Electronic Merchant Systems proudly serves thousands of merchants in the United States thanks to our offices and agents across the country. It is wonderful working in big cities like Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago, but our hometown is particularly special to us. Cleveland, Ohio is home to EMS corporate headquarters, and we are so proud to be a part of the CLE!
New identity theft scams are discovered each year. Many are brought to the forefront during tax season, when we’re all using our personal information to file annual taxes. If you’ve been filing for a while, you are probably already aware of the threat identity theft poses and you may already know how to identify a scam. However, fraudsters don’t just target individuals. They also victimize businesses they see as vulnerable, particularly small businesses.
While many restaurants across the nation are now able to welcome diners again, “business as usual” is still a distant dream. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and promote health and safety within businesses, temporary capacity restrictions have been set by public health departments across the country. Some of these restrictions require restaurants to limit their capacity to 50% or even 25% of their typical dining room maximum. Unfortunately, these capacity reductions could cause profitability struggles for your restaurant.
The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has forced businesses to make big changes very quickly. Large offices sent employees to work from home for the first time, restaurants closed to dine-in customers, retail stores shifted to curbside pickup or delivery only, and even our favorite radio personalities started delivering broadcasts from home. These are changes we never saw coming.
If the words “marketing strategy” make you break out in a cold sweat, you’ve come to the right place. We’re not a marketing agency, but we do know a thing or two about how to build a successful marketing strategy for your restaurant without breaking the bank.
If you’ve been following our blog lately, you’ve been reading quite a bit about tips and resources for sustaining your small business during this time. There’s a lot of content out there right now regarding the economic effects of COVID-19 and how we must work together to flatten the curve. It’s not a particularly enjoyable subject to read about, and if you’re like us, you might be feeling tired of the doom and gloom.
Even before COVID-19 surfaced in the United States, consumers were craving a seamless, simple, or even invisible payment experience. Now that many stores and restaurants are changing the ways they do business in response to the virus, flexible payment solutions are more important than ever. In fact, equipping your business with the right payment solutions for your customers and the current situation can help your business survive today, and thrive tomorrow.
