Founders Jacyn Heavens Key people Jacyn Heavens (CEO) Headquarters Norwich, United Kingdom Founder Jacyn Heavens | Areas served Global Website eposnow.com CEO Jacyn Heavens (2011–) Founded England | |
Industry Computer Software, Technology | ||
Epos Now is a cloud-based software provider, specialising in the design and manufacture of electronic point of sale (commonly referred to as EPOS), which encompasses features including but not limited to reporting, stock control, and CRM for retail and hospitality businesses. Epos Now software can be operated from any device or platform with a web-browser or by using Epos Now’s IOS or Android app.
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Epos Now’s UK headquarters are located in Norwich, England and their US headquarters are in Orlando, Florida. Founded in June 2011, the company was a pioneer in cloud-technology in the EPOS industry and is notable for being the first EPOS company to introduce an AppStore to their customers, which allows users to customise their system. The Epos Now AppStore was introduced in December 2014. Epos Now's innovation was recognised in 2016, when the company won a Queen's Award for Enterprise, the UK's highest accolade for business success.
Epos Now is the UK's 13th fastest growing private technology company, and the fastest growing EPOS company in the UK. In 2016 Epos Now was valued in excess of $90 million.
An introduction to epos now
History
Epos Now was founded by Jacyn Heavens in 2011 with no external investment. CEO and founder Jacyn Heavens identified a gap in the market for an affordable EPOS system whilst managing a bar, and after searching for an EPOS system that would be suitable for his business, he started building software that would suit business owners like himself. The Epos Now Appstore was officially launched in September 2015, making it the first Appstore to be released within the EPOS industry. There are over 20,000 businesses using Epos Now.
Awards
In 2015, Epos Now was awarded ‘Epos Innovation of the Year’ by Retail Systems, and was shortlisted for EDP Business Awards and Tech Cities 2015.
In 2016 Epos Now was shortlisted for the UK Cloud Awards in the "Most Innovative SMB Product of the Year" category and the Engagement & Loyalty Awards in the "Most Innovative Technology" category. Epos Now is also a finalist in the 2016 The Grocer Gold Awards, for the "Technology Supplier of the Year" category.
On April 21, 2016 it was announced the Epos Now had won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
Epos Now were named Gold Stevie Award winners for The International Business Awards as "The Most Innovative company of the Year 2016".