National Federation of Independent Business Review

Group Name: National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Industry/Specialty (if applicable): Independent businesses Number of members: 325,000+ Website: http://www.nfib.com/ Sections of its website are dedicated to news, including updates on government policies and acts related to business. It also provides articles on a range of topics of interest to business, including marketing, holiday trends, taxes, …

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Group Purchasing Solutions Buying Group Review

Buying Group Name: Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS) Industry/Specialty (if applicable): No particular industry Number of members: 1,000+ Website: http://www.grouppurchasingsolutions.com/   How does the group work? There aren’t too many details on GPS’ website about how the group functions. What information there is seems pretty straightforward: members receive discounts on services and products. Like most group …

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Trustwave Security Solutions

Credit and debit card fraud is a multi-billion dollar crime industry, with issuers absorbing roughly 60% of the annual losses and businesses hit for the other 40%. Trustwave offers multiple services for businesses, but for the purposes of this article we’ll focus on PCI compliance and payment services. Introduction to Trustwave When it comes to …

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Innovatix Buying Group Review

Buying Group Name: Innovatix Industry/Specialty (if applicable): Medicine, Education, Business Number of members: 23,000+ This introduction video from the group explains further:   The group partnered with Premier, one of the largest medical group purchasing organizations in the industry, in 2002. In 2015, Innovatix launched its procurement services for businesses. How does this group work? …

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Rewardli Review (Aka PerkHub)

Note: Perkhub is no longer operating. We’re leaving this article up for historical reference, but it will no longer be updated.   Buying Group Name: PerkHub/Rewardli Industry/Specialty: Not applicable Number of members: 200+ The San Francisco-based startup has a small core team of employees. However, its size may belie its impact. Many investors think PerkHub …

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Chargify (now Maxio) Review

When it comes to managing your business’s finances, fully-featured, reliable software is vital. This in-depth review of Maxio gives you all the information you need to make an informed choice about whether it’s right for you. A Brief Overview of Maxio As mentioned above, Maxio allows you to manage all your recurring and subscription payments …

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What Businesses Fail to Do When Selecting a Payment Gateway

That’s right, the payment gateway is almost always an afterthought to the primary systems that a business is using or considering using, whether it be a point-of-sale (POS) system, e-commerce shopping cart or other applications. Often, business owners or managers spend all their time researching their primary solution and virtually no time understanding the features …

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Front Desk – The Complete Review

Originally offered to “Personal Services” businesses, including things like fitness, health and wellness, sports instruction, music, and dance, Front Desk now caters to property management businesses, primarily hotels, hostels, and B&Bs. This Front Desk review takes a look at the online app that promises to substantially reduce the time you spend on admin and makes …

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