During the roughly three years since the pandemic, small-business owners have struggled with higher labor costs, increasing rents, and inflation-driven spikes in the prices of supplies. But many ...

Running a small business is tough, and dealing with credit card processing can make it even tougher. Many small business ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

The best credit card processing companies offer simple processing services at reasonable rates to small business owners. These companies also need to provide certain features, such as reporting ...

As a small business owner, you know that accepting credit cards comes with a cost. Expanding your customer base to cardholders can create massive profits, but it can also swamp you in expensive swipe ...

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The measure has support from restaurant owners who say credit card fees are a growing portion of their expenses since 2020.

At Forbes Advisor, our team of experts select and test credit card processing companies across 31 key metrics that matter to small businesses. We analyzed everything from reliability and affordability ...

Kelly is a former Editor, SMB at Forbes Advisor, specializing in starting and marketing new ventures. Before joining the team, she was a Content Producer at Fit Small Business where she served as an ...

TROY, Mich.: 2 Dec. 2025 — While the overall business outlook, credit card debt and spending patterns for small businesses in the United States are largely unchanged this year, satisfaction with small ...

There are a lot of reasons why having a credit card for your business is helpful, from money-saving benefits to simplifying your expense management. On top of all the perks, these cards typically ...