Small Business Merchant Account and ACH Processing: The PaySimple Blog

Harvesting A Community That Cares!

Posted by Chad Gardner With Thanksgiving just a day away, many of us are surrounded by friends or family (or hopefully have plans to be around loved ones). This is one of my favorite times of year because I am struck by a greater sense of awareness – a sense of ...

Positive Energy Pays Off: Voted One of the Best Places To Work in Denver!

Posted by Elissa Beckman

11 signs you work for a small business (or at least ours)

Posted by Evan Berlin As Elissa reminded us a couple weeks back, humor is a huge part of success in startups, small businesses, or any business for that matter. Recently, I locked myself in a room for a few minutes with a few co-workers to come up with a funny-because-it’s-true ...

8 Outstanding Blogs and Resources for Small Businesses

Posted by Chad Gardner With new social platforms popping up seemingly every day, small businesses have the opportunity to inexpensively connect with like-minded people in their industry’s niche. These social platforms can them help discover valuable resources and give them the ability to learn from seasoned professionals. However, ...

Top 5 Ways To Help Your Small Business Thrive During A Down Economy

Posted by Lisa Hephner We’re all facing difficult economic times right now – from big businesses to small businesses, to all of our customers. The following 5 tips can not only help make an economic downturn work for your small business, but can also position you well against your competition – large ...

Mapping Vision x Execution = Growth

Posted by Chris Kampfe A few weeks back, our President asked me to help create a visual representation of his vision for our company. At a stage when we are tightening our future direction, it seemed a good time to make sure everyone in our organization understood what that vision ...

Have you Googled yourself lately?

Posted by Chad Gardner Although low-cost domains and affordable web design are readily available, a recent survey by Warrillow shows that the majority of small businesses don’t have an independent website – in fact, 59% are without this resource. With more and more people searching for local businesses on Google (ie. “Denver, ...

“One Issue, Thousands of Voices”

Posted by Chad Gardner I wish I could remember which blog I first found out about Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty so I could give the author recognition, but there are 8,000+ blogs of all different subjects – from small business to personal to technology—registered to speak out about poverty today, ...

Are Small Businesses More Resilient?

Posted by Sarah Jordan A well-known foreboding statistic is that 75 percent of businesses fail in the first two years; and it’s not as if you’re in the clear after that. In almost every tactical aspect, small businesses are at a disadvantage—health insurance, financial and employment resources, brand leverage, taxation, and the ...

Top 5 Ways to Improve Customer Service

Posted by Sarah Jordan Co-authored by Mike Lebow, Business Development Manager for PaySimple Regardless of the industry, everyone has had a challenging experience with customer service. Because the Internet has given businesses the opportunity to connect with more consumers, the focus on customer service quality has given way to customer service quantity. This ...