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Man making purchase on mobile with digital gift card

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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Accounting

Why forecasting is crucial to your business plan

What is forecasting? Forecasting is estimating your future sales and revenue, and can … Read more
Terri and Ron of 511 Rose

Meet the Merchant

511 Rose

In this installment of Meet the Merchant, we speak to Terri Grady, co-owner … Read more
Woman shopping online while sitting at a table in front of a Christmas tree

Gift cards

Why digital gift cards are a must for last-minute holiday shoppers

The holidays are coming! And it’s time to make sure your business is … Read more
Mercato Tomato Pie restaurant

Full Service Restaurants (FSR)

QSRs, it pays to get creative with food promotions. Here’s how one Clover merchant did it.

Matthew Ling runs three restaurants in downtown Newark. Clover’s promo’s calendars have helped … Read more
US flag by government building

Payments & processing

Government payment processing made easy

Do you supply products or services to government agencies? With a reliable, flexible, … Read more
People at restaurant

Biz ops

Walk-ins or reservations—what’s the right mix for your restaurant?

It’s one of the trickiest questions in the restaurant business: should you take … Read more
Retail shop owner looking at clothes on rack

Insights

5 things you wish you would’ve know before opening your retail store

Imagine if you already knew everything you needed to know about retail – … Read more
Brooklyn Bridge in New York City

By state

How to start a business in New York

If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your business in the Empire State, it’s … 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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Clover app partners

1099 vs W-2: What You Don’t Know Could Cost You

Employers often refer to independent contractors as “1099” and employees as “W-2” workers … Read more
Co-founders of Masami, siting on white chairs

Meet the Merchant

MASAMI

After a decades-long career in advertising, Lynn Power felt unfulfilled, finding herself in … Read more
Back to school bus

Meet the Merchant

Back to school and back to learning

Small businesses are often fundamental to providing educational resources within their communities. These … Read more
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Inspiration

7 habits of successful small business owners

Even still, many entrepreneurs manage to bring order to their workdays by deliberately … Read more
Happy Birthday candles on cake

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
Restaurant manager holding receipts

Accounting

Invoices vs receipts

No matter what industry your business resides in, invoices and receipts are important … 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
People dining outdoors

Customer service

Win the waiting game: How to keep customers from leaving when tables are full – Part 1

Want your restaurant’s popularity to last? There is a right and wrong way … Read more
Retailer completing a sales transaction with a customer with a Clover POS device

Clover product news

The 4 challenges facing retail businesses and what Clover’s doing about them

Clover Retail Growth SaaS (software as a service) is an all-in-one subscription plan … Read more
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Clover news

Restaurants enhance touchless dining experience with Scan to Order from Clover

BROOKFIELD, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 28, 2020–Restaurants that utilize the popular Clover® point-of-sale (POS) platform from Fiserv, … Read more