Category: News - Part 8

5 tips for small businesses to deter hackers

The revelations from the recent Target breach that exposed between 70 and 110 million customer’s personal information have many small business owners asking this same question. If Target, with all their resources, can’t keep hackers out, how can a small business ever stand a chance? The good news is that unless you’re a high-profile target (pun intended),…

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Startups are driving new payment technology. Are you keeping up?

We all know that consumers today are avid users of technology, with 80 per cent now online and 60 per cent using smartphones. It’s unsurprising then, that consumer appetite for new payment methods is increasing, but did you know that startup owners are leading the way in responding to this trend by incorporating popular technology…

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Small Business Administration: Small Business Saturday 2013

For small business owners Read the transcript of our Holiday Marketing Tips & Ideas web chat to learn how to maximize your holiday profit and increase sales volume Get advice on how to prepare for the holiday season on our Small Business Matters blog: 6 Ways to Maximize Your Return on Sponsoring or Hosting Holiday Events 7 Holiday…

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Forget mobile payment, think mobile loyalty

A million mobile years ago – two, to be exact – the experts were somewhat pessimistic about the adoption of mobile wallet due to the many players and regulations involved. As Forrester Research analyst Charles Golvin summed it up inan interview with Chantal Tode of Mobile Commerce Daily, it was “… not clear how pulling out…

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