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Holiday

12 ways to sell more books during the holidays

Is your bookstore ready to handle the holiday season rush? Streamline operations and … Read more
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Customer service

Customer churn: Why you’re losing customers and how to win them back

Customer churn is a threat to your revenue that can creep up on … Read more
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Ecommerce

Beyond Black Friday marketing

Need some Black Friday ideas for small business? Consider Small Business Saturday, Cyber … Read more
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Marketing

How small businesses use talent marketing for talent acquisition

For those growing their small business, using talent marketing as a recruitment strategy … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

How to manage multiple restaurant locations

Once you’ve decided to expand, you’ll have to learn how to run multiple … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

3B’s Flowers

Jennifer Oosterhoof bought a flower shop in Stony Plain, Alberta and set out … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

6 ways coffee shops and cafes can run seasonal specials more effectively

Seasonal specials can be a great way to build your brand and engage … Read more
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Guides

How to start a food truck business

Food trucks can be great investments for aspiring restaurateurs. Here’s how to launch … Read more
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Insights

How soon until wallets and cash are a thing of the past?

Roughly 30 percent of Americans don’t carry any type of cash at all, and 76 … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

Enchanted Lake Pet

Garrick Higuchi wasn’t sure he was ready to make his side hustle a … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

Turning the tables: Reviewing restaurant review sites

Given the sheer number of restaurant rating sites, how can you possibly monitor … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

The Bellflower Chocolate Company

In this installment of Meet the Merchant, we speak with Callie Neylan and … Read more
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Guides

Merchant Services

Whether you’re about to start using merchant services for your business for the … Read more
FinTech Breakthrough Award Badge 2024

Clover news

Clover named “Best Overall Commerce Platform” in Annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards

MILWAUKEE, March 19, 2024 – Clover from Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI), a leading global … Read more
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Accounting

8 valuable apps for accountants and bookkeepers

A lot has changed in the world of accounting in the last ten … Read more
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Accounting

Operating expenses 101 for small businesses

Operating expenses are the costs a business incurs through its regular and essential … Read more
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Accounting

Cashless, cash-only, or hybrid? Choose the best payment method for your business

The prevalence of contactless payments makes it seem as though commerce is on … 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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Accounting

5 challenges every small business owner faces (+ solutions!)

Small business owners wear many hats–from HR and marketing to accounting and customer … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

How to start a catering business in 7 steps

Despite slow growth in the restaurant industry, it’s a good time to start … Read more