Accepting Credit Cards

Consumers carry different types of credit cards, depending on where they live, and their lifestyle. Some prefer loyalty cards for their favorite stores. Customers who travel a lot may prefer a card that gathers frequent flyer miles. Some prefer ATM cards that can be used as if they were a credit card. Visa, MasterCard, and…

Typically, small business owners initially focus on setting up the business, getting the team together, creating a unique product and marketing it. Once they feel they’ve taken care of what they think are the essentials, they begin to home in on issues like revenue generation and customer service. A major factor in ensuring a smooth,…

If you’re still debating whether to accept credit card payments or not for your small business, you could be losing customers and missing opportunities. Perhaps you’ve been focused on developing your product, getting the marketing strategy in place and building a team. That’s all very important, but now it’s time to focus on revenue earning…

We all know about reverse psychology, and a lot of us think we’re immune to it. As marketing goes, it’s an effective sales tactic, but not always in the way you mightthink. Experiments have shown that – for example – telling shoppers they can buy ‘Up to 6 pieces’ or ‘Maximum of 5 per shopper’…

From a business perspective, we worry about finding enough buyers. We don’t really think about payment methods until a client asks for one we don’t have. ‘Do you accept Bitcoin? Can I write a check? Do you have change for a hundred?’ These are all reasonable and innocent questions. But if they’re coming from a…

Why get left behind? When almost every business across the world is moving towards cashless payment, your business needs to stay in sync with customer expectations. Industry Trends As early as 2005-2006, a study conducted by Dove Consulting on consumer payment preferences provided interesting insights: Most customers prefer payment options that offer comfort and speed…

Pennsylvania alone has more than 1400 Christmas tree farms totaling about 31,000 acres and producing one million cut trees each year. Farmers plant 3 saplings for every cut tree so their business is sustainable, and each cut tree is 100% recyclable. There’s always a big demand for Christmas trees but it’s a short selling window.…

There’s been a lot in the media about the declining food belt. Farm produce prices are dropping, and farming families are branching out, especially their younger members. There are stories of miles of untilled land with nobody to cultivate it. But it’s not all bad. Organic farming is still lucrative, and farming businesses that have…

Visit historic art districts, and you can discover fascinating art studios. In these areas, as well as other parts of the country, entrepreneurs have converted large historic mills and factories into dozens of art studios under one roof. It’s a wonderful use of historic or warehouse space, and some even include art or music lessons,…