Commerce Sync’s restaurateurs make up some of our most satisfied and loyal customers. In an effort to find out why, we asked them what their favorite Commerce Sync features are. Here’s what we found out...

Hamilton is a runaway success and a genuine cultural phenomenon. Wouldn’t it be great if your small business could produce the frenzied sales and devotion of this blockbuster hit? Borrow a few lessons from Hamilton and maybe it can!

Welcome to Commerce Sync’s new blog series! “That’s a Really Good Question” will focus on the accounting, marketing, human resources and general questions you’ll ask most as a small business owner. We’ve gathered a varied group of industry pros to share their answers and expertise with you. This week our focus is on the basics of reconciliation.

How can your small business develop customers so loyal that they ‘refuse to go anywhere else’? We've compiled a few tips and real-life examples of brands who have customers that would follow them anywhere.

If you’ve recently bought or are considering buying an existing small business, you already know the benefits: there’s less risk than starting from scratch, you can actually look through profit and loss records instead of making estimates, there’s a clear history of sales to point to and you acquire a customer base and possibly, valuable patents or copyrights. 

Store signage might be subtle but it’s also powerful: nearly 8 in 10 consumers say they entered a store or business they had never visited before based simply on its signs; nearly 75% say they told others about a business based on its signage; and, about 67% of consumers believe that a business’ signage reflects the quality of its products or services. 

So, how can you choose the right sign for your business? Use our checklist to help you brainstorm and avoid any pitfalls.

Here at Commerce Sync, we believe a company is only as good as the employees who build it. We’re proud to have an incredibly talented team and we’d love for you to get to know some of our employees a little better.

The Tour de France is acknowledged as one of the most demanding sporting competitions in the world and its parallels to making a small business successful are many. 

So, what can you learn while watching this year’s race? 

Getting repeat business isn’t as simple as the title of this post suggests. Nor is it as clinical. Building a regular and loyal customer base isn’t some rote task comparable to washing your hands, and it isn’t, to be honest, why you got into business for yourself in the first place.

Double-entry accounting is a system of bookkeeping so named because every entry to an account requires a corresponding and opposite entry to a different account. Still scratching your head? Check out our easy to understand infographic!