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Thoughts from PaySimplers—who aspire to make the world better one small business at a time.
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Colorado’s BikeMS 2008: PaySimplers don’t just donate, we participate!
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. Team PaySimple, comprised ...
Top 5 Social Media Participation Rules to Live By
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. While taking an honest, natural and authentic approach to creating a rapport with audiences seems ...
Taking control of your small business during a recession
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. In fact, small businesses responded that they do not prefer to outsource during an ...
Customer Service: business priority or overlooked department
Posted by Allen Wolff
Co-authored by Jeff Slusarz, PaySimple Customer Support Manager
What is customer service? We think the composition of the words is actually misleading as it should really read “servicing customers” with the priority on the service. As a small business owner, you should ask yourself: Do ...
NACHA Payments 2008
Posted by Jeff Gardner
I’ve spent the last couple of days at NACHA Payments 2008 meeting a variety of industry leaders in the payments space as well as doing my fair share of learning. The conference--hosted by NACHA, a non-profit organization that oversees the ACH Network--offers an abundance of sessions, ...
Something small businesses can be grateful for
Posted by Allen Wolff
How much gratitude do we express in our daily lives? To our family? To our friends? To our colleagues? To our top customers? To our high-maintenance customers?
I’d venture to guess not enough. I am constantly amazed at how often we fail to be grateful for ...
How to succeed by going all the way!
Posted by Eric Remer
What does it mean to go all the way? We all do it at various points in our life, but rarely do we have the inner knowing to live our entire life in that mindset.
How do you know when you are going all the way? ...
When limiting payment types limits profitability
One frequently asked question and how it relates to small business’ revenue and profitability.
Posted by Jeff Gardner
At PaySimple, our dedicated employees have the wonderful job of guiding [tag]small business[/tag] owners towards enhanced profitability. As such, one of the frequently asked questions our staff encounters is: “What payment types should ...
Small Businesses See a Glass Half-Full
Posted by Evan Berlin
There’s a lot of doom and gloom out there. Economists from around the country seem to agree that the US [tag]economy[/tag] is in a downturn. How deep or how long it will last is anyone’s best guess. Even the ever optimistic Oracle of Omaha, ...
Navigating the Maze of ACH Authorizations
Posted by Lisa Hephner
You’ve surely heard it 1000 times before…follow the rules! When it comes to [tag]ACH[/tag] Transactions—transfers of money from your customers’ bank accounts into yours—following the rules for proper authorizations is critical to ensuring that you can defend yourself in the event that one of your customers ...
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