News - Part 44

  • Mobile Payments are Exploding: What You Need to Know as a Retailer

    Accepting payments via mobile device is becoming more and more mainstream. Right now, we are in the midst of a growth spurt that will see mobile payments in the U.S. hit $90 billion by 2017, according to a Forrester Research report released earlier this year. That’s up from $12.8 billion spent in 2012, the report…

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  • Getting to Know You – Our Experience during National Small Business Week

    The word is quickly spreading about the valuable tools and resources available to small business owners at CommunityMerchantsUSA.com.  Since our launch on June 17th, we’ve begun reaching out to local merchants not only online, but in the very communities where they live and work. Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration held National Small Business…

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  • Small Businesses Created 45 Percent of the New Jobs in June

    Small businesses continue to spur U.S. job growth. Companies with fewer than 50 employees created 45 percent of the 188,000 new jobs in June, a recently released ADP National Employment Report said. Click here for the full story.

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  • Yes, we accept cards

    In certain sectors in the San Francisco Bay Area, cash is still king. Many nightlife and food venues don’t accept cards and It’s not uncommon at these establishments to see customers hand over credit cards only to have employees frown at them and state, “We’re cash only.” It used to be a common sight at…

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