News - Part 38

  • Balancing my Business with Electronic Payments

    I run a bridal gown and accessory shop in Los Gatos, California.  I love my job, but sometimes it’s difficult designing new gowns, dealing with bridal craziness, and trying to run a business at the same time. It’s even harder when you’re a mother with a husband who also runs a small business. My life…

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  • Yelp’s Local-Mobile Success Shows How Consumers Are Using Mobile To Drive Local Purchases

    Yelp has become the bellwether for a location-based service, as well as the huge opportunity in local-mobile marketing. It’s also often mentioned in connection with social-local-mobile strategies, sometimes known as SoLoMo. Consumers also use the Yelp app as an integral step in the local purchase cycle. 93% of U.S. Yelp users in a recent Nielsen study said they at least occasionally…

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  • 10 Tips for Preventing Online Credit Card Fraud

    Small Business Trends | September 12, 2013 Merchants and retailers are often on the front lines of managing payment card fraud. Online businesses face a unique challenge because all purchases are made as a “card not present” transaction. But there are red flags to look out for and security measures to put in place that…

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  • Are you using mobile technology to process payments?

    A new PayPal app now allows users to pay for products using photo verification. Are you embracing new technology to increase the efficiency of your business? There are now many ways for SMEs to take credit or debit card payments quickly and efficiently. Smartphone technology, whereby customers use their mobile device to pay for goods…

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