Here Comes The Snow
It couldn't just be flurries, huh? We can't just have a light sprinkle of the white stuff to officially start off our winter season, can we? No. We here in the southern Ontario region usually get to enjoy a December…
Weigh Your Options
It always good to have options, isn't it? Take dinner, for example. You may love Italian food, but what if it were the only type of cuisine available to you? You'd probably get sick of it. It's always great to…
Canada Finally Sees Employment Growth
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…
HST Coming To Ontario And British Columbia
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),…
Our Favourite Phrases
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…
Plan Your Holiday Shopping To Avoid Debt
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…
Simple Steps To Securing Your Cash
At Synergy Merchant Services, we are naturally very proud of our merchant cash advance program. One of the aspects of the program that we take the most pride in is the fact that it has helped so many business owners…
Consumer Confidence Continues Corroding
At this time of year, Canadians are gathering together their wish lists for the upcoming holidays. And while some may be sending these lists off to Santa Claus, others are actually wishing that their gift of getting a new job…
High-End Stores Maintain High Prices
With the holiday shopping season pretty much upon us at this point, shoppers everywhere will be searching for bargains. The economy, being in its rough shape, has prompted numerous merchants to slash prices on items in order to lure customers…
Ten Tips To Top Your Industry
Over the past several months, the Synergy Merchant Services Blog has certainly done its part in sharing advice about how to start and maintain a healthy, successful business. While we, of course, believe strongly in receiving a free, no obligation…