Small Biz Stripe Tips
Stripe Tips and Advice for Small Businesses
How to Accept Credit Cards at Your Therapy or Counseling Practice
Even though debit and credit card payments are preferred by the majority of people, some therapists have been reluctant to accept them, thinking it will add paperwork, costs, or time to an already busy administrative workload. But there are also many benefits for patients and practitioners when you accept credit cards at your therapy practice.
Ideas & Resources for Small Businesses Coping with COVID-19 Closures
The novel coronavirus pandemic has impacted small business owners around the world, suddenly, and regardless of industry. Since ChargeStripe has always been based on helping small businesses accept credit cards in person, we know our customers are likely to be impacted right now by city, state, and national guidance on social distancing and “shelter in place” orders.
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A Complete Guide to Starting a Wildly Successful Personal Training Business
Personal training is a fast-growing segment of the $35 billion fitness industry, with a 21.5% increase in certifications since 2012. And that rapid growth is predicted to continue well into the new decade. So if you’re asking yourself if now is a good time to start a personal training business, the answer is yes. Here’s everything you need to start a wildly successful personal training business in 2020.
Authorize.net vs. Stripe: What Should You Use for Your Small Business?
When you’re managing a small business, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by a million things on your to-do list. And that’s probably why some small business owners still prefer cash and check payments — it’s simple, and you literally have cash in hand.
How to Easily Scan Credit Cards with Your Phone’s Camera
While accepting payment for your products or services is pretty much your most important business task, that doesn’t mean it should take the most time! You want the process to be as quick and professional as possible. So if typing in credit card numbers is taking up too much of your time, try using your phone’s camera to scan credit cards instead.
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Stripe vs. Braintree for Small Businesses and Solopreneurs
When you’re running a small business, it can feel like there are a million decisions to make, all the time. One of the most important ones is how you’ll get paid for your products or services. While an all-cash business sounds simple and appealing, a lot of your potential customers don’t carry cash, and they expect to be able to pay by credit card. So, it’s a good business decision to accept credit cards, but what system should you use to do it?
We’ve compared PayPal vs. Stripe for small business, as well as Square vs. Stripe. Today we’re looking at Stripe vs. Braintree, another payment processor you might have heard of.
Square vs. Stripe: Which Is Best for Your Business?
In today’s app-filled world you have a lot of options to help you accept credit card payments at your small business. But how do you know which one is the the most affordable, fastest to set up, and most secure? And most importantly, which is best for your specific business needs? With so many choices, it can be hard to dig through all the details.
In this post, we’ll give you a comparison of two popular credit card payment options for businesses: Square vs. Stripe.
ChargeStripe Is Now a Verified Stripe Partner for Mobile Payments
We’re excited to announce that ChargeStripe has joined the Stripe Verified Partner program for mobile payments. While ChargeStripe has always used Stripe exclusively as a payment gateway to help businesses and freelancers accept mobile credit card payments, becoming a Verified Partner means that Stripe has certified that our connection is secure and our integration is stable.
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PayPal vs. Stripe for Small Business
Small businesses have a lot of options when it comes to selling products, services, or subscriptions and accepting payments from their customers. In fact, there are so many out there that it can be hard to figure out which one will work best for your small business.
In this post we’ll give you an overview of two popular systems for small businesses to process payments: PayPal vs. Stripe.
How to Accept Mobile Credit Card Payments on Stripe
These days it doesn’t matter what or where you sell. You need to accept credit cards or you may be delaying payments and losing out on sales.
The good news is that accepting mobile credit card payments on Stripe is super easy with ChargeStripe, whether you’re selling flowers at farmers’ markets or running a local handyman service.
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