There are a lot of options when it comes to payment processors, but it\u2019s important to pick a processor you can trust.\u00a0TSYS<\/a>\u00a0is a payment processing leader in the United States, with several EMV solutions to ensure payments are secure and fast. If you\u2019re not in the U.S.,\u00a0Stripe<\/a>\u00a0serves Western Europe, North America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and allows you to accept payments in myriad ways.<\/p>\n QuickBooks<\/a>\u00a0is the industry standard for online bookkeeping software. The easy-to-use interface makes it simple to set up accounts and\u00a0track income and expenditures<\/a>\u00a0and their reporting features give you confidence in knowing where your money is (and where it belongs). It sure beats an actual ledger and spreadsheets.<\/p>\n There are a couple of great, popular, and free small-group and project management tools available.\u00a0Slack<\/a>\u00a0provides simple internal communication that is quick and easy to manage. 10,000 messages are archived (or more, if you upgrade to paid) for easy searchability, and it integrates with other software.\u00a0Asana<\/a>\u00a0is one of the programs Slack integrates with, and it has more robust project management abilities. You can use\u00a0it<\/em>\u00a0for free, too, so why not use both?<\/p>\n MailChimp<\/a>\u00a0makes it easy to connect with customers, create attractive email campaigns, and automate communications to keep your business top of mind. You\u2019ll even be able to set up campaigns to ensure each customer gets the message they need at the time they need it, and, best of all, it\u2019s free to start.<\/p>\n Zapier<\/a>\u00a0automates the processes that can fill up so much of a new business owner\u2019s time. With more than 750 apps supported and multiple automations possible from each app, you can eliminate unnecessary steps from almost any process. You can even connect several of the previously mentioned apps, and you can do it for free.<\/p>\n Finally, you\u2019ll need something to bring it all together \u2013 rental management software. With Essentials<\/a>, you can manage your inventory and customers, create contracts, view bookings, run an online store, and you\u2019ll even be able to integrate with most of the software products listed above.<\/p>\n With over 40 years in the rental industry, we know it can get stressful juggling so much day-to-day, that\u2019s why we are here to help. If you have any questions about how to get started or just general rental questions, give us a call or book a demo here<\/a> \u2013 we love to talk rental!<\/p>\n A lot of work goes into starting a rental business, from having the initial idea to creating a business plan to finding a location and incorporating your vision. It can feel like there are a thousand steps to get through, so we knocked one of them out for you: here\u2019s a list of affordable software […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":24265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[554,555,426,387,556,557,378,558,559,560,561,381],"class_list":["post-23789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing","tag-apps","tag-asana","tag-cayan","tag-essentials","tag-mailchimp","tag-quickbooks-online","tag-rental-essentials","tag-slack","tag-small-business","tag-startup","tag-stripe","tag-zapier"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"stripe](\"https:\/\/www.point-of-rental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cayanandstripe-e1588680895284-300x121.png\")
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