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Ecommerce

Best practices for gift cards

A well-run gift card program for small businesses can help them offer promotions … Read more
Stacks of books

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
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Crisis support

Supporting Black Business this August is more important than ever. Here’s why.

National Black Business month was launched in 2004 by historian John William Templeton … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

Vertrauen Consulting

Sometimes the best marketing is word-of-mouth. Learn how Alan Vogel uses Clover’s technology … Read more
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Clover app partners

Two Clover feature upgrades you should try now

Clover’s Virtual Terminal and Dashboard got great feature upgrades. Here’s what’s new in … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

Celebrating Hispanic Small Businesses

In this installment of Meet the Merchant Remix, we’re celebrating Hispanic and Latinx … Read more
La Gelati owners

Meet the Merchant

La Gelati

Our Meet the Merchant series features Q&As with real-world Clover merchants. Read our … Read more
Icy Mountain Water staff

Meet the Merchant

Icy Mountain Water

In this installment of Meet the Merchant, we speak to Brandy Wilde of … Read more
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Insights

Designing social ads for your business that really work

You probably already know that social media is a free (or low-priced) way … Read more
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Insights

Google Wallet vs. Google Pay: What’s different?

This article explores these complementary payment technologies – highlighting their differences and similarities. … Read more
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Mobile

4 different types of mobile payment systems

Mobile phones no longer function exclusively as communication devices. From alarm clocks to … Read more
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Biz ops

5 questions to ask when sales are down

When running a business there are many things to account for in ensuring … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

How these service businesses use (and love) their Clover Virtual Terminal

Struggling to find the best way to take a deposit or invoice for … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

Couples at work: How Clover merchants mix love and business

Building a small business is demanding, but running a business with a romantic … Read more
Woman holding credit card

Ecommerce

Payment gateway vs. payment processor: what is the difference?

Let’s start here: There are four parties involved with every credit card transaction: … Read more
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Quick Service Restaurants (QSR)

A guide to sales tax for food trucks

This guide to sales tax for food trucks will guide you through what … Read more
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Mobile

What is peer-to-peer transfer? What are the pros and cons?

Though in recent years, the definition of P2P transfers has evolved to describe … Read more
Owners of Broken Spoke Boutique

Meet the Merchant

Broken Spoke Boutique

At first, Whitney Mayhew wasn’t sure what to make of her husband’s tiny … Read more
Clover LGBTQ+ small business owners

Inspiration

Support LGBTQ+ small businesses for Pride Month

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

How to handle difficult customers effectively

Whether it’s because someone on your staff made a mistake or because that … Read more