“Small Business Lending is Slow to Recover,” read a recent Wall Street Journal article. The write-up was focused on how small businesses have fared in the long road out of “The Great Recession,” which some recent figures have suggested may have been worse than the “Great Depression” itself (at least according to recent comments by former Fed chief Ben Bernanke…)
Month: December 2019
A Labor Day Look — At History, and Some Good News for Fall
A Labor Day Look — At History, and Some Good News for Fall Summer Comes to an Unofficial Close Labor…
In the Wake of Breaches, EMV Speeds Up. Some Security Folks Think That’s Fine.
In the Wake of Breaches, EMV Speeds Up. Some Security Folks Think That’s Fine. The Wall Street Journal is reporting…
After the Black Hats: Customers Keep Flocking to Online, But Keep An Eye on USBs
As reported last week, the Black Hat conference in Vegas has come and gone, and left us with an array of news on security threats both tangible, and theoretical. You can find a good round up of this year’s “greatest hits” for the security conference, in this overview from PC World.
Credit Card Readers Are Great for Vendors
While a credit card reader can benefit any business, big or small, retail or doorstep, they are also great for vendors who sell products roadside, on-the-go, at Farmer’s Markets, and at various events. If you have been in the business long at all, with no way to accept credit cards, you have certainly lost customers who did not have enough cash on them and had to walk away, even though they did not want to. With technology on your side, there is no reason to lose sales ever again.