Attending to a customer at a POS kiosk
POS as a Small Business Idea
The POS business is a value added reseller who acts as a facilitator for banking services, taking such services closer to the people which benefits both the bank customers and the bank.
The POS business offers to the public most of the banking services like:
- Depositing cash
- Withdrawing cash
- Making a balance enquiries
- Transfers to one or more accounts
- Opening a bank account
This takes away the need to go to the bank as the service in now available nearby and it is more assesable.
Contact the bank and register your request to offer its costomers this services at a renote location, its like creating a functioning branch for the bank that offers some of the ofter required services at a small fee for the banks numerous customers at a distant location.
Benefits to the bank
- Their services is more accessible to its customers.
- The number of customers they attend to at the bank is reduced.
- The bank only handdles matters that can not be sublet.
- The banks need for costomer care staff is reduced.
Benefits to bank customers
- The bank is now closer to you, cutting the transpotation.
- You don't have to carry money on you, you can withdraw close to where you are about to use it.
Any place with foot traffic is good for the POS business
Prefered location
A sutable locations for this business is close to a local market, such that people can withdraw money for their transaction in the market.
The POS business also thrive at locations that are distant away from the bank, such as villages and settlements that do not have the banking services.
Any location with a high foot traffic will b good.
Financially, you will need the following as capital for the business
Particulars | in Naira | in Steem |
---|---|---|
One POS machine | 25,000 | 85.32 |
Some Liquid Cash | 50,000 | 170.64 |
One POS kiosk | 50,000 | 170.64 |
One Plastic chair | 5000 | 17.06 |
POS Thermal Paper | 500 | 1.71 |
Total | 130,500 | 445.91 |
The POS business provides a good income stream and can run everyday of the week as long as people make transactions and need physical cash to but food and pay for services.
The charge range from 250 to 300 Naira for every 5000 Naira deposited or withdrawn from a POS unit
Service | charge in Naira | in Steem |
---|---|---|
Withdrawal of 1000 | 100 | 0.338 |
Withdrawal of 5000 | 300 | 1.02 |
Deposit of 5000 | 250 | 0.85 |
Transfer of 5000 | 500 | 1.69 |
Balance enquiries | 50 | 0.14 |
With an average of 5 Withdrawals of 5000, 5 deposit of deposits of 5000 and two transfers of 5000 a day, this business will make 3,750 Naira (@ 285 per Steem that will be 3.16 steem a day)
At the end of 30 days, it will make 394.7 Steem.
So you can get back your capital in a month.
Yes i have seen the POS business, i am planning to start one. I will not need a kiosk because i will do it in my shop.
I have used pictures of POS kiosk in this post and here are a few more.
Attending to a customer at the POS kiosk.
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The pos business is truly a lucrative business as people don't like the stress of going to bank to line up for hours at the ATM stand especially when the money you want to withdraw did not worth it.
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The POS service as a business is lucrative and easy to establish.
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