In the same week where the smallness and flexibility of small businesses is being touted in an article explaining how small specialized bookstores may outlast the giant Barnes & Noble chain, comes a report from payments firm ControlScan and TransFirst, suggesting that small businesses (those processing fewer than 20,000 e-commerce or 1 million physical card transactions annually), may be missing the boat in responding to one growing critical need: the ability to respond to a customer base increasingly seeking both information, and payment options, on mobile platforms.
Category: virtual merchandizing
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Virtual Merchandizing: The 21st Century’s Great Equalizer
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Why Even Traditional Businesses Should Have a Virtual Merchant Account
As a business owner, making sure that you are maximizing your ability to be profitable is crucial. Whether your business…
Coming trends: E-commerce becomes M-commerce
If you’ve picked up on “underlying themes”in recent AVPS blog posts, you’ve noticed that –aside from the seasonal entries on…
Dream of Working from Home? Become a Virtual Merchant
Are you looking for a job that offers the scheduling flexibility you need to spend more time with your loved…
