MONTHLY
POS Report Review
Share your monthly void, comp, discount, refund and no-sale detail from your POS. Get back a short memo showing what's out of line and which controls to tighten.
Coming soon
Theft and fraud risk for small business
Find the gaps before they cost you.
Practical tools and services that help restaurants, bars and small businesses cut theft, fraud and shrink, and protect their profit. Built on 20 years in loss prevention, asset protection and fraud investigation across restaurants, bars and retail.
The five points of loss
With food, liquor and labor costs rising, every dollar lost to theft or fraud hurts more. Every business loses money in the same five places. Most owners watch one or two. We look at all five.
- 1
People
Hiring, training, accountability, and knowing the warning signs of internal theft.
- 2
Point of sale
Voids, comps, discounts, under-ringing, and cash drawer control.
- 3
Product
Liquor, inventory, receiving, and waste.
- 4
Premises
Cameras, lighting, after-dark exposure, and back doors.
- 5
Payments
Cards, deposits, refunds, online orders, and chargebacks.
Most theft starts with an opportunity
In most small businesses, the biggest losses come from inside: people you hired who noticed a gap. A report nobody reads, a count nobody checks, a door nobody watches.
You can't control the pressures in someone's life or the excuses they tell themselves. You can control the opportunity. When employees can see that the numbers get checked and questions get asked, most never try. That's why we focus on controls, and on making them visible.
Services
When you want an expert's eyes on your numbers, not just a form.
LIVE, ONLINE
Manager Workshops
A 90-minute session for your managers on cash controls, voids and comps, liquor controls, and refund and chargeback fraud. Built around the five points.
Coming soon
ON SITE
Exposure Assessments
An in-person walkthrough of your controls, cameras and lighting, with a prioritized list of fixes.
Coming later
From the shop
Guides and forms an owner or manager can use this week. Written in plain language, and specific to how your business actually runs.
01
Theft Exposure Scorecard
A scored self-assessment across all five points, with editions for restaurants, bars, liquor and convenience stores, and small retail.
Coming soon
02
Daily Controls Form Pack
Drawer counts, deposit logs, void and refund approvals, receiving and counts, plus forms made for your type of business. Print it or use the digital version.
Coming soon
03
Pre-Shift Huddle Cards
52 two-minute talks your managers read before a shift, so your team hears every week that the numbers get checked.
Coming soon
Who it's for
Owner-operated businesses that handle cash, inventory or alcohol and don't have a team watching for theft and fraud.
- Restaurants
- Bars and taprooms
- Liquor and convenience stores
- Independent retail
Our mission
To help independent restaurants, bars and small businesses keep the money they earn, by closing the gaps where theft and fraud happen and catching problems before they grow.
Coming soon
Founding clients
When we open, we'll invite a small group of restaurants, bars, liquor stores, convenience stores and other small businesses to try the POS Report Review free for one month, in exchange for honest feedback. Founding clients keep a reduced rate for their first year and get first access to new tools and workshops.
We aren't taking applications yet. Details will be posted here and in The Five Point Monthly when spots open.