December 18, 2009
Small Business Owners Re-Think Technology Usage as They Navigate Tough...

Faced with an uncertain economy, some business owners are re-evaluating their use of technology. The latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, surveyed October 5-9, shows over half of respondents (58...

December 18, 2009
OPEN for Government Contracts: Victory in Procurement (VIP) for Small...

American Express OPEN Announces Multi-Partner Government Contracting Program to Help Small Business Owners Win Government Contracts and Stimulus Funds American Express OPEN, the small business division of American Express, recently...

December 18, 2009
The Role of Credit Cards in Providing Financing for Small...

When Mark Fasciano and Ari Kahn started their software company, FatWire, in 1996, each of them contributed $20,000 from their credit cards to pay for the equipment and services that...

December 16, 2009
The Effect of Card Acceptance on Sales: The Case of...

Does taking plastic get people to spend more money? The card networks certainly think so and have often touted increased sales as one of the reasons why merchants should accept...

December 16, 2009
An Overview of Transparency at the Federal Trade Commission: Generalities...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Malcolm Coate, Dec 16, 2009 The Federal Trade Commission’s 2004 horizontal merger data release initiated a research program...

December 16, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #10 Collateral Damage...

The decade ended with the start of the most severe financial crisis the world has faced since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In many respects the payments industry was...

December 14, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #12 AmEx Goes...

The payments industry had quite a decade. In a few days we will be saying goodbye to the first decade of the 21st century. What better time to take a...

December 11, 2009
The Cost of Cash vs. Cashless Vending

A comparison of the cash and the cashless vending market and a look at the industry sizing figures from two leading vending industry census reports. Michael Kasavana Ph.D., is the NAMA-endowed...

December 10, 2009
Billeo’s Offer Assistant Saves Shoppers $500 on the Hottest Holiday...

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Billeo.com (www.billeo.com) – the provider of a suite of Online Assistants that save people time and money in all types of online...