Charlestown Apple Store hosts first Business Networking event showcasing LightSpeed Point of Sale

SMB Consultants were delighted to be part of the Charlestown Apple Store's first Business Networking event last night, 30th March 2011.

The Charlestown Apple store is a beautiful store in the busy Charlestown Shopping Centre. This event was to showcase LightSpeed Point of Sale software. The event was run after the store had closed for the day and the many guests had a perfect atmosphere to experience this exciting Mac POS software.

Matt Steel, Head of Business for Apple Retail Australia, was the moderator for the event and led the discussion and demonstration on LightSpeed. 

There were many attendees who covered diverse businesses and industries including, retailing, wholesaling, florists, restaurants and travel. Not only was there interest in LightSpeed but also interest in other business productivity software solutions available from SMB Consultants.

Some of the main features of LightSpeed that were of particular interest to this group were:

- The efficient Quotation, Order, Invoice process including emailing directly from LightSpeed;

- The automated Ordering functionality with consolidated suppliers orders;

- Integrated Web Store and the customised Web Store templates.

This was a great event. The atmosphere was perfect, the team at Charlestown were most welcoming and the presentation was very well received.

This will now be the start of a continuous program of Business Events at Charlestown as they seek to meet the growing demand for business support for Apple software and hardware in the Hunter region.

LightSpeed POS showcased at Fashion Exposed Exhibition Sydney

Last week SMB Consultants took Xsilva LightSpeed Point of Sale to the 2011 Fashion Exposed Exhibition at Sydney's Convention Centre.  With over a thousand exhibitors set up the doors were opened, SMB had a steady follow of enquiries, these varied from "Do you sell Macs?" to "I've been using LightSpeed for 18 months but I don't think I'm making the most of it". 

There was a number of excited new business owners about to open their first Fashion Retail Store and looking for something that can help them grow their business.  They may not have their first store open yet, but they were already planning on extending their reach across Australia, the best way to achieve this is through LightSpeed's Integrated WebStore.  

From the wide eyed entrepreneurs came the business owners who were already using LightSpeed and came to visit us to share their experience.  Some specifically sought us out with a list of questions in hand, and others were interested in some of the extended services SMB provides such as Web Store Customisation, LightSpeed Training and Local Support Packages.  Many of these customers had purchased their license online and were happy to find a consultant who can help them get the most out of LightSpeed. SMB Consultants provided advice to these customers along with demos of LightSpeed Mobile and the WordPress Web Store Templates.

Another frequent enquiry came from clients trying to manage a number of different systems and looking for a more streamlined process to manage their web store, point of sale and inventory.  Many of these customers had two or three different systems which had a lot of redundant data and required staff to manually input data multiple times.

Everybody loves their Apple products and another popular query came from customers that were using Macs at home for personal use, they loved their Mac and looked for the ability to use their Apple products on a daily basis in their businesses.  Over the three days SMB engaged with a number of people with a diverse range of business requirements. SMB Consultants look to have a busy week ahead following up with all of their new leads over the next week.

Fashion Exposed Exhibition - Demo of LightSpeed Mobile / LightSpeed Web Store + WordPress

SMB Consultants will be demonstrating LightSpeed Point of Sale at the upcoming at FASHION EXPOSED and the Bags & Accessories Fair Sydney 2011.
 

We are pleased to invite you to visit us on Stand 6236 at FASHION EXPOSED co-located with the Bags & Accessories Fair to be held 6 – 8 March 2011 at the Sydney Exhibition Centre.

This is a unique opportunity for Fashion Retailers to experience first hand some of the unique features such as size / colour matrix, barcode label designer and related products from Expert Certified LightSpeed Integrators, SMB Consultants.

We would like to invite you to visit our Stand 6236 and see:

• LightSpeed Point of Sale software:

Multi-store functionality; integrated WebStore e-commerce capability; LightSpeed WordPress Customised Templates and now available on iPhone and iPod as LightSpeed Mobile to give you the best customer experience ever.

For more details, or to make a specific appointment to meet with us at FASHION EXPOSED and the Bags & Accessories Fair contact our office on 02 9191 9292 or visit our website at www.smbconsultants.com.au

To visit register online at www.fashionexposed.com or www.bagsaccessories.com.au and your access card will be posted prior to the event.

If you wish to bring your colleagues along simply copy the registration form as many times as required.

We look forward to welcoming you at our stand.

Lightspeed on Tour - Australia: Bondi Apple Store - Feb. 16, 2011

Xsilva's LightSpeed Point of Sale is coming soon to the Apple stores of NSW. SMB Consultants will be presenting a series of Back to Work events showcasing how LightSpeed can manage your business and improve your productivity. These hands on demonstrations will not only present this powerful business management tool but also some of the unique features such as LightSpeed Mobile POS and the integrated LightSpeed Web Store.

The first of 5 events planned across the Apple Stores of New South Wales will be at the Bondi Apple Store on Wednesday 16th February at 5.00pm. This will be followed by another event at Castle Towers Apple store on Wednesday 2nd March also at 5.00pm.  Confirmation of the remaining dates for Sydney City, Chatswood Chase and Charlestown will soon follow.

LightSpeed is the next generation Mac Point of Sale software that combines Mac innovation with powerful business logic to offer comprehensive and easy to use tools for retail stores.

LightSpeed's streamlined interface gives a clear overview of your single or multi-store operations, saving you time and giving you absolute control over your business.

With a back-office Browser that simplifies purchasing and inventory system management, a touchscreen-optimisd POS for fast front-counter sales, and a tightly integrated Web Store for selling online, LightSpeed is the complete retail or wholesale solution.

Turn your Mac into a cash register and much more with XSilva LightSpeed. From basic or automated check out to multistore operations, this software solution gives you the must-have features you need to help run your business.

If you are in the market for the best Mac based POS system, join the Apple business team and SMB Consultants to see a comprehensive hands on demonstration.