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Clover app partners

3 apps to help you focus on business growth, not paperwork

Need more hours in your day? In your personal life, you likely use … Read more
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Home & field services

Accept credit card payments with an iPad POS system

With a mobile app and a small, portable credit card reader, you can quickly … Read more
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Insights

5 beauty trends worth following in 2024 and beyond

The beauty industry has been one of the strongest market segments in recent … Read more
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Accounting

5 AI tools for small business and how to use them

New small business AI tools can take on a lot of time-consuming tasks … Read more

Insights

Baking for health-conscious customers

“Little treat culture,” aka spending more on daily treats such as pastries, is … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

Beak Restaurant

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

Payment gateway vs. virtual terminal vs. shopping cart

Three common components of a credit card processing platform are a payment gateway, … Read more
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Customer service

Is your cashier checkout script boosting profits?

A customer’s checkout experience is a critical point where you can boost profits. … Read more
Bret Wojciak of Mountain Medicine Integrative Wellness Center

Meet the Merchant

Mountain Medicine Integrative Wellness Center

In this installment of Meet the Merchant, we speak to Bret Wojciak of … Read more
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Marketing

These 5 merchants show you how to crush it on social media

Social media is one of the most powerful ways to grow your business, … Read more
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Guides

How to make a schedule for employees

Proper scheduling is essential for business success. Use this guide from Clover to … Read more
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Loyalty

8 eye-opening stats about why customer rewards programs are crucial to the bottom line

Customer rewards programs are an easy way to boost loyalty—and sales—for your business. … Read more
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Ecommerce

How to leverage social media for a successful Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday has been the local-shopping event of the season for over … Read more
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Marketing

Understanding the principles of scarcity and urgency and how they can help drive sales

Scarcity marketing can help generate urgency around purchasing decisions. Make sure your tactics … Read more
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Customer service

5 questions to ask before discontinuing a product

Discontinuing a product without taking your customers or your sales data into consideration … Read more
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Customer service

12 restaurant entertainment ideas to keep guests coming back

Restaurant entertainment has come a long way since the age of lounge singers … Read more
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Clover product news

4 reasons you should list your business with Apple Maps

If you run a small business, one of the most important jobs you … Read more
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Gift cards

6 reasons these real-world merchants use (and love) gift cards

Are gift cards right for your business? Check out 7 reasons these real-world … Read more
Harry and Donna Toland , owners of Boardroom Hairstylists

Meet the Merchant

Boardroom Hairstylists

Donna Toland has run Boardroom Hairstyles, a well-respected hair salon in Atlanta, GA, … Read more
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Customer service

Virtual stores and the future of eCommerce

Virtual stores utilize the latest technology, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality … Read more