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How to open a business bank account

You’ll need a business bank account if you plan to: Register your business as a limited liability company... Read more

Meet the Merchant

Meet the Merchant

Meet the Merchants in the South and Southwest

If you’re hitting the road for a summer adventure, traveling the countryside, or taking a weekend drive, be... Read more

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1099 vs W-2: What You Don’t Know Could Cost You

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How and why your small business needs great photos

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W-2 vs. 1099: Choosing between employees and contractors

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In our Meet The Merchant series, we’ve met SMB owners who’ve found creative ... Read more
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7 Small business types that will thrive post-pandemic

As the pandemic begins to wind down in the U.S., for many people, ... Read more
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How to ask for feedback from customers

Getting feedback is hard. Just think about all the purchases you’ve made in ... Read more

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Meet the Merchant

Meet the Merchant

The School – Creative Arts Education

Meet Lindsay Duncan and Krystal Ferguson, co-owners of The School - Creative Arts ... Read more

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Celebrating MTM merchants for National Ice Cream Month!

July is National Ice Cream Month! In our Meet The Merchant series, we’ve ... Read more

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A few months before the pandemic hit, Bruno Colozza opened Barocco X Nino, ... Read more

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When COVID shut the doors at KingsPIER, a vintage couture shop in Nova ... Read more

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Terri Rhodes Littleton of Terri Does Desserts in Sacramento, California, shares her story ... Read more

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Support LGBTQ+ small businesses for Pride Month

To celebrate Pride Month, check out these stories of LGBTQ+ SMB owners on ... Read more

Meet the Merchant

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In this installment of Meet the Merchant, we talk to Andrew Han of ... Read more

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Support small businesses while celebrating Dads & Grads

It’s June, which means it’s almost Father’s Day (June 20! Don’t forget!). It’s ... Read more

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Peek under the POS hood

Want to know how to choose a POS system? Ever wonder how payment processing really works? Our guides answer more questions than you ever thought you could ask. Add these morsels of wisdom to your digital library!

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Covid-19

Caring for your employees during the COVID-19 crisis

Small businesses across the country are reeling from the devastating impact of the ... Read more

Ecommerce

Need to set up online ordering fast? Here’s how.

With Clover Online Ordering, your customers order take-out or delivery meals easily using ... Read more

Mobile

Mobile credit card processing for Android & iPhone

As a business owner, you can begin accepting credit cards anytime and anywhere ... Read more

Money management

Need cash quickly? Try Clover Rapid Deposit

Make your money work for you with Clover Rapid Deposit. Get your funds ... Read more

Biz ops

How to declutter your small business operations

Decluttering: it’s not just for your kitchen cabinets. Streamline your business by following ... Read more

Ecommerce

You need e-commerce more than ever. Here’s how to do it right.

It’s one thing to create an e-commerce site. Creating a dynamic, elegant, and ... Read more

Covid-19

Keeping your sales safe & sanitary

In the midst of the COVID-19 emergency, we discuss three areas of business ... Read more

Clover apps

Keep your customers engaged with Feedback and Rewards

As we outlined in the first segment of this two-part series, customer engagement ... Read more
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