To Become A Successful VAR, Do These 3 Things

Business Solutions Newsletter | January 11, 2017 | View web version here.   In This Issue: IT Sales Tips From A Millennial Entrepreneur mPOS System Reduces Table Turnaround Time To 45 Minutes 3 Considerations For VARs Looking To Provide Hybrid-Cloud Services Mobile: What Apple, Google, And Microsoft Will Do This Year Document Collaboration — It Isn't Really A Problem, Is It? 5 Considerations To Make When Selecting A Retail System How To Leverage POS To Control Rising Labor Costs Warning: Headache-Inducing Hiring Advice Ahead To Become A Successful VAR, Do These 3 Things Best Channel Vendors 2017: And The Winners Are... Featured Articles IT Sales Tips From A Millennial Entrepreneur Ivan Matkovic, founder and CEO of Spendgo, shares the secrets to his company's 100 percent, month-over-month growth and offers advice other startups - and industry veterans alike - can profit from. mPOS System Reduces Table Turnaround Time To 45 Minutes In his vision for Fortina Italian restaurants, Rob Krauss saw a perfect combination of hospitality with expedience. Unfortunately, this vision required technology Krauss thought wasn't available. A chance viewing of "Kitchen Nightmares" proved otherwise. 3 Considerations For VARs Looking To Provide Hybrid-Cloud Services As a VAR, your company will need to adapt to fulfill your clients' evolving needs and build your own relationships with hybrid cloud vendors. As you are determining which hybrid cloud services to offer your clients, there are a few things to keep in mind. Mobile: What Apple, Google, And Microsoft Will Do This Year As 2017 approaches, major players in the space seem to be competing around a few common themes: artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and a focus on bringing high-end hardware in-house to showcase platform capabilities. Document Collaboration — It Isn't Really A Problem, Is It? In the grand scheme of things, document collaboration is a mundane, time-consuming process that normally doesn't get much attention since executives normally don't get heavily involved in the process, nor do they understand the magnitude of the impact on their organization. However, taking the approach of ignoring a mundane, time-consuming process could have a big negative impact on your career. 5 Considerations To Make When Selecting A Retail System I have often had to explain the similarities and differences between small and large retailers' software and hardware requirements when looking for a store management solution. Every year I revise my things-to-know list based on changes in the industry, but one fact remains constant: The obvious similarities and differences go way beyond a retailer just being small or large. How To Leverage POS To Control Rising Labor Costs With new federal overtime laws taking effect soon and minimum wage changes on the horizon for many, restaurateurs and retailers are crunching the numbers to understand the impact the new rules will have on their businesses. Warning: Headache-Inducing Hiring Advice Ahead When an article is headlined 5 Interview Questions Every Recruiter Should Ask, it's pretty much a guarantee I'm setting aside the next several minutes to read it. But before you click on this link to read the article I'm referencing, I implore you to not ask these five questions. To Become A Successful VAR, Do These 3 Things Let's face it: A merchant is never looking to just purchase a POS system. Businesses require an entire sales system — equipment, processing, and a gateway — as well as what can be multiple integrations to make them all work together. From The Magazine Best Channel Vendors 2017: And The Winners Are...   By Business Solutions magazine Our Best Channel Vendors survey, conducted with statisticians from Penn State, takes a look at the best vendors in Business Continuity/BDR, Data Collection/Mobility, Labeling, ECM Hardware & Software, General Computing, Networking & Security, POS Hardware & Software, Payment Processing, Managed Services, Video Surveillance/Access Control, and VoIP as voted by your peers. 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