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Ecommerce

Social commerce vs. eCommerce: What’s right for your business?

These days, there are endless ways for your business to show up online. … Read more
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Biz ops

How to optimize your restaurant menu to maximize profits

Check out these tips on how to optimize your menu to maximize your … Read more
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Insights

How to run a successful sales promotion

This post examines the threats and opportunities of a number of promotional methods. … Read more
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Accounting

Restaurant renovations: Understanding costs and budgeting for success

While restaurant renovations often require lots of time, money, and labor upfront, they … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

Food that sells: Strategies for selling the most profitable restaurant menu items

Certain restaurant foods are more profitable than others, but simply knowing that won’t … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

How to make the 2020 Holiday Calendar work for you

Due to social distancing measures, Halloween is expected to be much more subdued … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

Picayune Microblading

The proprietors of Picayune Microblading and WoW Day Spa have devoted themselves to … Read more
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Ecommerce

How to reduce bounce rate on your eCommerce site

Reducing bounce rate is key to converting more visitors into customers. And having … Read more
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Biz ops

Restaurant business planning: How one general manager set SMART goals

One restaurant manager approached his new job with big ideas for how he … Read more
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Payments & processing

Does your small business need Clover Virtual Terminal?

A virtual terminal is a convenient, flexible way to accept credit and debit … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

How to open a ghost kitchen

As the world returns back to normal, a new dining trend is gaining … Read more
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Marketing

Ideas for seasonal businesses: How to generate revenue off season

Working on your off-season marketing strategy? The key is knowing what to do … Read more
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Gift cards

Make birthday rewards work for your business

Everyone has a birthday—and just about every business has a birthday rewards program … Read more
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Personal services

Salon ownership: Your guide on how to open a salon

For those starting a salon, the right small business advice can help set … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

Business refresh: Creating a resolutions menu for your restaurant

Local, plant-based, gluten-free—is your menu ready for the 2020s? Check out these three … Read more
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Money management

Wire transfers or ACH: Which should you use?

For many applications, wire transfers and ACH are essentially the same. But as a merchant, … Read more
Tin Pot Creamery owner

Covid-19

Tin Pot Creamery

We sit down—virtually of course—with Becky Sunseri, the founder of Tin Pot Creamery. … Read more
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Run your business

Tips for how to write an employee handbook for a small business

This guide walks you through some of the essentials that should go into … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

How to reduce food waste in restaurants

Aside from the environmental and social toll that this waste generates, throwing away … Read more
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Accounting

6 ways auto repair shops can ease bookkeeping, accounting, and payments

Bookkeeping may not exactly rev your engine, but it’s a big part of … Read more