Let Your Business Grow by Accepting Credit Cards
It might seems counter-intuitive that changing your payment system will grow your business. After all, if customers intend to buy, they will, whether you charge them cash or check, right? On the surface, this might feel true. But in reality, academic studies show that, statistically speaking, we are more likely to make a purchase when…
Read MoreYou Can Accept Credit Card Payments Anywhere
Customers have changed, radically and in ways that were unimaginable ten or even five years ago. With millennials all grown up, entrenched in workplace and parenthood, a new Generation Z is fast making waves in the marketplace. This post-millennial generation born in or after the mid-1990s, with various sources putting the cut-off year anywhere from…
Read MoreEnsure Return Customers by Accepting Credit Cards
For the average sales team, it’s all about closing. They clinch their commission and move on the next. But for the your business as a whole, a big-picture view can be smarter. You recognize that one-time sales are great, especially if the sale has good margins. However, in the long-term, regular customers are better. You…
Read MoreCredit Card Processing is Essential for your Online Business
Customer habits and purchasing behavior aren’t what they used to be even just five years ago. Many giant brands have closed up shop or switched to online retail. As the big names bite the dust, the reasons aren’t hard to find. How We’ve Changed Purchasing habits have altered dramatically and businesses haven’t been able to…
Read MoreAccept Credit Card Payments to Expand Your Customer Base
The basics of business are to provide a product or service and receive profitable payments. And to ensure said profit, you have price your offerings higher than your expenses, while keeping them at a figure customers are willing to pay. Beyond that, you need to tell potential customers about your products / services, and encourage…
Read More5 Benefits of Credit Cards that will Boost your Business
We’re lucky that we didn’t live thousands of years ago, when we had to pay for a sack of potatoes with a sheep or a goat! Payment for goods and services has come a long way from when the barter system was introduced by wandering tribes in Mesopotamia. Under this system, there were no standard…
Read MoreShould my Small Business Accept Credit Card Payments from my Customers?
Motivational speakers say a lot of things that sound profound, but are just cleverly phrased bits of common sense. For example, ‘dress for the job you want, not the job you have’. It’s catchy, and memorable, but everyone knows different scenarios require different clothing choices. You’re unlikely to wear shorts and flip-flops to the office,…
Read MoreCredit Card Processing for your Fast Food Restaurant
They say the food business is a good business, because people will always have to eat. By this standard, fast food can be the most lucrative type of all. People flock to you for quick, convenient food, whether it’s a busy mother’s post-day-care drive-by, or partying college kids in search of late-night fries. Fast food…
Read MoreDoes my Business Need to be PCI Compliant?
The short answer is Yes! As a small business owner, PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance may seem like just one more hurdle to be crossed and one more set of regulations to stick to, but it’s much more. Non-compliance doesn’t just attracts penalties and fines, it can seriously impact your brand, reputation and customer loyalty.…
Read MoreCredit Card Processing for Small Businesses in Missouri
Human nature is a curious thing. It’s driven by comparison, both negative and positive. But because these judgements are rarely objective, we assume others have it better than us. It’s why many city residents are wistful about living in a small town. They long for the clean air, friendly neighbors, and the ability to leave…
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