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How Darwinian Thinking Keeps Ice Cream Shop Afloat In Off-Season
December 07, 2016

As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front...

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Store Front Business Index: Will Main Street USA Profit From A Trump Win?
December 06, 2016

As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front...

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Chase Rolls Out New Credit Card Geared Toward Small Businesses
November 16, 2016

JPMorgan Chase announced Tuesday (Nov. 15) the launch of a new small business card dubbed Chase Ink Business Preferred. According to Chase, the credit card awards business spenders with three points per dollar on the first $150,000 spent each account anniversary year. The points can...

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SMEs In UK Upbeat About Business Prospects
November 09, 2016

Run for the hills — or at least leave the U.K. — was the rallying cry when British citizens made the historic vote to exit the European Union. But while large companies may be considering moving their headquarters out of the U.K., small and medium-sized...

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SMBs Continue Writing Checks Their Futures Shouldn’t Embrace
November 07, 2016

Perception, as it turns out, isn’t always reality. Although many small businesses may think and say otherwise themselves, they are still shy when it comes to adopting new technologies. The latest PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index™ reports that only 13 percent of surveyed SMBs are...

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For SMBs, Eliminating Payments Friction, Sagely
November 03, 2016

SMBs have their challenges when it comes to maintaining frictionless payments, dealing with consumers and keeping data flowing into the back office. Sage Payment Solutions CEO Paul Bridgewater offered up some thoughts on a playbook that SMBs can use to better manage the daily challenges of...

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SMB Technology Adoption Index: Is The US SMB Engine Billowing Smoke?
November 02, 2016

Perception, as it turns out, isn't always reality. Although many small businesses may think and say otherwise themselves, they are still shy when it comes to adopting new technologies. The latest PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index™ reports that only 13 percent of surveyed SMBs are...

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Why Starting Off Small Can Keep Businesses From Growing
October 17, 2016

For most merchants, particularly SMBs, growth aspirations are top of mind. But with that growth can come unique challenges and unexpected constraints. Marc Castrechini, VP of Product Development at Cayan, joined Karen Webster to discuss how making the right payments decisions today can help merchants...

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The Presidential Election Is Up In The Air But Small Businesses Are Optimistic
October 07, 2016

Small business owners are optimistic about their prospects, despite uncertainty about the presidential election in the U.S. and the holiday shopping season, according to a new survey by Chase. In its inaugural 2016 Fall/Winter Chase Business Leaders Outlook, which Chase released on Thursday (Oct. 6), the...