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Stripe vs. Square Credit Card Processing Comparison
By Jennifer Dublino | June 10, 2025
Stripe is ideal for online businesses needing customization, while Square suits in-person sellers with free POS tools, transparent pricing and fast setup.
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Stripe Payment Processing Review and Pricing
By Lori Fairbanks | June 10, 2025
Stripe charges 2.9% plus 30¢ for online payments and 2.7% plus 5¢ in-person, with no monthly fees or contracts. Supports 135+ currencies and extensive APIs.
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Square vs. PayPal
By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025
Square suits high-volume businesses with lower online fees and robust POS tools at 2.6% + $0.10. PayPal works for low-volume merchants needing flexibility.
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Stripe vs Stax Comparison
By Mike Berner | June 09, 2025
Stax charges flat subscriptions ($99-$199 monthly plus 8-15¢ per transaction) for high-volume businesses. Stripe charges 2.9% + 30¢, better for e-commerce.
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Merchant One vs. Square Comparison
By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025
Merchant One charges interchange-plus pricing with $13.95 monthly fees and 24/7 support. Square offers flat 2.6% + 10¢ rates with no monthly fee on basic plans.
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National Processing Review
By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025
National Processing offers interchange-plus pricing with locked-in low rates and works with new and high-risk businesses. Free SwipeSimple virtual terminal.
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Merchant One Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | June 09, 2025
MerchantOne offers custom interchange-plus pricing, 98% approval rate, Clover POS integration, and 175+ shopping cart connections for all business sizes.
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11 Ways to Help Protect Your Company (and Customers) When You Take Payments Online
By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025
Secure online payments with 2FA, SSL certificates, PCI DSS compliance, cyber insurance, and secure platforms like BigCommerce, Shopify, and WooCommerce.
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monday.com Email Marketing Review and Pricing
By Sean Peek | May 20, 2025
Monday.com is a visual project management platform starting at $13 per user per month with customizable dashboards, 250+ integrations and automation.
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Rippling PEO Review and Pricing
By Skye Schooley | May 16, 2025
Rippling is a full-featured HR and PEO service provider ideal for growing businesses that need scalability. Learn about Rippling's PEO tools and pricing.
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When I Work Review and Pricing
By Skye Schooley | May 16, 2025
When I Work is a time and attendance platform that offers employee scheduling, time tracking, shift swaps, and mobile clock-ins for restaurants and retail.
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One-Click Purchasing: How Click-to-Buy Is Revolutionizing E-Commerce
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | May 16, 2025
Amazon pioneered one-click purchasing in 2000. Cornell research shows it increases customer spending by 28.5% and reduces the 70% cart abandonment rate online.
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Textline Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | May 05, 2025
Textline offers robust communication and security features. Learn why it's our choice for the best text message marketing service for large businesses.
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Xero Accounting Software Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | May 05, 2025
Xero accounting software offers unlimited users, 1,000+ integrations, and plans from $12-$65/month with user-friendly interfaces for growing businesses.
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ADT Small Business Security Review
By Jeremy Bender | April 10, 2025
ADT Business Security is our pick for the best business security system.
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Podium Text Message Marketing Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | March 27, 2025
Podium is an online reputation management service that allows you to acquire and manage customer reviews from one robust platform.
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Human Interest 401k Review and Pricing
By Kimberlee Leonard | March 27, 2025
Human Interest charges competitive rates across three pricing plans. Setup is easy and includes mobile app access and payroll integration.
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She’s Got a Blank Check, and She’ll Write Your Name: Taylor Swift’s Billion-Dollar Business Playbook
By Tess Barker | March 26, 2025
Our full Q&A with There’s Nothing Like This author Kevin Evers
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Constant Contact Email Marketing Review and Pricing
By Sean Peek | March 24, 2025
Constant Contact is an affordable and easy-to-use email marketing service. It has all the tools businesses need to create great email campaigns.
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Nextiva Review and Pricing
By Jessica Elliott | March 11, 2025
Nextiva stands out for customer support, offering 24/7 phone assistance, multichannel tools and strong call routing. See our full review of features, pricing and limitations.
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PowerPoint Presentation: 12 Things to Include in Your Next Slide Deck
By Sean Peek | March 05, 2025
Our PowerPoint guide outlines everything you should include in your slide deck, with tips on preparing effective presentations and advice from TEDx speakers.
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Will Shoppers Return to ‘Made in USA’ Fashion? It’s Working for Haley Solar
By Tess Barker | February 26, 2025
Our full Q&A with the acclaimed Los Angeles designer
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Crystal Knows All: You’re Being Profiled
By Mark Fairlie | February 26, 2025
Crystal claims it can give you accurate personality insights on customers, prospects, candidates and co-workers to help you sell more and manage better.
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Bloomfire CMO: Outpace Your Competitors With Customer Insights (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | February 14, 2025
Dan Stradtman explains the importance of knowing your customers with the data to prove it.
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Exit Stage: The Complete Guide to Selling Your Business
By Jane Meggitt | February 12, 2025
When? Why? How much? Here are all the basics for cashing out.
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Paychex Retirement Services Review and Pricing
By Kimberlee Leonard | February 07, 2025
Paychex integrates 401k plans with payroll and HR services on one platform. Employees enroll with automated contributions and dedicated retirement specialists.
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Agree to Disagree: Conflict Resilience Authors Reveal the Power of Productive Tension
By Tina Nazerian | February 05, 2025
Our full Q&A with Bob Bordone and Dr. Joel Salinas
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Salesforce vs. Zendesk Sell Comparison
By Mark Fairlie | February 05, 2025
The right CRM system can generate more leads, drive sales and improve customer service. Here's how two top CRM solutions, Salesforce and Zendesk, compare.
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Salesforce vs. Pipedrive Comparison
By Mark Fairlie | February 05, 2025
Salesforce and Pipedrive are two of the leading CRM platforms for small businesses. See our comparison of pricing, features and more.
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Make Your LinkedIn Comments Sound Human (Even If They Aren’t)
By Antonio Ferme | February 04, 2025
Our full Q&A with LinkedIn influencer Craig Davis