Square gives makes it easy for the small business owner (part 1)

Posted on October 28th, 2011

Square is a new way to accept credit cards with a mobile device. Keeping it really simple, following Paypal, they only take out a percentage per sale. No monthly fees or extra costs. It’s pretty amazing.
Does it really work? What are the catches? As an experiment, I’ll be trying out Square for my business [...]

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A handmade business made from scratch, an inspiring story!

Posted on April 14th, 2011

I got a chance to talk with Meredith Miles, the lady behind Floating Owl Designs.  She’s a great storyteller and describes how her business originated and the success she’s had with Etsy. Meredith has been successful in finding a niche and a knack at promoting it.
My business name is Floating Owl Designs. I make anything [...]

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Why Google Checkout is the bomb!

Posted on August 12th, 2009

Paypal held a monopoly, back in the days when eBay was king,   allowing folks to do cash transations online no matter where you lived. People could buy a Mr. T lunch box from someone in Germany and send them a payment from Australia. Both parties had paypal accounts that held their bank and credit card [...]

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