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! »
I just recently purchased an old restaurant in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood and converted it into a wine bar and lounge. I have never owned a food service business before, and I have never worked in the hospitality industry. Credit and debit cards have helped make my life easier as I have adjusted to…
Read More >Q: Jackie Schultes, Henry’s Drive In asks: My business wants to become LLC. There are a lot of places online to do this but which ones are the most trustworthy? A: There are three basic choices if you want to turn your business into an LLC: – Contact your company attorney who will gladly handle…
Read More >Groupon, known for its emailed coupon offers, said it will begin selling traditional credit-card-swiping hardware to merchants as it pushes deeper into bricks-and-mortar commerce. As growth in daily deals slows, Groupon has been expanding into new lines of business — selling merchandise and enabling restaurant reservations, for example. The company began offering iPhone and Android smartphone dongles last year…
Read More >Credit and debit cards are nearly as common as cash. Nearly everyone in the USA has at least one in their wallet, including business owners. But data from Intuit INTU +0.22% shows that 55 percent of the nation’s 27 million small businesses do not accept credit cards. According to a recent infographic from Community Merchants USA, an educational nonprofit project of…
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