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Coronavirus • Running a Small Business

Economic Injury Loans & Grants within the CARES Act: What Businesses Qualify and How to Apply

With the passing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on Friday, $360...

Coronavirus • Customer Loyalty • Customer Retention

5 Tips on Setting Up Donations for Your Local Business During the Coronavirus

These are perilous times for small businesses, their owners, and employees. In recent weeks, nearly...

Communicating with Customers • Coronavirus • Customer Loyalty • Customer Retention

Keep Your Business Afloat: How to Launch and Promote a Gift Card Program During COVID-19 Slump

Around the country, small businesses are faced with the incredibly challenging decision of whether...

Coronavirus • Customer Loyalty • Customer Retention

Your Customers Want to Support You During the Coronavirus Outbreak – Let Them Know How with These 8 Email/Text Ideas

We’re not going to sugar coat it: local businesses across the country are seeing their sales...

Announcements • Communicating with Customers • Customer Loyalty • Fivestars Updates

Announcing the first winner of the #LoveLocal grant

We’re proud to announce that Hawaii-based Kalapawai Market has won the first #LoveLocal grant...

Customer Loyalty • Small Business Marketing • Small Business Success Stories

How to Pick the Best Customer Loyalty Program For Your Small Business

Customer loyalty is immensely important to small businesses that are building their brand...

Customer Loyalty • Fivestars Pay • Small Business Marketing • Small Business Success Stories • The Value of Fivestars

Small Business Spotlight: NoHo Cafe

The North Hollywood neighborhood, known as NoHo to the locals, is home to a mix of everything...

Fivestars Pay • Growing Your Business • Running a Small Business • Small Business Marketing • Small Business Success Stories

How to Pick the Best Payment Processor for Your Small Business

If you’re a small business owner, you likely already know the importance of allowing customers to...

Announcements • Customer Loyalty • Customer Retention • Fivestars Pay • Fivestars Updates

Fivestars Pay: a new way to turn payments into automated growth for your business

Today we’re proud to launch Fivestars Pay—a payment processing service that integrates...

Customer Loyalty • Customer Retention • Promotion Ideas • Promotions • Small Business Marketing

How to win at Black Friday and Small Business Saturday

At Fivestars, we’re all about helping small businesses triumph against their big-box competitors...