Category: Business

GetThatWholesale is pleased to announce a partnership with the business to business resource site and print publisher Internet Retailer. The two companies have joined forces in a new project they believe will provide their retailer users with a powerful tool to locate wholesale suppliers and product. It will now be possible for users of IR’s website to access GTW’s 3500 wholesale supplier listings directly from their site’s business resources section.

Discounts make the secret that keeps thousands of online retailers in the business. Even if we were millionaires we’d still be happy to get big bargains. We really like to pinch and squeeze and want to pay half or quarter price for the products we buy. That is why online shopping deals have caught on in a big way.

It has become the habit of the retail world to begin selling Christmas merchandise
earlier and earlier each year. The popular consumer affair blog The Consumerist even
humorously keeps track of sightings made of Christmas decorations as they appear
in various retail chain stores.

In many ways this makes sense, the importance of Christmas to retail businesses is impossible to overstate. With the exception of the grocery industry, Thanksgiving has all but disappeared from the retail calendar and it looks like Halloween is in danger as well. This may be a mistake that retail stores and online businesses can not afford to make.

Sen. John McCain recently held eBay businesses up as a model for success in the present economy and in a limited sense he was correct. For many people eBay provides at least a supplementary income and allows those living in …

 If your small online business has outgrown your Paypal account take a moment to pat yourself on the back and then learn some basics about the next step, Merchant Accounts.

To be able to process credit cards on their own computer a merchant will need to get one of the many processing software packages available. Some brand names to look at include, TakeCharge, PC Charge Pro, or Anycard. Which software package chosen will depend on the type of computer you have, PC or Macintosh, what additional features you are looking for, and which you find more convenient to use. You should expect to pay between $200 and $400 and most downloadable packages have a trial period before you have to pay.