'T Hole in the Market: Cash on your iPad - z24

Sweebr developed for retailers a cash register on the iPad. Photo Sweebr

Business? Sweebr

Who? Bart Jaspers

Where? around the world

Sweebr retailers change their tablet, laptop or smartphone in an instant into a cash register. Just create an account and checkout in the browser can begin. But there is more: retailers can follow the development of, for example, sales of stocks live. And who that is, links his shop to the platform. Just no internet? No problem. Sweebr remembers transactions and processes them as soon as the device is connected again.

How did the idea come about?

“Many existing POS systems fail. Often you do not get the data out there. Outrageous. The hardware is expensive, the contracts are long and the systems are closed and not linkable. That’s why I wanted to do completely different.

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Sweebr is not just a cash register in the cloud. If user data from Sweebr anonymous parts can be linked to such as weather or traffic information from other parties. Then comes a wealth of information for retailers free. Also hardware as receipt printers, cash drawers and scales can be connected. “

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How safe is using Sweebr?

“Safer than a hard drive. To shops to connect physical devices with the web we created a gateway. Gateway that captures all wired connections in the shop. The gateway is a piece of open source software. Since we set up a VPN connection, allowing a retailer Sweebr on its own devices can use. “

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How Sweebr financed?

“The first version I financed with private money. And I quickly started looking for investors. First, through the angels around Haarlem, but I did not go into the sea eventually join. We were a different vision of business to have. After early last year was at BNR, the ball really started rolling. When investors were able to find. “

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What is the business model look like?

“For the first pay point a retailer pays a dollar a day. For each additional fifty cents checkout. Until recently, he could use an unlimited number of pay points for a dollar a day, but then I got fifty customers with tills I changed that. But it is still cheap. And we can co-breathe. Remember the fireworks trade. Retailers that sell fireworks, a few days a year a lot of extra cash registers need. “

Which companies are already using Sweebr?

“More than a hundred companies now, including the use Frozz and 8tea5, fashion shops and restaurants. For the nonprofit cultural sector Sweebr free. Meanwhile we have thick five new subscribers per week. The Music Sweebr test now, for example in the breaks of performances as people come for refreshments. “

Where is Sweebr in five years?

“I do not know. I’m working with some nice projects which we operate. Several hundred retail locations at once That shoot. We have thousands of customers. At the end of this year We want to liberate the retail. Hence the name. Swiebertje the tramp represents the ultimate freedom. “

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