David Rivera

Shrinkflation is the process of companies shrinking the size or quantity of products while maintaining the same product prices. This results in financial savings for the company producing the goods, but it can also make consumers feel frustrated or cheated. Shrinkflation is caused by rising production costs that lead retailers to find ways to save…

A good salon point-of-sale (POS) system not only lets you take appointments and easily process payments, but it also tracks customer preferences, inventory, and, in some cases, payroll information. We regularly evaluate and test the top POS systems and select the best systems specifically designed for salons. Based on our evaluation, the best salon POS…

In 3D printing, a special printer creates three-dimensional physical objects via an additive manufacturing process. 3D printing has been around in some form for decades, but only in recent years has the technology become so prevalent and so available that anyone with a few hundred dollars to spare can own a 3D printer at home….

Starting a business as a student carries a few extra challenges: you’d likely be working with a very small starting budget and you won’t have much work experience. But this doesn’t mean you have nothing to offer. Like any other place, a school campus is filled with people who need things—things that you can provide,…

Online businesses are easy to scale and often cheap to set up, making them the perfect venture for first-time entrepreneurs. You’ll find many success stories of people with 9-to-5 jobs who have turned their small investment into a successful online brand. This article features the best online business ideas to help you get started. 1….

As an artist, you may have specific visions for your work, its presentation, and even your future business. And, up until this point, you’ve likely sustained your artistry through pure passion alone. However, if you want to turn that passion into income and sell art online, it’s time to take the following steps. Step 1:…

Although you can create and manage a loyalty program independently, good customer loyalty program software will help streamline your operations. The best software will also provide automation features and unique loyalty elements that you can utilize to encourage customer retention and drive sales. We looked at over a dozen customer loyalty program software and narrowed…

The point-of-sale (POS) system is a business command center for retail merchants worldwide. Modern POS technology allows retailers to do much more than simply process payments and transactions. Some of the benefits of a POS include the ability to track inventory, monitor data in real time, build customer loyalty, sell online, and even operate in…

Starting your own business is by no means a walk in the park, but it can be one of the most exciting periods of your life—the feeling of opportunity, seizing the moment, creating something out of nothing, and putting some money in your pocket on your own terms is hard to beat. I know it…

Facial recognition is technology that recognizes human faces and matches them to images of faces stored in a database. This technology has been around for years—in your smartphone camera, for example—but commercial establishments are also beginning to use it for retail applications. Brands can use facial recognition technology to improve customer service, increase operations efficiency…

Inventory automation involves using software to create automatic inventory management processes—such as regular inventory counting, stock upkeep, sales channel management, purchase ordering, and reporting—rather than relying on manual methods. This automation results in less work for your staff, reduced errors and costs, and smoother transactions and processes across all sales channels. Proper inventory management boils…

Starting a business can be a daunting task—more so if you want to do it without any money. But just because you have little to no starting capital doesn’t mean you have nothing going for you. Many of the most crucial steps in starting a business have little to do with how much money you…