Holidays are coming and one of the best places to find unique items is over at povertyandthearts.org! This piece is called “Connected” by the artist BANDY. Artists from Poverty and the Arts are overcoming homelessness and they earn 60% commission on original artwork and 25% commission on merchandise with their designs. Actual product colors may vary from the colors shown on your screen.
Groove’s favorite event of the year is here, the third annual Fright Night Fridays! While this year will look a lot different they are just as excited to continue the free back yard movies. Let’s celebrate all things horror. This year there will be a very limited number of spots and they will run a raffle for these spots leading up to each screening. Like in previous years they will provide free popcorn. This year’s movies are The Birds, Nightmare on Elm Street 3, Ginger Snaps, Suspiria, and Michael’s personal favorite Brain Damage! This year #frightnightfridays will be sponsored by local horror podcast @vhs_podcast Make it a date and grab dinner from The Gambling Stick BBQ next door!
Dog’s Night Out Thursdays, June 4, 11 & 18 at Cheekwood! As part of their Welcome Back to Cheekwood reopening plan, Cheekwood is going to the dogs! Pack up the whole family and join Cheekwood for dog-friendly nights in the garden the first three Thursday evenings in June. With 55 acres of rolling hills, 12 distinct gardens, to-go food from their Cafe 29, and walk-up bar service, what a way to enjoy the early summer nights.
Cheekwood asks that all pups must be on a leash.
Please be sure to bring poop bags to clean up after your pup, and don’t forget water as fountains are currently not running as a safety precaution.
There are many ways to conduct transactions, but during the current Covid-19 pandemic few offer the safety and security of contactless payments.
Contactless Payments are not new. In fact, the rest of the world has been using this method to pay for things like subway, train, and bus fares for the past 20 years. Why is it not more prevalent in the U.S. then, you might ask? The simple answer is because not many businesses have the terminals to support this technology.
However, our “No Fee, No Touch” program changes that. We have the terminals, technology, and support staff to provide you with a safe, contactless payment system that speeds up transactions while virtually eliminating your processing fees!
Are you looking for a way to get your restaurant moving again? Are you relying on third parties to keep it running? We are teaming up with JADAPay to offer a free online ordering system. It’s cheaper to the consumer than UberEats and others plus YOU control it. It’s agnostic on the Credit Card provider. Click here for a free no-obligation demo: https://BuyLocal.dontpanictakeout.com/
In March our stores and entertainment facilities rapidly began to close and business owners and workers became very stressed. Many businesses that stayed open, especially the smaller, local ones, continue to experience slow traffic, low sales and are now faced laying off employees or closing their doors for good. Governor Lee announced that consumer retail and services could start opening in Late April but Nashville stays under a city stay at home order for a little longer. However, customers must still practice the art of social distancing and take the appropriate safety precautions.
Although stores will be able to open this month, they won’t be able to operate at full shopping capacity. So how can you continue to “live local” and offer your support of the businesses who are so vital to our economy? Here are five things you can do to help:
Shop your local stores online.
Even when local businesses open their brick-and-mortar locations, owners will need to trim down their customer capacity in order to adhere to the social distancing guidelines. You can continue to support these same retailers offering their products through online purchasing, even if they hadn’t been doing so before the coronavirus pandemic. You can also support those who create and sell goods out of their homes, such as custom signs, jewelry, etc.
Buy gift cards.
Service businesses like Bowling Alleys, spas and theaters that don’t sell products, are hit particularly hard by the coronavirus shutdowns. Help them continue to turn a profit by purchasing gift cards now for later use.
Order Food to Go.
We just can’t foresee many people running out to sit in a restaurant to eat, but you can still enjoy your favorite takeout food at home. Most restaurants are taking precautions to prepare their food within CDC guidelines in mind. You can safely order through the restaurants. Please if you can avoid using a food delivery service, like Grub Hub, Uber Eats or Postmates. They take 20% or more of the cost from the business as well as gross-up the cost to you. Great for them, horrible for you or the business. Use the restaurant’s drive-thru or curbside pickup service.
Bigger tips.
Whether you’re ordering dinner in or just having your groceries delivered because you don’t feel safe to leave your home, you can help local businesses make it through this economic crisis by tipping a little bit more than you normally would. You can usually add your tip to the total on your card to avoid physical contact with the delivery person.
If you’re a small business looking for help during this pandemic, make sure you contact us for help to take payments contactless or online. We can also help you market during this time as well.
Pre-Order time with Clara Jane Hemp Dispensary! On Saturday, May 9 the day before Mother’s Day 😉 they are delivering CBD donuts.
Pre-Order your 6pack of Donuts, orders must be placed by 10 pm on Today for Local Delivery only.
Clara Jane x Donut Distillery
Donuts handcrafted in East Nashville frosted with CBD that has been grown and processed by Clara Jane Hemp Dispensary.
Each Donut has 10mg, 6 Pack Totals 60MG
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Please note: If you’re adding more items to your order and you’d like those items delivered Same-Day and are still wanting your donuts delivered, they will add an additional $2 delivery fee onto the order. If you want all your items delivered on Saturday, please leave a note in your order.
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It’s a time where you can grow and engage with your company’s audience via social media. Consumers who connect with businesses on social media are loyal customers, with about nine out of 10 people saying they buy from companies they follow on social networks. The portion of people who said they increased their spending with a brand they follow rose 12% to 75% this year from 2019, per a recent industry study.
I know you are stressed, overwhelmed and maybe pessimistic about the next year but communicate with your customers and be real. I have seen businesses have some of their biggest days during this pandemic because of their use of social media.
Take Charge Anywhere is our mobile processing platform for iOS and Android devices that utilizes the popular Cash Discount checkout process. Take Charge will virtually eliminate merchant’s processing fees while providing your customers with more options to pay.
Take Charge Anywhere runs on any iOS or Android device. You’ll simply install the application onto your device, pair the Bluetooth or audio jack card reader, and you’re ready to start processing!
Each merchant boarded on Take Charge Anywhere will receive access to their own Take Charge Anywhere Merchant Portal. Manage users, track records of previous batches, and manage app settings from any desktop or mobile device.
-EMV Compatible
-Cash Discounting/Surcharging
-Menu Builder and Modifiers
-Compatible with iOS and Android phones and tablets
-White label capability
-Custom User Permissions
-Cloud-based Real-Time Back Office
-NFC Payments – Google Pay, Apple Pay
-Custom Employee Logins and Permissions
Email us to get started MEPannell@gmail.com
Belcourt Theatre is doing a membership drive to help with the lack of money coming in during the pandemic closure. As our friend Jonathan says “If you love terrific film and first-rate cinema experience, consider getting a yearly membership. It’s only $50.” We cannot wait to go back to the movies. The Belcourt is a true Nashville treasure.
