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If you rent a storefront for your small business (or plan to in the future), business renters insurance is likely a requirement for your present or future lease. Read on to learn everything you need to know about business renters insurance, including what it covers, where to buy a policy, and how much it will cost you!

If you’ve been reading about credit card processing, there’s a decent chance you’ve come across the term payment service provider (or PSP). While “payment service provider” may be used interchangeably with terms like “merchant account” or “payment processor,” it actually refers to a specific type of payment service.

How much general liability insurance you need will depend on many factors. The amount of insurance coverage your business needs depends on your specific risks, what type of business you run, the number of employees you have, etc.

In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of applying to become an authorized EBT retailer and discuss the hardware requirements you’ll have to meet before you can accept EBT payments. We’ll also recommend some top-rated merchant service providers that offer support for EBT payments at a fair and reasonable cost.

To determine how much workers’ compensation insurance you need, you have to take into consideration your business’s income, the number of workers you employ, their payroll, and minimum coverage requirements in your state. Your policy should be able to cover two-thirds of your employee’s yearly wage, but you should also consider coverage for medical bills and ongoing care if your industry is prone to work-related accidents.

These days, electronic payments continue to gain prominence. eCheck payments offer several distinct advantages over not just traditional paper check payments but also credit/debit card payments. In fact, many businesses can’t really afford not to offer echeck payment acceptance as an option.

In this article, we’ll dive deeper into the world of ACH payments, showing you where to find payment processors, suggesting ways your business can use ACH payments to save time and money, and discussing what’s a fair price to pay for the service.

Even though you are not legally required to purchase health insurance for a single employee by law, there are still great reasons to offer health benefits. Health insurance is not a trivial purchase — your employees work harder and better when they feel protected and healthy. Now, with the addition of the tax benefits and expanded options, it’s easy to finally make it happen.

If you don’t have a credit score, a credit card is the best way to kick off your journey to creditworthiness. Check out our favorite credit cards for no credit!

Commercial property insurance is designed to protect your business from accidents, theft, fires, and some (but not all) Acts of God. If the worst-case-scenarios for your property come to fruition, a solid commercial property insurance plan creates a way for your business to run and thrive despite the setbacks.