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Running a business takes the assistance of many stakeholders, including vendors that can provide you with products and services that maintain your operations. Although it seems like having multiple vendors can provide you with more competitive pricing and service offering, it actually makes more fiscal sense to consolidate vendors so that you work with as few as possible.

Topics: Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

BluePay is pleased to bring you this valuable information from our partner, Due, makers of a free digital wallet that allows users to easily make and accept payments online.  Whether you see yourself as a salesperson or not, if you have a business, including working as a freelancer or startup founder, you are in sales. Essentially, to get revenue of any kind for a product or service, you have to sell what you are offering to an audience. You must convince them to buy from you instead of anyone else that does something similar. Some may find it easy to sell anything to anybody while others struggle with the concept.

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, Guest Blog Posts, Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

Twenty years ago, there was no Google, YouTube or Facebook. In fact, many of the businesses you’re familiar with today have relatively recent origins. They started small, but eventually grew to become major brands. All this was made possible with the Internet — a democratizing platform that allows small businesses to compete with the big boys.

Topics: Payment Technology, Small Business Tips, Payment Trends

For many Americans, paper money and credit cards are interchangeable — and customers use whichever payment option is more convenient in the moment.  However, cash and plastic each have its pros and cons. And if you use the wrong payment type too often, you may be leaving “money” on the proverbial table. So how do you know which to use — and when? Let’s take a look.

Topics: Small Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

For many types of transactions, cash is still king. But paper money continues to fall out of favor as more consumers embrace alternative payment methods. In fact, roughly 10 percent of American shoppers don’t carry any cash on them. And of those who do hold money:

Topics: Payment Technology, Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

BluePay is pleased to bring you this valuable information from our partner, Due, makers of a free digital wallet that allows users to easily make and accept payments online. With more business being conducted online, the risk for fraud goes up. That’s because fraudsters see the opportunities to try and get something for nothing, and many have found a way to do that thanks to something known as chargebacks.

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

There was a time when cash was king. Then along came checks, credit cards, ACH and countless other payment options.

Topics: Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments, Payment Trends, Awareness

BluePay is pleased to bring you this valuable information from our partner, Due, makers of a free digital wallet that allows users to easily make and accept payments online. It’s a widely known adage that the more you know, the better decisions you can make. That’s part of the reason why Big Data has become so popular in recent years. All that available data is helping companies better understand their productivity levels, how they spend money, and how they are satisfying specific customer segments like Millennials.

Topics: Small Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

BluePay is pleased to bring you this valuable information from our partner, Due, makers of a free digital wallet that allows users to easily make and accept payments online. There’s an app for everything, which means consumers and businesses are on their mobile phones getting tasks accomplished, seeking answers and information, and buying products and services. Mobile devices have become so popular because they allow people to get things done on the go rather than having to wait to get to an office or home.

Topics: Mobile Payments, Small Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments

BluePay is pleased to bring you this valuable information from our partner, Due, makers of a free digital wallet that allows users to easily make and accept payments online. If you plan on processing credit cards online or in your store, you will quickly learn that there are always fees involved. Sometimes, there’s a lot of fees, especially if you don’t do your homework and find a merchant credit card processing company or top payments company that understands the importance of providing value and creating long-term, mutually beneficial relationships over getting the largest profit margin for themselves.

Topics: Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments