On a day when couples across the continent are planning romantic rendezvous and candlelight dinners, business owners are thinking of ways to sweeten things up for their customers. Yes, it's Valentine's Day...a great day to be in love. Entrepreneurs, however,…

Earlier this week, we blogged about the upcoming UFC event at Toronto's Rogers Centre. Slated for April 30th, UFC 129 will mark the first major mixed martial arts event in the history of Ontario. At this time last year, Ontario…

Now that you’ve started your business, what are you going to do to take it to the next level? A lot of promising news has come out lately about small business owners in Canada feeling optimistic about the future of…

Over the past year, the Synergy Merchant Services Blog has paid particular attention to a special situation that has major implications to the economy in Ontario. The sport of mixed martial arts was banned in Ontario up until last August.…

As we mentioned in a couple of our blogs last week, confidence is steadily growing among business owners throughout Canada. The increasingly popular sentiment is that 2011 will make for a more-prosperous-than-usual type of year for entrepreneurs all over the…

As we have excitedly reported over the past couple of weeks, Synergy Merchant Services will be making its fourth consecutive return to the CRFA Show this March. Taking place at Exhibition Place's Direct Energy Centre in Toronto between March 6th…

Think about it. Imagine one of your friends came up to you and said “Hey, I know this great guy/girl. I think he/she would be perfect for you. Wanna go out with him/her?” What would be your first reaction? Chances…

In yesterday’s blog, we commented about some recent findings based on a Conference Board of Canada survey. Canadian business confidence is climbing, says the report. Business owners across the nation, it appears, are looking forward to a prosperous 2011 leaving…

At Synergy Merchant Services, we are always happy to hear when Canadian business owners are feeling confident about their futures. It is important to us that we communicate that the purpose of our merchant cash advance program is to help…

As it states on their website, “CRFA works to ensure that government understands and values the tremendous contribution our industry makes to the economy and social fabric of Canada. We also make sure your voice is heard on important issues…