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Here you’ll find expert insights, industry news, practical business strategies, and real success stories designed to help you navigate the ever-changing world of payments, technology, and compliance. We believe informed business owners make stronger decisions, which is why we’re committed to sharing knowledge, celebrating our community, and advocating for the entrepreneurs and organizations that keep our economy moving.
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Dual Pricing: Keep More of What Your Business Earns
Read more: Dual Pricing: Keep More of What Your Business EarnsWhat if improving your bottom line didn’t require more sales or cutting expenses? For many business owners, the opportunity may be hiding in an everyday cost: credit card processing fees. Every transaction counts when you’re running a business. But between inventory, payroll, and operating expenses, credit card processing fees can quietly take a significant bite…
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Consumer Spending Trends Every Business Owner Should Know
Read more: Consumer Spending Trends Every Business Owner Should KnowFrom bigger holiday budgets and backyard gatherings to early shopping and renewed interest in local businesses, the season is bringing new opportunities for independent merchants. Here’s what’s worth watching. Holiday Spending by the Numbers Statistic Details 9.7% Projected increase in holiday shopping budgets, according to JLL. 40% Of consumers plan to shop October & November…
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Why Transparent Payment Processing Matters
Read more: Why Transparent Payment Processing MattersThe true cost of hidden fees isn’t always measured in dollars. Sometimes it’s measured in missed opportunities. For many business owners, payment processing is something that fades into the background. Customers tap a card. The transaction goes through. Funds arrive in the bank account a day or two later. As long as payments continue working,…
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What We Stand For
Read more: What We Stand ForA Different Standard for Merchant Services The payment processing industry has spent years making things more complicated than they need to be. Hidden fees. Confusing statements. Rising rates. Long contracts. Support that disappears after the sale. Too many businesses have been told that’s simply how the industry works. We don’t believe it has to. At…
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Why Alacrity Hub Testified Before Maryland’s Economic Matters Committee
Read more: Why Alacrity Hub Testified Before Maryland’s Economic Matters CommitteeWhat a proposed alcohol bill taught us about local economies, independent businesses, and the responsibility of showing up Most people think a neighborhood liquor store sells alcohol. They’re not wrong. But that store is also buying marketing services from a local agency. Hiring local contractors when equipment breaks. Working with local accountants, insurance brokers, technology…