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Card Machines: 6 Ways to Save Money on Payment Processing Equipment

Stax

Owning a business can take quite the investment. Depending on the credit card terminal you choose, buying a new machine could cost your business between $200-$1,000 per terminal. Most small businesses cannot handle that cost when starting. Many businesses buy refurbished machines at a low cost or lease-to-own their equipment.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

Are you looking for a Paddle alternative that will partner with you to grow your business internationally? FastSpring is an experienced merchant of record that provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, and digital goods businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support.

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Shape up your FinOps Before 2022

SaaSOptics

When you’re focused on consistency in your financial operations, you’ll not only maintain compliance with standards, but you’ll set up your team to breeze through audits, develop trust with investors, and even make smarter business decisions. . The biggest challenge is knowing where to start. .

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The Startup Sector That’s Quietly Booming

Tom Tunguz

SMB capital access - In addition to consumers' feeling the tightening of the credit market, small and medium businesses suffered as local and regional banks' pursestrings contracted in tandem. POS reinvention - Retailers are reaping the rewards of the reinvention of the point-of-sale terminal for retailers.

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Sequencing Business Models: So You Want To Be A Platform?

Casey Accidental

This is part three of a three part series on sequencing business models. In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. This post is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

ContaAzul is a business management platform for small businesses created in Brazil. RD Station is an inbound marketing platform targeted at small and medium-size businesses. Listing your online business on Olist is compared to having your shop in the largest department store in the region. We can’t wait to meet them.

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How to Gather Customer Insights with CS Software

Totango

This covers every aspect of the customer relationship, including: Financial: Contract and transactional data. The digitization of business has created a customer-centric economy dominated by subscription services and SaaS enterprises. Voice of Customer: Survey responses and satisfaction scores.