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Once you complete a sale and sign an agreement with a merchant, it’s often easy to just move onto the next one and focus on finding more of them to sign. Merchants you’ve signed tend to stay happy and complacent as long as their hardware and software are functioning properly…
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What is PCI Compliance & why is there a fine?
PCI stands for “payment card industry” or you may see it as PCI-DSS which stands for “payment card industry data security standards”, it sets the credit card payment standards that we, business owners, need to comply with. So if your business accepts credit card or debit card transactions that stores,…
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How payment processing should integrate with your business tools
Payment processing is a term used in describing processes and services that automate payment transactions used typically between merchants and customers. This is commonly a third-party service that verifies payments, and declines or accepts credit card transactions on behalf of the merchant using secure and reliable internet connections. Payment Processing…
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How a new POS system can give your customers more confidence in purchases
Instilling confidence in your customers when they visit your business, as well as providing them with what they want, is imperative. It’s especially necessary for today’s market where consumers do most of their shopping and ordering online. As a restaurant or retail owner, it is essential you be…
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Credit card processing: which type of machine is best for your business?
Accepting credit cards is as easy as accepting cash. As we all know, especially as a new business owner, there isn’t a whole lot of accessible money flying around when you first start a business. As a result, you have to use the most cost-effective methods to make sure you…
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4 Ways to Earn More Revenue During Non-Peak Hours
Every business can experience fluctuation in their business during the offseason; the cost of goods going up and down, the economy being strong or weak. A lot can be impacted, including your business. There’s nothing more daunting than looking out into your restaurant and realizing your clientele has decreased significantly…
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Smart Terminals: The Future of Payments
Payment processing trends are ever changing. To stay competitive in the 21st century keeping up with future trends is imperative. Ever since the EMV liability shift, merchants have been switching over to a smart payment terminal and throwing out the standard merchant payment processing machines. A smart terminal not only…
Marketing
Game Changers: Social Media and the Web
Buyer habits change daily it seems, so as a business owner hoping for stability now and future growth, you need to have all the facts! One thing is undeniable…social media and the web are going to be a part of life from now on. There’s no stopping this beast, so…
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Business Success in Today’s Technological Climate
Your business has one thing in common with every other business out there…communication is key! Every element of your business should coincide with one another in a way which makes day-to-day tasks simpler and faster. Of course, this is a lot easier said than done, though. You need direct communication…
Customer Loyalty
How to Make Customers Fall in Love with You
As a business owner or manager, you’re constantly looking for ways to make your business more attractive to customers. Whether you are in retail or the restaurant industry, you need ideas, products, and strategies which will be user-friendly and appealing to customers. Customer loyalty is something every business desires. Keeping…
Restaurant POS Systems
A Look into the Best Restaurant POS Systems
Restaurants are businesses who must have a clear method for doing just about everything. Otherwise, your business could be nickeled and dimed right into bankruptcy. To avoid this situation, where small leaks end up sinking the ship, you need a point-of-sale system for your restaurant. It can be overwhelming to…
Restaurant POS Systems
The 3 Biggest Restaurant POS Trends of 2017
As with anything else, restaurant point-of-sale technology goes through trends, and if you want to use a POS system in your restaurant, you’ll have to decide which trends are worth following and which will cost your business more money, in the long run, without actually saving you any money, time,…
Restaurant POS Systems
Ensure Proper Setup for Your Restaurant POS
Buying the right point-of-sale system for your restaurant is one thing, but then ensuring it’s set up properly, is another story. The setup of your restaurant POS system has to do with the hardware more than the software, so it’s understandable those who may find the software intuitive and easy…
The world of payments is rapidly changing in front of our eyes. Massive consolidation is happening at a record pace, and this will inevitably impact your business as a merchant services agent.