Since 2011, Meridian Star Point of Sale (POS has been providing local businesses with the tools they need for success. More than 1,800 businesses, big and small, including restaurants, look to Meridian Star for best in-class POS hardware, software, training and support. The company’s customer loyalty has vaulted them into Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest- Growing Companies, and made them the #1 independent POS company in the U.S.

If entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of an economy, consider Inc.'s ranking of 5,000 companies America's circulatory system. Their annual report looks at these fast-growing innovators--and how they made the list.

There are many helpful reports that can be run within your Meridian Star Future POS system software, explains Brandon Weitz, President of Meridian Star Future POS. One such important reporting tool is the Beverage Ratio Report . Beverages are one of the most profitable items on the menu. In fact, the industry states that four out of five people who visit a restaurant purchase a chargeable beverage. Unfortunately, many restaurant servers find giving away FREE beverages is a way of pocketing more tip money for themselves.

Dallas Hale has been in the bar/restaurant industry for decades, holding every position you can imagine. He worked his way up from a bartender, to GM of a restaurant, to a restaurant owner, to a multi-unit restaurant owner with franchises. Today, Hale is the president...