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What's New at Zeller | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:31:50 GMT

It's been a big start to 2025, and we’ve been hard at work building and releasing your most requested features.

How Awaken Pilates and Yoga Keeps Retail Sales Flowing | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:08:03 GMT

First opened in 2022, Awaken Pilates and Yoga is a boutique fitness business that has already grown to three locations across Perth’s northern corridor – Yanchep, Ashby, and Mindarie. Founded by husband and wife duo Matthew and Gemma Taylor, the studios offer a mix of reformer Pilates, mat Pilates, yoga, meditation, and infrared sauna.

Xero vs. MYOB: Choosing the Right Accounting Software for Your Business

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:30:00 GMT

Whether you’re scaling up and looking to streamline your payroll and inventory, or need a bit of support managing your business cash flow and tax compliance, Xero and MYOB are two names you've probably heard of.

Within the accounting software landscape, these are two of the biggest and best known players in Australia. Both offer an all-encompassing suite of accounting features that are equally as suitable to sole traders as they are to midsize companies. Navigating the features and functionality of each is no small task, and choosing between them comes down to what’s right for your business. To assist you in your decision, we’ve summarised the key points of comparison.

Restaurant Metrics Guide for Hospitality Owners and Managers | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:47:20 GMT

Running a restaurant isn’t always a piece of cake. As an owner or manager, you’re juggling more tasks than a busy chef at Sunday brunch – from slicing up food costs to dousing the flames of customer complaints.

In the fast-paced Australian hospitality scene, knife-thin margins and unpredictable rushes are all in a day’s work. How can you keep your cool in the kitchen?

The secret sauce is tracking the right restaurant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). By keeping an eye on these metrics, you’ll know exactly what’s cooking in your business so you can whip up improvements before things boil over.

In this guide, we’ll serve up 28 essential restaurant KPIs you need to monitor. We’ve grouped them into four main categories – financial performance, operational efficiency, staffing and productivity, and customer experience – so you can digest them in courses. Let’s dig in!

Best Invoicing Software for Australian Businesses in 2025 | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:15:00 GMT

Compare the best invoice software to find the right one for your business.

Gone are the days of creating an invoice in Word, saving to PDF and emailing it to a client. Free online invoice software has evolved by leaps and bounds over the last decade, offering vastly more functionality and flexibility than manual systems. From integrating payment processors so that your clients can pay by card to customising invoice layouts to match your business branding, today’s invoices have become more than just a bill: they’re a means of communication and payment all in one.

Powered with features to help you generate invoices at speed and get paid faster, invoicing software is an integral part of any business owner’s tech suite. But with countless accounting platforms and payment companies offering their invoice services, it’s hard to know what choice is the best one for your business. In this article, we’ll be outlining the most important features that your invoicing software should support, and to help make your decision easier, we’ve compiled the capabilities of all the major players – Zeller, Square, Stripe, PayPal, Invoice2go, Xero, MYOB and Quickbooks – into one easy-to-use comparison table.

Use the interactive table below to compare the functionality and pricing of eight of the most popular invoicing tools for Australian businesses.

How Maroochydore’s Market Bistro Serves Up Success | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:45:00 GMT

When Luke Stringer told people he was opening a new restaurant in an area surrounded by construction sites in the early days of COVID-19, people thought he was crazy.

The Ultimate Guide to Optimising Your Restaurant’s Profit | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:43:41 GMT

In an industry where every dollar counts, optimising your restaurant profit margins can mean the difference between feast and famine.

Like baking a delicate soufflé, if the conditions aren’t maintained perfectly, you run the risk of ending up with a flop.

The key is to find ways to chop your costs and make your revenue more flavourful without compromising quality or the diner experience. Let’s explore some of the most effective strategies to keep your restaurant serving up success for years to come.

Credit Where It’s Due: Credit and Debit Card Processing Fees Explained for Merchants | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:51:46 GMT

Card processing fees are costs paid by merchants on credit and debit card sales. In most instances, card processing fees cover things like interchange fees, scheme or network fees, chargebacks and other charges related to accepting credit and debit card payments quickly and securely.

How NONDA Delivers a Japanese Dining Experience to Remember | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:00:49 GMT

Drawing inspiration from contemporary Japanese cuisine and dining culture, NONDA in Brisbane's Gasworks precinct reimagines traditional Japanese cooking with a modern twist and local flavours. The result is a menu that’s highly innovative yet deeply rooted in tradition.

Mother Mary Shares Words of Wisdom on Choosing Zeller over Westpac | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:52:56 GMT

Mother Mary is a one-woman baking powerhouse based an hour south of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula, cooking up cakes, crackers, biscuits, granola and more for her loyal fans and stockists.

Wherever possible, Mother Mary Bakes opts for locally-grown produce and organic ingredients in all her products, delivering them across the peninsula several times a week. In addition to her mouth watering baked goods, Mother Mary also runs semi-regular baking workshops, often with a focus on the fine art of sourdough.

We sat down with the founder of Mother Mary to learn about her business and why she switched her business banking from Westpac to Zeller.

Best Business Savings Accounts in 2025 | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:50:31 GMT

Growing a business isn’t just about making more money, it’s also about making your hard-earned work hard for you – and a great way to do that is with the best business savings account in Australia.

The elements of what makes an ideal business savings account are rather simple. It should:

Best Business Debit Cards in Australia 2025 | Zeller

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:14:49 GMT

Business spending and tracking should be simple, yet many traditional banks’ business debit cards lack important features while also having unnecessary fees and restrictions.

In this article we compare the best business debit cards in Australia for 2025, including those issued by the big-4 banks, and the Zeller Debit Card – our smarter, modern alternative that’s designed to help you better manage your business spending.

How Zeller Debit Card stacks up against the big 4 Australian banks

A Sydney Icon with a Storied Past Embraces the Future

holly@myzeller.com (Team Zeller) — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:49:19 GMT

Steeped in the historical infamy of Sydney’s Kings Cross, The Roosevelt has a colourful past going back decades. Originally operating in the 1940s and 50s, the venue was once controlled by the notorious underworld figure Abe Saffron – dubbed ‘Mr. Sin’ – whose powerful influence over Sydney’s nightlife included the original Roosevelt Club.

Fast forward to today, and The Roosevelt has been lovingly and creatively reimagined with an American diner meets old-school nightclub-style aesthetic, and is now proudly under the stewardship of Ben Hickey and his partner Naomi Palmer. Hickey has been involved with the venue for over a decade, and since taking ownership eight years ago, has helped transform it into a destination for cocktail lovers, whiskey connoisseurs, and locals looking for a unique experience.