This has been a year fraught with bad news about the national economy. Nearly every day, more stories about job losses and a recession with no end in sight have plagued the country. With the holiday season upon us, it…

Since the early 1990's when Canada's Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced by the federal government, Canadians have been used to paying two types of taxes on nearly all of their purchases. Combined with the Provincial Sales Tax (PST),…

Around the Synergy Merchant Services offices, we have a few favourite phrases that we like to use. We enjoy utilizing these phrases not because they are, by any means, catchy or even original. We love using them, however, because they…

December is here! And the craziest shopping season of the year has accompanied this month, as it does annually. With the holidays soon upon us, it is expected for shopping malls to become crowded madhouses with just about everyone in…