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5 Benefits of using Credit Card Machines in Small Businesses

Today, cash isn't the currency of the economy. Instead, people use a credit cards to make and collect payments. Many people now use their credit cards to pay for coffee in a cafeteria or restaurant. This can cause you to lose customers if you continue to receive cash payments. We'll be looking at the benefits of small business credit cards. Find out more by reading on. Small businesses can reap many benefits by allowing customers and clients to pay with bank cards rather than hard cash. 1. Legitimizing your business Accepting credit cards will allow you to legitimize the business. Just display logos for different cards on the outside of your shop or service center. This will help you grab their attention. It will also help you to build trust and rapport with your customers if they sign-up for a certain brand of card. 2. 2. Fast and easy processing of payments These machines can boost your sales since your customers will have many more payment options. If you allow customers to ...

Covid: Keeping our Small Business Afloat

  While many small businesses have survived these times, others are barely surviving the Covid Pandemic. I spend less time on orders and more time applying to grants. Even though I have more time for those "rainy days" jobs, my ambition to finish them seems to have waned with my ability to shake hands. Like all things, 2020 wasn't like our normal sales cycle. There were unexpected seasonal and holiday downs. Quinten year's worth of sales reports didn't help us to understand what was going on nor how we could prepare for it. At first, we weren't optimistic because we didn’t find anything unusual. We did see a slight rise in pinstriping tape sales, probably due to people being bored at home. Unfortunately, the summer saw sales slow down. It is likely that many people have lost their jobs and have less disposable income. As autumn approached, we were pleased to notice a slight increase in custom rear-window decals orders and truck lettering orders... probably due...