At a time when more people than ever are clipping coupons and cashing in on store discounts, it’s the perfect time for businesses to use promotions. But how do you do this when your marketing budget is being allotted elsewhere and print advertising costs make your head spin?
Continue Reading Add comment November 13th, 2008
In these tough economic times (we are all probably tired of hearing about), small business owners need to be even more on top of there game in order to survive. In the credit crunch bank loans are harder to come by, alternative options are available such as the merchant cash advance.
Continue Reading Add comment October 10th, 2008
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced 11 people from the U.S., Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, and China are being charged for hacking into retailers’ computers and stealing more than 41 million credit card numbers. The perpetrators supposedly drove around in their vehicles with laptops, looking for unsecured “Wi-Fi” network connections, a technique called “wardriving.” Is your business protected?
Continue Reading Add comment August 21st, 2008
Record-breaking numbers flooded SVPCO, the paper and electronic check exchange business of The Clearing House Payments Company last year.
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Card-not-present fraud losses have increased by 37 percent and account for more than half of all card fraud losses. One business finds a revolutionary way to combat this problem.
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The number of signature debit cards in use in the US is forecast to reach 317 million in 2008…will you get your share?
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Have you ever sat down at a nice restaurant…and had to worry about skimming? Learn about this fairly new form of fraud and how to avoid it.
Continue Reading Add comment May 7th, 2007
Why are scammers so successful?Well because we are easy prey if we do the one thing that thieves count on: ignore the information given to us.
Continue Reading Add comment April 25th, 2007
Often business owners are so focused on getting the lowest rate, they completely overlook the basics– like who they’re actually doing business with and the reputation of that company.
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