POS Research and Analysis

Look at things like:

Products - hardware and software, cloud-based or not?

Pricing - you won't find many actual prices, just FYI

What you get for your money - what aspects of your business can you manage from the system to save time and effort?

Customer Service - will they be there for you if your system goes down during a busy weekend dinner period?

Is it user friendly? Easy interface? - How much time will you be fiddling with it?

Based on your information tell me about some of the technologies you find very useful and what you probably could live without, and tell me why.

Remember, a large part of whether or not this is a good idea for the business has everything to do with return on investment. That means you should have some idea of cost.

The Web sites are not forthcoming about pricing without talking to a sales rep, but using judgment will help. For example, a fingerprint scanner for time and attendance functions for a 12-person deli hardly makes sense.

Who do you think will be responsible for the upkeep and management of the data for the technology you choose?

Share some "Aa-ha!" moments. What will be your biggest takeaway(s) from this?