Credit card processing fees are one of the most overlooked operating expenses for American businesses. Whether you operate a restaurant, retail store, brewery, professional services company, or e-commerce business, every credit card transaction comes with a cost. But how much should you actually be paying? One of the biggest decisions affecting those costs is whether
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If you own a restaurant, retail store, service business, or any company that accepts credit cards, you have probably asked a simple question: What is a good credit card processing rate? Unfortunately, the answer is rarely as simple as the number a processor advertises. You may hear: “Rates starting at 1.99%.” “Flat-rate processing.” “Interchange plus
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Choosing a restaurant POS system is no longer just about finding a terminal that can take payments. Modern restaurant technology can manage orders, tables, employees, online ordering, loyalty programs, kitchen communication, reporting, payment processing, and much more. That makes choosing between platforms like Square and Shift4 a much bigger operational decision. For restaurant owners comparing
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Have you taken a look at your processing statement and seen the fees are a little high? Or you are not receiving the support or have a contact with your provider? Reach out to us and let’s show you how Shift4 Dine can help! There is no up front cost for the hardware, menu programming
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I was recently approached by a small business owner who has seen really great growth over the last 18 months and considering moving away from Square as her point-of-service (POS) system. When the business first started Square was the convenient option, but now it made sense for her to make the move away from Square
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Let’s start off by defining what it means to be a merchant account at all. When you start a business, you must get approval from a bank or other financial institution that allows you to accept debit and credit card transactions. Until this happens, you’re a cash-only business, and in this day and age, that
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One of the biggest complaints that are heard on the streets from merchants to their credit card processing companies is that they don’t understand their statements and there are too many fees. There are the “rates”, but then there are numerous transaction fees, authorization fees, PCI fees, annual fees, dues and assessments and more! Many
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Owning a bar and restaurant can be exteremly tough! It seems the competition is getting better every day and profit margins are shrinking at the same time. Don’t forget that customers are wanting more and at better prices at the same time. Yikes! So here are some restaurant and bar money saving tips to help
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Business is changing every day. It’s hard to keep up! For a business today, being online and having an online presence is crucial. You need to make sure to not only have a web person, but then have a Facebook page and then an Instagram and so on and so forth. Many businesses outsource to
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After a couple of years of development and beta testing, Harbortouch has released its most advance POS system ever, HBR. This is a premium POS software suite catered towards the food service and bar industry. The software has been designed to limit the amount of touches to accomplish the common tasks and is a super
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