Celero Commerce

  • Choosing Organizational Accountability over Entitlement

    Choosing Organizational Accountability over Entitlement

    Jeff Brown—March 20, 2020 We talk a lot about selfless leadership at Celero, and I hope that I live up to that aspiration as much as possible. But what does that mean, day-to-day, beyond simply giving credit where it’s due across the organization?

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  • Benefits of Direct Deposit

    Benefits of Direct Deposit

    Financial well-being is important for business owners and employees and there are plenty of ways it can have an effect on your daily work operations. It’s important to provide solutions that allow your workers to be free from stress of any kind while also saving yourself time and money. This is where the benefits of…

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  • Celero’s Moore Named to ETA 40 Under 40 List for 2020

    Celero Commerce’s Matt Moore has earned a place in the Electronic Transaction Association’s annual list of young gamechangers at the intersection of payments and technology, the 2020 ETA 40 Under 40.

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  • Marketing 101: Utilizing Internal & External Resources

    Marketing 101: Utilizing Internal & External Resources

    It’s a new year, and you’re trying to figure out the best route to take your marketing as a small or mid-sized business, among all the other strategic plans you’re making and implementing right now. Let me share this with you, as you consider your options:  the longer I’ve been in business, the greater value…

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  • Humility and Respect: Our Foundational Values

    Humility and Respect: Our Foundational Values

    Kevin Jones February 19, 2020 You’ll often hear me speak of a pair of values that I treasure the most in people, humility and respect.

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  • Customer Experience: Small Business Payment Solutions

    Customer Experience: Small Business Payment Solutions

    At Celero, we value our customers and take pride in ensuring their experiences are nothing other than the best. We strive to have the best products and services to meet their needs and help improve customers experiences within their businesses. We’ve put together four useful ways that our products and services can assist you in…

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  • Communication: The Conduit of Culture

    Communication: The Conduit of Culture

    Abigail Lucier February 10, 2020 I am amazed by the culture we’ve been able to create at Celero and how it’s taking hold across four companies that joined our family last year. One aspect of culture building, that I’ve noticed as especially crucial in a high-growth company that’s pulling together new acquisitions frequently, is communication.

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  • Becher Named First Duffy Leadership Award Recipient

    Becher Named First Duffy Leadership Award Recipient

    Inspired by a shared value of servant leadership and role models, the Celero Commerce executive team created a special award to recognize elite performers who exemplify the company’s values. Now, we are pleased to announce the first quarterly recipient of the Michael P. Duffy Leadership Award, Nicole Becher.

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  • Why Mobile Payments Are Essential For Your Small Business

    Why Mobile Payments Are Essential For Your Small Business

    In a society where people thrive off of most things being quick and convenient, it only makes sense as a business owner to give your customers the benefit of a payment option that is quick and convenient — and let’s not forget, secure. That’s where mobile payments come in. Mobile payment usage in this generation…

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  • Leadership Isn’t a Philosophy—It’s Behavior

    Leadership Isn’t a Philosophy—It’s Behavior

    All too often, we try to distill the concept of leadership into a philosophy or a set of values. While these are certainly components of establishing a company culture where people thrive, I subscribe to the concept of leadership that’s behavior-driven. Most of all, I think those of us privileged enough to be in positions…

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  • Today Is Day One

    Today Is Day One

    Kevin Jones January 27, 2020 I recently had an opportunity, a long time in the making, to go back to my hometown in Ashe County, North Carolina and address the latest graduating class of a wonderful regional leadership development program, Leadership Ashe.

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  • The Four Ps of Working at Celero

    The Four Ps of Working at Celero

    Somebody recently asked me what I love about working at Celero, and I thought of an answer much as you’d expect a veteran marketer to give.  Anyone and everyone in the marketing world has accepted the basic foundation of the profession as the “Four Ps.”  The concept that balancing price, product, promotion, and placement is…

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  • 2020 Digital Payment Market Trends: What to Expect

    2020 Digital Payment Market Trends: What to Expect

    It’s looking like 2020 is going to be a big year for many things, specifically in the digital payments industry. While we can’t predict the future, we can certainly pay attention to trends from previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what’s currently happening and see how things are starting to shape up. Are…

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  • The Selfless Leader

    The Selfless Leader

    Abigail Lucier December 20, 2019 In the digital era, society has created what I think of as a cult of leadership. Whether it’s somebody like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk (and I could go on and on), we’re groomed to worship these super-geniuses. As I think about culture, it dawns on me that we never…

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  • Jones Addresses Leadership Ashe’s Graduating Class

    Jones Addresses Leadership Ashe’s Graduating Class

    More than 25 years ago, Celero founder Kevin Jones left his hometown of West Jefferson, North Carolina, with a dream of becoming a CEO in the financial industry. But unlike those who leave small towns and “never look back,” Jones has kept his hometown and the surrounding High Country of western NC close to his…

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  • Celero’s Jones Interviewed by Payment Facilitator

    Celero’s Jones Interviewed by Payment Facilitator

    Earlier this week, Celero CEO Kevin Jones sat down with Payment Facilitator’s Kim Graber to discuss the Nashville startup’s fast rise through making four key acquisitions during its first year in business.

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  • Mobile Payments: Benefits and Risks Explained

    Mobile Payments: Benefits and Risks Explained

    There are most definitely benefits to having mobile payments at your business, but what are the risks involved? How do you bypass them? While mobile payments are a great way to help your company keep up with the changes of our fast-paced society, there are potential security threats you should pay attention to. Let’s dive…

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  • Take Risks, Make Mistakes, Be Bold

    Take Risks, Make Mistakes, Be Bold

    Kevin Jones November 26, 2019 Growing up in the High Country of my native North Carolina, I’ve always loved to ski. For a mountain boy like me, being on a snowy slope with friends or family is truly my happy place.

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  • A Culture of Grace

    A Culture of Grace

    Abigail Lucier November 22, 2019 As I continue to think about our culture and what will make it strong, I notice that many companies fall short of creating great cultures because they only focus on the positive. While positive recognition is certainly very important and completely missing in many workplaces, it’s only half of the…

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  • Marketing 101: Cost-Effective Brand Building

    Marketing 101: Cost-Effective Brand Building

    Scott Farace November 20, 2019 If you’re a small business owner, there are a lot of different marketing tools that are available for you that happen to be high-performance, cost-effective, and easy to execute.  Some of these methods are tried-and-true, while others are newer and already proving to deliver.

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  • True Cost of Paper Invoices to Small Businesses

    True Cost of Paper Invoices to Small Businesses

    Have you ever thought about how much it really costs your company to process paper invoices? It’s important to take into consideration the time and potential errors involved with processing invoices manually versus electronically.

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  • The Meaning of Culture

    The Meaning of Culture

    Abigail Lucier November 8, 2019 A lot of companies talk about their culture, and it’s often a misapplication of the term, when they are really talking about values or drivers of their work. Values without daily action is just an empty gesture, but the way we live our values—and do so together—is when you begin…

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  • End-of-Year Payroll Tax Checklist: Are You Ready?

    End-of-Year Payroll Tax Checklist: Are You Ready?

    As you’re preparing for year-end payroll tax duties, it’s important to keep in mind the new year tasks involved as well! TIP: If you use Celero’s full-service payroll, you’ll only need to focus on distributing W-2s to your employees — we handle the rest of your tax filing!

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