One of the biggest questions facing businesses today is whether or not they should accept cryptocurrency as a valid payment method from customers. While cryptocurrency is innovative and revolutionizing the types of currency available to businesses, it’s a volatile currency… Read More
Choosing a Merchant Service Company
If you own a cash-only business, then you handle all payment transactions yourself. However, if you want to accommodate the people who prefer paying with a credit or debit card, you’ll need to partner with a merchant service provider, or MSP…. Read More
How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud for Small Businesses
Credit card fraud is an ever-present danger for small businesses all around the world. In fact, the Nilson Report estimated that global credit card losses due to fraud reached $27.85 billion in 2018, a 16.2% increase from 2017. Credit card fraud can… Read More
Benefits of Cash Discounts
If you’re a merchant, you already know that credit and debit cards are the most common payment method today, but did you know that, as of 2018, 70% of consumers say they use cash for some or all of their purchases? That’s… Read More
Tips to Grow Your Food Truck
The food truck industry in the U.S. is booming. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were more than 5.4 million food and beverage serving and related worker jobs in 2018. These jobs, which include those in the… Read More
The Crucial Importance of a Business’ Curb Appeal
Hey small business owners, as the saying goes, you never have a second chance to make a first impression. This is especially true in the competitive world of business, where a single negative review or bad experience can send… Read More
Small Business Banking – Everything You Need To Know
When choosing a bank for your small business, there are many factors to consider. While it may be tempting to go with the bank down the street from your office for convenience, they may not offer the best services for… Read More
Impact of Being a Cash-Only Business
If you’ve ever visited a store and tried to purchase something, but realized that they only take cash when you get to the register, you know how frustrating the experience can be. While many businesses offer the option to pay… Read More
Advantages of an Integrated POS System and Inventory Management
If there’s one thing you hear a lot these days, it’s probably that retail is changing. For a while, people believed online shopping would mean the end of in-person or brick-and-mortar stores. What’s instead happened is that the line between online… Read More
Ways to Lose Your EBT License (And Worse)
America’s supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) helps ensure 20 million households — about 40 million people — have food to put on their tables. More than two-thirds of those 40 million SNAP recipients are households with children. In fact, children are considered… Read More