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Guide to starting a business out of your home

This has helped some people realize that with the right idea and...

How to start an eCommerce business

If you’ve ever considered starting an online store, now may be a...

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Fisherman: Why Your Restaurant Needs a Website (and How to Build One Pronto)

To gain and influence web traffic, it’ is critical that your business...

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What is BOPIS?

Already popular before COVID-19, both these trends will likely remain permanent fixtures...

How to start a boutique

The demand for clothing and shoes is on the rise, with global...

7 benefits of online ordering systems for restaurants

Convenience: You don’t have to leave your home to enjoy delicious meals....

11 small business ideas for 2021

However, with COVID-19 causing so much economic uncertainty, which entrepreneurial ventures are...

Why these restaurants have thrived despite the COVID-19 pandemic

The pandemic has forced businesses to rethink all aspects of their operations,...

eGift cards guide: How to buy, sell, and use them

Customers can buy cards and send them to friends and family members...

What is curbside pickup?

In the early days of COVID-19, restaurants were the primary drivers behind...

Why you should Google My Business

With the holidays right around the corner, now’s the time to make...

Payments & processing

Use Google Assistant™ to make payments with your voice

To begin using Google Assistant, you only need to say, “Hey Google”...

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American Express: Plan now for successful online holiday sales

Small businesses often depend on holiday sales to stay afloat. Especially in...

7 tips to turn holiday shoppers into loyal customers

The holidays still promise to be the busiest time of year for...

Why your seasonal business needs an online presence

It’s the peak season for summer seasonal businesses. While many states have...

Need to set up online ordering fast? Here’s how.

With Clover Online Ordering, your customers order take-out or delivery meals easily...

Clover Online Ordering: Solutions for restaurants

Starting in late May, all 50 states began the process of reopening...

You need e-commerce more than ever. Here’s how to do it right.

It’s one thing to create an e-commerce site. Creating a dynamic, elegant,...

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Tin Pot Creamery

We sit down—virtually of course—with Becky Sunseri, the founder of Tin Pot...

Take your business online quickly with Clover

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, one of the best things...

How to help detect and prevent merchant account fraud

Credit card fraud continues to rise as criminals develop even more inventive...

Payment gateway vs. payment processor: What is the difference?

Let’s start here: There are four parties involved with every credit card...

The positive impact of social media on eCommerce

In fact, eCommerce sales continue to grow year after year. In 2019,...

6 best practices for securing your eCommerce website

How eCommerce fraud happens When customers pay for goods or services on...

Minimize security risks with fraud management tools

Fraud management tools have always been important within the payments industry. Yet...

What is a dynamic CVV?

Shopping online or via mobile offers important advantages for consumers and merchants...

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eCommerce merchant account & payment processing solutions

Today’s consumers increasingly prefer shopping and paying bills online. Any business unable...

What is the difference between a chargeback and a refund – and how to avoid them

In the retail world, chargeback and refund are two terms often used interchangeably to...

How to detect and prevent Account Takeover (ATO) fraud

As more businesses move their operations online, customers are increasingly required to...

Payments & processing

6 tips to speed up checkout with faster credit card processing

As convenient as credit card processing is, bottlenecks still exist. Long lines...

Is ACH secure?

The Automated Clearing House (ACH) is a federally-regulated electronic network used by banks...

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Payment gateway vs. shopping cart

If you are building an online presence to sell your goods or...

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Payment gateway vs. virtual terminal

We hear it all the time: “Payment gateway vs. virtual terminal…what’s the...

Merchant account vs. payment gateway: what’s the difference?

A merchant account is a type of bank account that lets your...

Stay competitive with omni-channel payment processing

The retail landscape is becoming more fragmented as merchants increasingly design their...

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What is a payment gateway?

When accepting credit and debit cards at your brick-and-mortar store, a POS system is...

Beyond Black Friday marketing

Need some Black Friday ideas for small business? Consider Small Business Saturday,...

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What online-first retailers need to know before opening a physical location

“Click-to-brick” is the new moniker circling the internet, referring to digital natives...

New & notable in the Clover App Market: July 2019

Each month we’re pleased to bring you new ways the Clover App...

How and why to improve SEO for your business website

Want to get more traffic to your website? We’ve broken SEO down...

Clover App Market Spotlight: Help people find your products online with Pointy

Getting dwarfed online by Amazon and other e-tailers? The new Pointy app...

3 customer insights hidden in your Google Analytics

Step 1: Set goals Every website, and every page on your site,...