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UK: Cash still important for High Street

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In an analysis of 10 billion retail payments in 2012 (accounting for 60% of total sales), cash was the preferred method of payment for 54%. Business News BRC cash is king credit card processing credit cards debit cards high street making money Recovery retail Retail Business UK Economy UK retail'

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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Job candidates’ credit cards might be getting more action than they should, all while they are between employment opportunities. A new suit. An airplane ticket to another interview. Two days of meals. A skills test. A babysitter.

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Google Wallet Shows the Future of Mobile Payments

Small Business Labs

Google Wallet is a software product designed to replace the physical credit cards most of us carry around and use to pay for things.  Currently Google Wallet, which requires a special NFC chip, is only supported by 1 phone (Sprint's Nexus S) and 1 credit card (Citibank MasterCard).    ."

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Womply - A Deal Site Focused on Loyalty

Small Business Labs

One of our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 is Loyalty Meets Daily Deals, which we describe as: We think 2012 will see daily deals morph beyond shotgun-style attempts to bring in new business to more targeted methods and systems designed to attract, retain and reward loyal customers. The startup Womply is an example of this shift.

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The Technology Wave In The Service Industry | Joseph Pascaretta COO at WORKWAVE

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With a Master of Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business, Joseph has been honored as Entrepreneur of the Year for Product Solutions by Ernst and Young in 2008, and recognized for his leadership in Technology Advancement and Innovation by the White House in 2012.

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Forecast Lessons from Past Small Business Trends Lists

Small Business Labs

Last week we released our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 list.  Here we are about 10 years later and 2012 is being declared to be yet another "year of NFC."  "  This is because large banks, credit card companies and Google are pushing mobile payment systems based on NFC. 

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Cost Effective Ways to Greenify Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

They are two companies that assist with mobile credit card processing. photo by: 401(K) 2012. You might also want to do a bit of looking into Merchant Anywhere and Leaders Merchant Services. Have an energy audit. The best way to know the amount of energy that your business is using is to have an official energy audit performed.