A POS business is a great way to become your own boss or add an extra source of income to your everyday business. The best way to start a profitable POS business is to learn the important things to know about this business. Many people go into this business without knowing how to make it successful and get plenty of profits.
These tips will help you start a profitable POS business:
- Look for a Good Location
A good location should be one of the first things to consider in starting a POS business, this means that you should avoid areas that are close to Banks and or ATMs that work very well. Instead check out areas that are far from banks/ATMs and lots of people pass there, for example: markets, bus parks, and bus stops, universities, and polytechnics or you can even set up beside an ATM that doesn’t work 😉.
If you already have a business like a shop where you sell things or offer services, then you also have a very good location for a profitable POS business.
After you must have figured out a good location, think of what your budget is for setup, this can be a kiosk or just having an open space with an umbrella, table, chair, and banner.
- Become a PayCentre Agent and get your POS
To start your POS business, you need a reliable agent Banking provider like PayCentre Africa, with PayCentre, becoming an agent is a stress-free process with the sum of just 14,000 Naira for registration, you can become an Agent and start your POS business in no time. PayCentre will also give you a big banner, T-Shirt, sticker, fliers, and a bag when your registration is complete.
These are the things you need to become a PayCentre Agent:
- Make sure you have an android phone
- A valid means of Identification
- At least 4 Passport photographs
- Utility bill
- CAC Certificate
To become an agent click here to sign up now.
- Start another business
The POS business is a very flexible one and you can do other small businesses alongside, like selling of recharge cards, printing, photocopying, and even petty trades, etc.
These businesses are easy to manage while running a POS business.
- Build a Good relationship with your customers and Neighbours
Be friendly to your customers and neighbors, care for them genuinely and watch them always come back to you to carry out transactions and also tell others about you. Word of mouth marketing is very important and it can help your business go a long way. You can also read How to become an authority in the POS Business.
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Hw do I become an agent
Dear Partner, to become a PayCentre Agent, kindly visit http://www.paycentreafrica.com/agentsignup to register and get started.
This little tips if followed religiously helps a starter.
Nice write-up..and being friendly is really helping me alot🥰🥰
Thanks for the hint
It’s nice ideal you gave it’s really helping here
Pls help us to improve the service and machine. We want the machine with print out
We are working on that Partner.
Thanks for the tips.. You really tried gan
No Agent Commission fee… No weekly/monthly/yearly commission fee for Agents that registered under you, but you people can deduct 1000Naira/10,000Naira from Agent’s wallet for your stupid maintenance fee monthly/yearly
Till you lose customers.. Shay Ee ni e stupid ni
Dear Partner, some of our agents currently earn weekly commissions if they carry out 40 to 60 transactions daily. We hope to see you join them soon. Thank you for your feedback
This is perfect 🥰 and lovely
Wow! This is a very good piece. Thanks for the great insight
Commendable steps to a good and profitable business. Thanks for sharing tips on profitable POS business.
Thanks Partner
Like it
Yay! We are glad you do Partner.
Have done transaction twice and you debited me without paying my customers,first was card withdraw 16200 and the other was transfer from my paycentre to bank and you deducted it without crediting the account
Dear Partner, we apologize for any inconvenience experienced, kindly log the transaction as dispute and we would resolve it within 24 working hours or kindly send a message to E-Settlement Limited Support (@eslhelpdesk) or call our customer support line on 017006213 for help.
Very useful and helpful tips, kudos to guys
We are glad you find the information very helpful, Thank you for choosing PayCentre Partner.
Nice bussiness ideas you just speak on what i exactly wanted to do. Every idea has been noted. Thanks
We are glad you find the information very helpful, Thank you for choosing PayCentre Partner.
Very good
We are glad you find the information very helpful, Thank you for choosing PayCentre Partner.
Waooo nice lecture thanks
Thank you for choosing PayCentre Partner.
Thanks so much I’m really grateful
Thank you for choosing PayCentre Partner.
Nice tips! This is purely a profitable business ideas indeed.
Kindly keep us going always
We love to hear this Partner, thank you for choosing PayCentre!
Thanks again for your support but from this side of mine, I’m experiencing a bitter moment recently, I made a transaction of over 60,000 to an account, despite the fact that my wallet had been debited and successful transaction indicated still the value was not received by by the account user which this was confirmed by statement of the recipient account
Have never familiar with this before pls help a brother out…
Hello Partner, we apologize for any inconvenience experienced. Kindly log the transaction as dispute and we would resolve it within 24 working hours or call our customer support line on 017006213 for help with the transaction issue.
You guys are just awesome! Keep it up. Even though the journey is rough sometimes, but you guys still remain the best as far as I can see.
Thank you for your words of encouragement Partner, means so much.
Please DSTV subscription was unable to subscribe, there is no proceed on the new update,please resolved the issue ,then on print out issue we would like you guys to give out Small Bluetooth printer or another machine with printer , because many people avoid paycentre of the recipient and debit issue and nothing to prove it with out giving out the recipient to confirm the transaction. , thanks
Dear Partner, we apologize for any inconvenience experienced, we have communicated this to the team in charge and we can assure you that we are working on this.
Please how long does it take for replacement of a faulty pinpad?
This is just 3 good weeks now my pinpad got spoiled, after contacting and submitting it to my ambassador till now no positive updates.
Dear Partner, we apologize for the inconvenience experienced, kindly send a message to E-Settlement Limited Support (@eslhelpdesk) or call our customer support line on 017006213 for help.
I just love pay center most among the other agent….you are doing great, keep it up.,
Thank you Partner, We Love you too!
Am so happy to have the opportunity with paycenter,
Pls so times I use to have some difficulty in network,most especially last month august
Hello Partner, apologies for the network downtime you experienced, We can assure you that our network is very stable now and we auto-reverse every failed transactions.
If someone has a PayCentre pos machine has such person become a pos agent, or pos agent is totally different please I need help on this
Dear Partner, to become a PayCentre Agent, kindly visit http://www.paycentreafrica.com/agentsignup to register and get started.
Pay center is good
But I need digital machine
Thank you for your feedback Partner, we would communicate this to team in charge.
Hello Pay centre, I want to change my registered phone number to another one of the same network or another network. How can I go about it? This is because the registered number is my hotline that has too many Contacts. I am always been disturbed while using it.
Dear Partner, kindly send a message to E-Settlement Limited Support (@eslhelpdesk) or call our customer support line on 017006213 for help.
Am already an Agent but if I want to get another pinpad, what steps am I going to follow. Moreso can I get a pinpad for third party???
Hello Partner, you can get a PinPad for a third party, be the third party must register by his/herself with their necessary information/details, kindly confirm your location.
This is a good factilitating writeup. l so much love it. But l will advise that you get us Terminal that can print details of the transaction instead of pinpad. Please, it is very important and necessary now. Thanks.
We are launching soon Partner, Thank you for your feedback, Thank you for choosing PayCentre.
Great paycenter is good that’s just it take or leave it,l love it.
Thanks for this update you guys are really trying
PayCentre is the best…I just love everything about You.
Thanks for sharing. I read many of your blog posts, cool, your blog is very good.
Thank you for the feedback, Partner!