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Restaurants , Product Updates 5 Ways SpotOn Reserve Can Help You Book More Reservations and Reduce Costs

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We are excited to announce the launch of SpotOn Reserve. Built to power reservations, waitlisting, server rotations, and enhance the guest...

Restaurants , Infographics Restaurant Trends in the Post COVID-19 Era

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2020 was predicted to be an interesting year for restaurants, with sales expected to hit $899 billion this year, customer trends gravitating...

Restaurants Why Your Restaurant Might Need a Kitchen Display System

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Running a restaurant is not easy. Speed is essential, especially if you run a quick-serve or fast-casual restaurant with an extra busy kitchen...

Marketing Instagram Prepares TikTok Rival

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TikTok is the hottest social media app at the moment. With 800 million active users worldwide, the popular video-sharing app has already surpassed...

Restaurants National Restaurant Association Launches ServSafe Certification to Help Restaurants Reopen

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As restaurants prepare to welcome customers back for on-premise dining, they are faced with two challenges: following state and local guidelines...

Restaurants , Product Updates 5 Reasons Your Restaurant Needs SpotOn's New Dine-In Ordering

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SpotOn is thrilled to announce Dine-In Ordering for restaurants. Built upon our innovative online ordering platform, our new Dine-In Ordering...

Small Business 4 Tips for Sustaining Business During Coronavirus

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We’ve all been living and working through the COVID-19 pandemic for over four months now, and while the adversity that business owners have...

Small Business Preparing Your Business for a Safe and Successful 4th of July

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Summer is here, and with the 4th July this weekend, people will be looking to visit their favorite businesses or celebrate with them in some way....

Marketing , Infographics Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Business

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Nearly three-quarters of American adults use social media to interact with family, friends, and brands. For businesses, social media is a great...

Small Business Pride Month, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion at SpotOn

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June is Pride month, an annual celebration commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which was a major turning point in ending discriminatory...

Small Business 5 Easy Ways to Create a More Father-Friendly Work Environment

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It’s always important to celebrate special occasions at your business, and with the difficult times we’re going through as a nation, finding...

Small Business Creating New Revenue Streams During The Pandemic

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As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, business operators continue to face disruption in their operations directly affecting their revenue....

Small Business Resources for Small Businesses as the Nation Protests

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Across the nation, restaurants and other types of small businesses are taking meaningful action to honor the life of George Floyd and help bring...

Restaurants 7 Tips to Increase Your Restaurant’s Sales with Online Ordering

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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant digital orders were growing by 23% annually. With restaurants having to adapt to off-premise dining...

Small Business How Salons & Barber Shops Can Book More Appointments with Online Booking While Promoting Social Distancing and Going Contactless

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Salons and barber shops have been hit particularly hard by shelter-in-place orders, and even with many states easing business restrictions, there...

Infographics Infographic — Go Contactless

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Contactless payments use short-range wireless technology to make secure payments between a contactless card or payment-enabled device and a...

Payments Customer Demand for Contactless Payments is Growing Fast

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Business owners aren’t the only ones trying to figure out how to navigate life during coronavirus. While many states are lifting shelter-in-place...

Small Business Re-Opening Your Business: A Complete Checklist for Small Businesses During Coronavirus

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Across the nation, states have either begun lifting COVID-19 shelter-in place orders and business restrictions or are preparing to do so in the...

Small Business By the Numbers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small Business

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Across North America, business owners know firsthand how the coronavirus pandemic has affected their individual businesses. Then, of course,...

Small Business , Product Updates Federal Government Agrees to Renew Small Business Stimulus Funding

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In welcome news for small businesses that missed out on the first round of economic stimulus funding, the Federal government has agreed to terms ...

Small Business , Restaurants 40+ Local Restaurants Where You Can Order Online Today – #StandUpForSmallBusiness and #EatLocal

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Businesses everywhere are getting creative and figuring out how to continue to provide for their customers and employees with alternative business...

Small Business , Infographics Infographic — 7 Ways to Minimize Expenses and Maximize Revenue During the COVID-19 Crisis

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The effects of the COVID-19 crisis are widespread, and it’s going to be a while before it’s business as usual. While businesses may not be able to...

Small Business Creative Business Solutions and Community Support Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic – #StandUpforSmallBusiness

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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way we conduct business, how we shop, how we eat, and even the ways in which we interact with our friends...

Restaurants Using Online Ordering to Adapt Your Restaurant to COVID-19 Restrictions

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Across the country, restaurants are closing their dining rooms, furloughing employees, and scrambling to adapt their business to COVID-19...

Small Business Use Our Free Social Media Images to #StandUpforSmallBusiness

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SpotOn is here to help businesses everywhere get through these strange times—not only with our software and POS solutions, but also by doing our...

Restaurants 4 Ways for Restaurants to Adapt to Coronavirus Restrictions

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The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is forcing cities and states everywhere to start implementing drastic measures, including shelter-at-home orders to...

Small Business 5 Ways for Your Business to Address Coronavirus Concerns

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You have no doubt heard about the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how severe the outbreak will...

Marketing Your March 2020 Small Business Marketing Calendar

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The key to driving repeat traffic and improving customer retention is communication, and March provides plenty of opportunities for you to reach...

Restaurants Highlights from the Mid-America Restaurant Expo

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We were thrilled to attend the 2020 Mid-America Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio for two days of eye-opening presentations, tasty eats, and the...

Restaurants 5 Signs It’s Time for a New POS System for Your Restaurant

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Running a restaurant successfully comes down to a whole lot more than just cooking tasty food. There are dozens of different processes that all...

Marketing How to Increase Engagement on Facebook

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Your Facebook followers may be viewing your content, but are they actually absorbing it?

Marketing 5 Easy Valentine’s Day Marketing Ideas

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Valentine’s Day is here and, love it or hate it, it’s a great opportunity for you to connect with your customers and get a nice boost in business....

Marketing Your February 2020 Small Business Marketing Calendar

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It's February and there are plenty of reasons to reach out to your customers and remind them how much you value their business. In addition to...

Small Business , Restaurants Your 2020 Event and Trade Show Calendar

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The swag. The sampling. The endless networking. Trade shows are the ultimate place to not only do business but also showcase your brand, educate...

Restaurants See SpotOn Restaurant POS In Action

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Each month, thousands of businesses are partnering with SpotOn to get the software and point-of-sale solutions they deserve to unlock the...

Marketing Five 2020 Social Media Trends Every Business Owner Needs to Know

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Social media continues to be one of the most cost-effective and simple ways of staying top-of-mind with your existing customers and attracting new...

Payments , Product Updates Introducing Our Free Payment App

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SpotOn is thrilled to announce our newest payment solution—SpotOn Mobile. Every business that’s partnered with SpotOn (new or existing) gets free...

Small Business Here's to a Happy 2020!

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A new decade is upon us, and it's a great time for everyone to reflect upon all the hard work that got us to where we are today, and then set big...

Small Business Happy Holidays!

As 2019 comes to a close, SpotOn would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all of our merchants, employees, and partners. We couldn't be...

Marketing Leverage the Holidays to Stay Connected with Customers Year Round

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The last few weeks leading up to the holidays can be a frantic time, as holiday shoppers are out in full force purchasing presents, eating while...

Analytics Using Data to Identify How You Can Improve Your Business in 2020

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As 2019 comes to a close, it's a great time to assess your business and identify areas where you can improve next year. In some cases, it might be...

Marketing Your December Small Business Marketing Calendar

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December is here, and if ever there was a busy month, this is it! Get the month off to a good start by planning your December marketing campaigns...

Small Business Giving Thanks and a Helpful Hand

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As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, the entire SpotOn family would like to give thanks to our clients—the busy people who operate businesses...

Small Business Shop Local this Small Business Saturday

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Small businesses are the fabric of our society. In the U.S. alone, small businesses comprise 99.9% of all firms, employ 47.8% of private sector...

Marketing Thanksgiving Week Hashtags

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One of the best ways to increase the reach of your social media posts is to include targeted hashtags. This is especially true for small and...

Small Business 7 Tips to Prepare for Thanksgiving and Small Business Saturday

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The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is a huge opportunity for businesses of all types to get a huge injection of revenue while simultaneously...

Marketing , Small Business Your November Small Business Marketing Calendar

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With Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping season just a few short weeks away, it's a crucial time for small and medium businesses across the...

Restaurants How Restaurants Can Create New Revenue Streams with Digital Ordering

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A recent article in The Detroit News highlights a smart new trend that many restaurant operators are capitalizing on: using online ordering and...

Restaurants Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Show Recap

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The SpotOn team opened shop right in our own backyard this week at the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Show (MRLA), located at the Suburban...

Small Business SpotOn In the News and In Demand

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With thousands of businesses joining the SpotOn Family every month, more and more media outlets are taking notice of our software and...

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Restaurants , Product Updates 5 Ways SpotOn Reserve Can Help You Book More Reservations and Reduce Costs

Restaurants , Infographics Restaurant Trends in the Post COVID-19 Era

Restaurants , Product Updates 5 Reasons Your Restaurant Needs SpotOn's New Dine-In Ordering

Marketing , Infographics Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Business

Small Business , Product Updates Federal Government Agrees to Renew Small Business Stimulus Funding

Small Business , Restaurants 40+ Local Restaurants Where You Can Order Online Today – #StandUpForSmallBusiness and #EatLocal

Small Business , Infographics Infographic — 7 Ways to Minimize Expenses and Maximize Revenue During the COVID-19 Crisis

Small Business , Restaurants Your 2020 Event and Trade Show Calendar

Payments , Product Updates Introducing Our Free Payment App

Marketing , Small Business Your November Small Business Marketing Calendar

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