A complete resource for navigating the world of payment card acceptance
A complete resource for navigating the world of payment card acceptance
Choosing a payment card processor that is right for your business can be complex and time-consuming. Community Merchants USA and Cardfellow offer you a free, one-stop shopping tool that will allow you to compare card processors and select the one that is right for you in a matter of minutes. Start here! »
We are excited to announce our partnership with SCORE, together we bring you the Payments Center of Excellence where you will learn about payment processing, payment systems and how they should tie into your small business. View the payments center of excellence on the SCORE site »
Community Merchants USA hosted a panel last month to kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC). The panel included subject matter experts from Elavon and Visa on the quickly evolving world of mobile payments processing. Their insights for navigating the world of electronic payments are now available online as a free webinar.
Mobile wallets are gaining popularity and businesses need to be prepared for new ways in which their customers will pay. Research from Phoenix shows that 20% of smartphone users are likely to use a mobile wallet. Learn how mobile wallets are poised to change the way your customers pay for goods and services! »
CMUSA is bringing together leaders in the world of electronic payments acceptance to help you build your small business. Joining us as an expert this month is Pat Moran, who conducts small business seminars on behalf of Master Your Card, a public education program sponsored by MasterCard that helps consumers, small businesses and governments get more from their money through the wise use of electronic payment technology. Ask Pat a question about running your small business! »
Choosing a payment card processor that is right for your business can be complex and time-consuming. Community Merchants USA and Cardfellow offer you a free, one-stop shopping tool that will allow you to compare card processors and select the one that is right for you in a matter of minutes. Start here! »
Q: Jeff Pardini, Hills Flat Lumber Company asks: Based on a percentage of gross sales, what percentage should be allowed for accounting? A: I’ve checked with various sources, and can’t any published statistics measuring accounting in that fashion as a metric. For small businesses, such metrics can be misleading, because of our small size and…
Read More >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…
Read More >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…
Read More >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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