A: This is optional (mandatory in the shop where I worked) and is used to locate items. Staying organized is critical to running an efficient pawnshop, by noting the locations of items, anyone should be able to find them for redemption or pulling.
Strategy for Competing Successfully Using Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
We have all heard about the importance of measuring performance. After all every professional sport lists it leaders by ranking of an average, points made, and percentage of success. Imagine for a moment if these performance statistics were not kept? The real leaders of the sport would become anonymous, team strategies would be scrambled and worse, the fans would lose the ability to identify with the true heroes of the game. As for the players, how can they improve if they don’t know what they must improve upon?
Introducing PawnMaster’s Pawnbroker Development Program
As Data Age continues to lead the way in the market as the preeminent software provider we are constantly looking for ways to add more value for our customers. In concert with enhancing our stable and highly diverse product set, we have impacted our customers on every level of their business for almost 30 years. Our flagship product, PawnMaster, has been at the center of this, ensuring speed at the counter and robust functionality to fit your business-specific needs as well as having hundreds of very useful reports. These elements have been baked into the system for years but over the past five years, we expanded our breath to assist customers in driving more sales and traffic into their shops via our marketing and e-commerce tools. Highly productive and very profitable tools not requiring a big capital investment or revenue sharing to employ them.
Q: How are employee messages used?
A: “Message”, is located in tools and can be used to send a message to all employees or just one. Click “Add” to start and check “All Employees” if needed or select a specific employee. Type in the message and add a stop date if desired. Now when the target employee logs in, the message will be displayed.
Visit Booth #525 NPA Pawn Expo 2017
NPA is right around the corner and we’re getting excited to see our customers! We love having the opportunity to put faces to names and collaborate, sharing the ideas we implement throughout the year to make our software even better for you!
Peace of Mind… That’s Priceless
Here at Data Age, we’ve built a reputation on being #1. The area that always meant the most to me is Tech Support. Data Age held the rank of #1 in the industry when I started here almost seven years ago. When the torch was passed to me as Support Director, I set out to ensure it was maintained, not only at that same standard of excellence, but with the expectation of becoming world class through continuous improvement.
Q: What is the “Fast Fill” button on the item screen?
A: Pure awesomeness! This is used for items frequently seen in the shop that has a Brand or Model, such as watches, tools, and firearms.
Employment Practices Liability Insurance: Crucial for Small Businesses
According to a recent study, more than half of all claims filed for employment-related liabilities are against employers with fewer than 50 employees. Alarmingly, the study also reveals that not even 2% of small businesses have employment practices liability (EPL) coverage.
PawnMaster – Working for You, Not Against You
Many of you may know me or have chatted with me over the years. As the Director of Operations, I get the chance to connect with many of our clients. Closing in on 3,300 customers here at Data Age means I get the chance to hear so many success stories and how many different ways our brokers operate their businesses. There is no one way to operate a business, we know that here. That’s why our approach is to offer the flexibiliity to mold everything we do around tailoring each of our products and services to help drive our customers’ success.
Q: What is the purpose of the “Firearms Discrepancy” report?
A: Tracking firearms movement in and out of the shop is very important, so PawnMaster records the acquisition and disposition of every gun in two separate databases. The first being the PawnMaster main database and the other is a separate database called the electronic gun log.