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International Credit Card Processing

by Ellen Cunningham

We’ll break down the fees you’ll need to pay for taking payments in different currencies. In this article, we focus on popular “flat rate” payment providers in the US including Braintree, Authorize.net, PayPal, Stripe, and more. In some cases, it may be less expensive to take international payments with an interchange-plus processor. Note that this…

If you run an ecommerce website or another type of international business, you’re probably taking payments from people all over the world. If that’s the case, you need to know what your payment provider is charging you.

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Health and Fitness

RhinoFit Gym Management Software Review

by Ellen Cunningham

Here’s one of those multiple name/company situations. RhinoFit is a DBA of a company called Gulf Management Systems. Gulf Management Systems is an agent of a company called Strategic Payment Systems. Strategic Payment Systems is a registered independent sales organization (ISO) of Wells Fargo and of First National Bank of Omaha. Confused yet? Basically, that…

RhinoFit offers cloud-based gym management software for fitness businesses.

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Credit Card Processing

Pros and Cons of Cloud-Based POS Systems

by Brian Penny

Cloud computing has been all the rage the past few years. According to Forrester research, annual worldwide public IT cloud services spending has grown from $47.4 billion in 2013 to $107.2 billion in 2017. Software companies in both the B2B and B2C sectors are increasingly pushing toward cloud-based, software-as-a-service business models, but is it really…

Cloud-based POS systems are everywhere these days. Let’s look at the pros and cons of moving to the cloud.

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Business

6 Reports Every Small Business Needs to Use

by Brian Penny

Data reporting is a vital part of business – without it, how do you know how you’re truly doing? By running reports in the morning and at night, you get a glimpse of how much inventory you have on hand, daily sales totals, and more. This information should drive your budgeting, resource allocation, marketing efforts,…

We put together this list of the most important reports to be running at least once a week, if not more.

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Accounting and Finance

Intacct Financial Management Software Review

by Paul Maplesden

Intacct financial management software is specially designed for larger businesses. In this review we’ll explore what it can do, share what others are saying, and help you make an informed decision about whether it’s right for your business. Intacct Financial Management Software Overview Intacct describes itself as “Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)” software—it’s clearly aimed at…

If you’re a larger business—either in the enterprise space, or with more complex financial needs, you need a heavy-duty accounting solution.

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Security and PCI Compliance

7 Steps to Achieve and Maintain PCI Compliance

by Jen Stone

Some businesses aren’t sure where to start with PCI, while others struggle to sustain PCI compliance over time. If you’ve tried searching for information, you know that the articles available are often confusing, incomplete, or overly technical. Some may not even apply to your business type or industry. So what’s the trick? Understanding what you…

For many organizations, achieving and maintaining PCI compliance can be difficult and time consuming.

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Business

How to Start a Successful Customer Loyalty Rewards Program

by Ellen Cunningham

What you might not know is how to start a loyalty program, or if it’s really necessary for your business. We’ll tackle all of that in this guide, giving you insight into loyalty and rewards to help you choose the right fit for your business without breaking the bank. The Case for Loyalty Programs Common…

You don’t need to be told what a customer loyalty program is – from frequent flier miles to buy-5-get-1-free coffee deals, these programs drive value-savvy customers into businesses and create long-term benefits in the form of returning customers.

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ecommerce

The Complete FastSpring Review

by Paul Maplesden

When it comes to payment providers and ecommerce platforms, online businesses have never had more choices. There are hundreds of options to choose from, each providing slightly different features, pricing, and functionality. However, an area of online sales that doesn’t have as many choices is software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and those that sell digital, non-tangible goods. FastSpring…

FastSpring is a niche ecommerce platform with more features than most, but with a price tag to match. The company primarily caters to digital goods sellers/software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.

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