPS, a coffee app that provides addicts with the caffeine fix they need, might also be the next saving grace for your small business. Read on to see how!
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What are the Metrics That Matter?
Metrics that Matter are useful key performance metrics that all retailers should track. Learn how to assess your business performance.
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How Much Should I Charge for a Cup of Coffee?
How much should you charge for a cup of coffee? We understand how hard it can be to set up the right price. Here are some factors to keep in mind.
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The 3 Most Important Words in Small Business : Cash Flow Statement
Find out why creating a Cash Flow Statement in your Business Plan is essential to your success. Discover and explore Small Business Resources.
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12 Small Business Tax Tips to Steal from the Experts
Need a little help filing taxes? Check out these 12 sanity-saving small business tax tips from Mike Sickler, Founder, and CEO of Retail Intel.
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How to Write a Business Plan on a Cocktail Napkin
You’re sitting in a restaurant, enjoying good food and drinks when an idea hits you. An amazing idea. You scramble for a pen and paper.