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Guides

How to franchise your small business

Considering expanding your restaurant, retail, or service business? Learn how to franchise your … Read more
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Gift cards

Physical vs digital gift cards: Why offering both is necessary for business success

Gift cards have become a popular choice for friends, family, colleagues, and oneself. … Read more
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Clover app partners

Guide to a Winning Job Posting Strategy: How to Find the Right Candidates

How do you ensure your job posting attracts the right candidates? Learn how … Read more
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Loyalty

How to launch a subscription-based service for your small business

Creating a subscription option for your business can be a great way to … Read more

Customer service

The cashierless store trend

Some retailers may be reluctant about using the “honor system” when it comes … Read more
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Meet the Merchant

Fannie’s West African Cuisine

In this installment of Meet the Merchant, we speak with Fannie Gibson of … 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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Resources

22 free small business tools and resources

Small business tools don’t have to cost a lot of money. In fact, … Read more
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Guides

How to get a small business loan

There are many reasons why small businesses may need to take out loans, … Read more

Payments & processing

What is an EFT payment?

An electronic funds transfer moves money from one account to another. The accounts … Read more
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Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

Restaurant awards: How to get nominated and win a James Beard Award

The James Beard Awards are sometimes called the “Oscars of the culinary industry.” … Read more
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Customer service

Catering to last-minute shoppers while preserving your sanity

The holiday shopping season started extra early this year. This so-called “Christmas creep” … Read more
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Loyalty

Blind date with a book: How to increase engagement with your bookstore

Discover the magic of blind date with a book! Setting up this unique … Read more
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Payments & processing

Is MOTO credit card processing obsolete?

The convenience of today’s online services has many consumers wondering what they would … Read more
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Mobile

Tablet POS software for a convenient checkout experience

A mobile tablet POS solution allows users to process payments from anywhere. With … Read more
Day-in-the-life-of-clover-blog Sophia Nguyen

Inspiration

A Day in the Life of Clover

We sit down with Sophia Nguyen, senior product manager for financial value added … Read more
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Money management

How should you fund your small business? Here’s how to choose.

How should you fund your small business? There are tons of options from … Read more
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Biz ops

Should your business go cashless? Pros & Cons

Going cashless is not a decision an owner should take lightly. Here we … Read more
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Crisis support

Recession-proof your business: How customer engagement can be insurance against recession

In this second part of our series on preparing for a recession, we’re … Read more
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Clover app partners

Tips & strategies to recruit & retain millennial employees

It’s essential to know how to attract and retain millennial employees. If you … Read more