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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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Health and Fitness, Uncategorized

Vagaro Review – Health and Beauty Business Software

by Ellen Cunningham

The software is designed to scale from small one-person booth rental businesses to multi-location salons. It works with both Apple and Android systems. Let’s take a look at the Vagaro features, equipment, costs, and reviews in more detail. Vagaro Features Since it’s geared toward appointment and class-based businesses, Vagaro has features to help with booking…

Vagaro software for scheduling, business management, and payment acceptance is specifically designed for health and fitness businesses, salons, and spas.

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Health and Fitness

Complete Zen Planner Review

by Ellen Cunningham

The company specifically references affiliate gyms, dance studios, MMA gyms, personal trainers, and yoga studios, but can be a good solution for multiple types of fitness and membership-based businesses. Zen Planner is a web-based app, so you can use it wherever you have internet access and an updated web browser such as Firefox, Safari, or…

Zen Planner is a scheduling, business management, tracking, and payments suite designed for the health and fitness industry.

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Accounting and Finance

The Complete ZipBooks Review

by Paul Maplesden

Successful business owners know that it’s vital to stay on top of your finances. Whether it’s invoicing, expenses, payroll, bank account reconciliation, or preparing accounts, deep insight into your business’s money situation helps you make better decisions. This in-depth review of ZipBooks Accounting will tell you everything you need to know about the software, so…

There are plenty of accounting solutions out there, and one that’s becoming increasingly popular is ZipBooks Accounting.

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Credit Card Processing, Legal

Repeal the Durbin Amendment: The Hidden Issue

by Ben Dwyer

Yet many small businesses and consumers don’t even know what the Durbin Amendment is, not to mention the impact payment experts and economists claim it has supposedly had. What would Durbin Amendment repeal mean for businesses? News and Updates Two Complicated Sides of the Durbin Debate Coin The Durbin Amendment for the Layman Debit Interchange…

The introduction of a bill to repeal the Durbin Amendment has added more fuel to the fiery debate between the nation’s largest banks and retailers,

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Security and PCI Compliance

Coalfire Cybersecurity Review

by Paul Maplesden

With the increase in scammers and hacking, staying on top of information security is vital. Coalfire is a cybersecurity business that provides a variety of cyber security, auditing, testing, scanning, and other services. In this review, we’ll explore what those services are and how they can help you keep client data safe. About Coalfire Coalfire…

If you’re dealing with credit card payment information, sensitive financial data, or other details relating to money and finances, you need to ensure your data is safe.

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Accounting and Finance

The Complete PayPal Working Capital Review

by Paul Maplesden

If you want to expand your business, create a new product line, hire more staff, or scale in some other way, you need money to make it happen. Traditionally, businesses would use a standard business loan or a credit card to fund their expansion plans. PayPal Working Capital aims to change that. It’s a different…

PayPal working capital functions more like a cash advance than a loan. You’re not charged interest – just a fixed fee, dependent on how much you want to borrow and how quickly you intend to repay the balance.

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Credit Card Processing

Text to Pay: Accepting Payments by SMS Text

by Ellen Cunningham

By now, you’ve probably seen announcements asking for donations through text messages. Various charitable organizations like the Red Cross have made donating easy – just text a particular word to a short (usually 5-digit) number to make a $10 donation. The amounts and other variables can be adjusted for different purchases or donations. But you…

Non-profits organizations and for-profit businesses alike can take advantage of this easy payment method by understanding the fundamentals of text payments and working with a company that can support the service.

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