First Data Launches CloverAchievers, a Grant Award Program to Celebrate Small Business Owners
06 Mayo 2019 - 8:01AM
Business Wire
Three small businesses will receive a portion
of $100,000 value in cash, a Clover POS technology and equipment
makeover, and a donation to a nonprofit in their name
During this year’s National Small Business Week, an annual
celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation, First Data’s
cloud-based payment platform Clover launched CloverAchievers – a
program designed to recognize and award small businesses in the
U.S. who embody the Clover ethos of striving to accomplish more
than the status quo and punching above their weight.
“As an entrepreneur myself, launching a business and watching it
grow, I personally understand the daily challenges business owners
face in running and growing their businesses,” said John Beatty,
founder of Clover. “As part of our commitment to empowering small
business success and providing innovative solutions, we’re excited
to launch CloverAchievers and spotlight entrepreneurs who have a
passion to succeed.”
Clover is a market-leading point-of-sale platform with more than
one million merchant devices used globally. Clover enables
customers to pay using a debit/credit card, in addition to mobile
payment options such as Apple, Google and Samsung Pay. In 2018,
Clover processed more than $70 billion in annualized payment
volume, making it the fastest-growing point-of-sale platform in the
industry.
“Clover has been leaps and bounds better than anything we have
tried in the industry,” said Ethan Tobin, co-owner of The Liberty
Pub in North Bend, Oregon. “With Clover, we have seen a 20%
increase in revenue. We once had to run table orders back to the
kitchen. Today, Clover helps us take orders faster, accept and
secure payments, improve employee communication, design seating
charts, and so much more.”
“Delivering killer collard greens and the perfect ribs was never
a problem for our business, but using data to drive decisions was
something we had no clue how to approach,” said Stephen Franklin,
owner of Atlanta-based DAS BBQ. “The three biggest things we
couldn’t do before – tracking our customers, following up with
them, and incentivizing loyal customers – we can now do thanks to
our partnership with Clover and its real-time data-driven
capabilities.”
Starting today, the CloverAchievers program will provide grant
awards to three qualifying small businesses who enter for a chance
to win a portion of $100K in cash and prizes. To be eligible, small
businesses must be in the U.S. and have fewer than 1,500 employees.
Three winning businesses will receive a combination of a cash
grant, a Clover technology and equipment makeover, and a charitable
donation made in their name to an approved philanthropic
organization of their choice.
A group of finalists will be announced by the end of August
2019, with three CloverAchiever winners then selected by a panel of
judges in September 2019.
Businesses have until July 31, 2019 to submit their online
applications at www.firstdata.com/clovercontest where they can
review contest terms and conditions (or rules).
About First Data
First Data (NYSE: FDC) is a global leader in
commerce-enabling technology and solutions, serving approximately
six million business locations and more than 3,700 financial
institutions in more than 100 countries around the world. The
Company’s 19,000 owner-associates are dedicated to helping
companies, from start-ups to the world’s largest corporations,
conduct commerce every day by securing and processing more than
3,000 transactions per second and $2.6 trillion per year.
For more information, visit www.firstdata.com and follow
us on Twitter at @FirstData and LinkedIn.
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Michael SchneiderFirst Data – Clover(212)
515-0290Michael.Schneider@firstdata.com
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