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What is a Payment Management System?

Stax

SMB owners wear many hats, managing everything from staff to sales. Adding to the already tough job of managing a small or medium business is the complex task of understanding how payment processing works, including managing the fees, equipment, accounts payable and more. Learn More What is a Payment Management System?

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The Challenge with SMB SaaS: High Growth Can Only Mask High Churn For Just So Long

SaaStr

So in theory, SMB SaaS is better than enterprise, at least 9 times out of 10: Deals close much faster. Customers don’t expect as much in terms of security, compliance, etc. But beyond all the other Pros and Cons of SMB vs enterprise, there’s one looming issue with SMB SaaS: Churn. It started very SMB.

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6 Best Accounting Apps for Small Businesses

Stax

Learn More Best Accounting Apps FreshBooks FreshBooks is a user-friendly accounting tool that simplifies the bookkeeping process for your business. It’s intentionally created to be very friendly for SMB users, featuring robust invoicing and time tracking features. It’s very affordable and has great customer service.

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How To Find the Best Credit Card Processor for Small Business in 2024

Stax

Although credit cards have been around since the 1950s, in recent years, they’ve started to dethrone cash from its position as king of payment methods. With a whopping 84% of American adults owning at least one credit card (the average is 3 credit card accounts per person), card payments reached $9.43 trillion in 2021.

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What Brands Look for When Considering Acquiring Software Companies

FastSpring

In this episode of Growth Stage, Carl will dives into his experience running acquisitions of SMB software businesses, including: His thoughts on what makes a software company a good target for an acquisition by a brand. Common operational pitfalls founders should avoid that can make acquisitions more difficult.

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Managing Your Facility and Tools to Automate the Process

Andreessen Horowitz

Given that lender-negotiated key terms impact origination parameters and limit certain business operations, what tools and which best practices should you leverage to ensure you stay compliant while managing your business efficiently against those covenants? We’d like to wrap up by focusing on how to manage debt post-closing.

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Driving Success for Small to Middle-Market SaaS Companies

OPEXEngine

This is because using a customer-centric definition highlights the key operational differences that drive strategic decision-making at these businesses as well as influencing the relevant performance indicators for them. An eCommerce Marketplace refers to an automated, self-provisioning ordering process for low ACV customers.