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Posted by Sarah Jordan Despite the doom and gloom in the economy lately, a recent press release from NACHA states that ACH payments actually experienced growth in the 4th quarter, with an amazing 4.5% increase in Q4 2008 over Q4 2007. That means that more than 3.8 billion ACH transactions ...

Posted by David Sharp With more and more small businesses obtaining merchant accounts to accept credit cards, it is essential to review some common scenarios that business owners and their consumers may run into...

By Chad Gardner With the rapid expansion of technology seeming to be coming at us from all angles, small businesses have the opportunity to test the early adopter waters to see if they can harness these advances...

Posted by Chad Gardner With over 25 million small businesses , all in a wide range of industries, all needing a variety of products and services – and most willing to invest to improve right now – it’s important to take a look at how advances in technology have brought do

Posted by David Sharp With more and more small businesses obtaining merchant accounts to accept credit cards, it is essential to review some common scenarios that business owners and their consumers may run into...

By Chad Gardner With the rapid expansion of technology seeming to be coming at us from all angles, small businesses have the opportunity to test the early adopter waters to see if they can harness these advances...

Posted by Chad Gardner With over 25 million small businesses , all in a wide range of industries, all needing a variety of products and services – and most willing to invest to improve right now – it’s important to take a look at how advances in technology have brought do

Posted byChad Gardner Regardless of the economic climate, finding and retaining great employees is essential for a small business, even more so than for large companies. Most small businesses have limited resources and thus talent becomes one of the most important assets they have...

Posted by Chad Gardner It is difficult to turn on the television or browse through most publications without finding analysts and professionals of all types declaring a “gloomy outlook for the economy.” When coming across an article or post that may be negative, it’s important to remember...

Posted by Chad Gardner With over 25 million small businesses , all in a wide range of industries, all needing a variety of products and services – and most willing to invest to improve right now – it’s important to take a look at how advances in technology have brought do

Posted byChad Gardner Regardless of the economic climate, finding and retaining great employees is essential for a small business, even more so than for large companies. Most small businesses have limited resources and thus talent becomes one of the most important assets they have...

Posted by Chad Gardner It is difficult to turn on the television or browse through most publications without finding analysts and professionals of all types declaring a “gloomy outlook for the economy.” When coming across an article or post that may be negative, it’s important to remember...

Posted by Lisa Hephner Sale season has arrived…and bargain hunters abound. It seems everywhere you look prices are slashed 70%, yellow clearance signs scream out deal, and consumers are carefully considering every penny spent...

Posted by Chad Gardner With Thanksgiving just a day away, many of us are surrounded by friends or family (or hopefully have plans to be around loved ones). This is one of my favorite times of year because I am struck by a greater sense of awareness – a sense of .

Posted by Elissa Beckman

Posted by Evan Berlin As Elissa reminded us a couple weeks back, humor is a huge part of success in startups, small businesses, or any business for that matter. Recently, I locked myself in a room for a few minutes with a few co-workers to come up with a funny-because-it’s-true .

Posted by Chad Gardner With new social platforms popping up seemingly every day, small businesses have the opportunity to inexpensively connect with like-minded people in their industry’s niche...

Posted by Lisa Hephner We’re all facing difficult economic times right now – from big businesses to small businesses, to all of our customers...

Posted by Chris Kampfe A few weeks back, our President asked me to help create a visual representation of his vision for our company. At a stage when we are tightening our future direction, it seemed a good time to make sure everyone in our organization understood what that vision ...

Posted by Chad Gardner Although low-cost domains and affordable web design are readily available, a recent survey by Warrillow shows that the majority of small businesses don’t have an independent website – in fact, 59% are without this resource...

Posted by Chad Gardner I wish I could remember which blog I first found out about Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty so I could give the author recognition, but there are 8,000+ blogs of all different subjects – from small business to personal to technology—registered to speak out about poverty...

Posted bySarah Jordan A well-known foreboding statistic is that 75 percent of businesses fail in the first two years; and it’s not as if you’re in the clear after that...

Posted by Sarah Jordan Co-authored by Mike Lebow, Business Development Manager for PaySimple Regardless of the industry, everyone has had a challenging experience with customer service...

Posted by Chad Gardner For many small businesses, the prospect of adding a new way to collect payments, with a possibly unfamiliar technology, can seem intimidating...

Posted by Elissa Beckman I was recently reading a magazine and came across an article about involving humor in the workplace. My eyes naturally gravitated toward the article, as I am all about incorporating fun into my workday. As I read through the article, I started laughing out loud ...

Posted by Eric Remer These two words are spoken quite a bit around the halls at PaySimple (and probably in many growing organizations around the world). But what do they mean...

Posted by Eric Remer I was recently in a meeting with a director of business development for a Fortune 100 company, and as we discussed a potential deal that could provide tremendous value to both organizations, it became clear that size does matter—and in a way that might not be so obvious...

Posted by David Sharp Co-authored by Mike Lebow, Business Development Manager for PaySimple Last week we had the pleasure of exhibiting and speaking at the National Association of Church Business Administrations’ (NACBA) 52nd National Conference in Nashville, TN...

Posted by Eric Remer These two words are spoken quite a bit around the halls at PaySimple (and probably in many growing organizations around the world). But what do they mean? Activity defines the person who is willing to put in time, but not willing to engage himself – a person .

Posted by Eric Remer I was recently in a meeting with a director of business development for a Fortune 100 company, and as we discussed a potential deal that could provide tremendous value to both organizations, it became clear that size does matter—and in a way that might not be so .

Posted by David Sharp Co-authored by Mike Lebow, Business Development Manager for PaySimple Last week we had the pleasure of exhibiting and speaking at the National Association of Church Business Administrations’ (NACBA) 52nd National Conference in Nashville, TN...

Posted by Lisa Hephner The bad news is that payment fraud is growing, and it seems that criminals are coming up with ever more ingenious ways to perpetrate it. Small businesses may think they are too small to attract attention of criminals, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. A recent .

Posted by David Sharp My topic today is geared towards our channel partner community. I want to share some thoughts on creating value for all parties involved. At PaySimple, we create platforms that help stars shine— as our CEO recently shared with you...

Posted by Sarah Jordan Last weekend, six of our own PaySimplers joined an estimated 3,000 cyclists in the 23rd Annual Great-West Life Bike MS, Colorado's Ride 2008. Each rider is pledged to raise at least $300.00 for the cause, but most go above and beyond that amount...

Posted by Sarah Jordan Co-authored by Chad Gardner, Web Marketing Associate for PaySimple With more companies flocking to Web 2.0 to gain exposure, there are two developing (and constantly changing) extremes in the approach to social networking...

Posted by Sarah Jordan Although outsourcing is one of the first actions an enterprise-size company might take to cut costs during a recession, according to a recent study by Warrillow, it’s just the opposite for SMBs...