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From Gut Instinct to Data-Driven: A Smarter Way to Run Your Business
Some business owners depend on their gut instinct for crucial decisions, such as selecting the best product mix, determining staffing needs, and timing business expansion. Experience and gut instinct play an important role, but today’s most successful businesses supplement intuition with business intelligence and data analytics. Data gives you clarity and helps you understand your…
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Announcing the Q3 2025 Rising Star Award Winner: Grant Shacklett
For Q3 2025, we are excited to honor Grant Shacklett, M&A Associate, as Celero’s Rising Star Award recipient. Since joining the organization, Grant has showcased exceptional growth, both professionally and personally. His journey has been marked by humility, intellectual curiosity, and a sincere commitment to continuous learning. Grant approaches each challenge with respect, focus, and…
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Announcing the Q3 2025 Duffy Award Winner: Cortnee Fagundes
Celero is excited to recognize Cortnee Fagundes, Vice President of Technical Operations, as the Q3 2025 Duffy Award Winner. This quarterly honor celebrates team members who reflect the leadership ideals and values championed by Michael P. Duffy such as collaboration, accountability, respect, and commitment to exceptional performance. Cortnee’s leadership over the past year has embodied…
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How Celero Supports Community Banks in Serving Small Businesses
Community banks have always been integral for small businesses, providing the financial foundation small businesses need to open their doors, hire employees, and fuel local economies. But as technology continues to transform how businesses operate and transact, community banks face growing pressure to deliver the same cutting-edge digital tools that larger institutions and fintechs provide. …
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The Secret Weapon of High-Growth SMBs? Modern Payments + BI
For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), staying competitive against national chains and e-commerce giants can feel like an uphill climb. Larger organizations often have more resources, bigger teams, and access to advanced technology, but that doesn’t mean SMBs can’t play at the same level. The truth is, today’s most successful small businesses share a common…
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Why Investing in Tech Early Pays Off for SMBs
Every decision that a founder makes for their small or mid-sized business (SMB) counts, especially when it comes to investing in technology. Many business owners hesitate to adopt new tools early, assuming innovation is a luxury reserved for large enterprises. But today, technology is the great equalizer, empowering SMBs to operate with the same efficiency,…
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Helping Main Street Thrive: The Power of Community Bank + Fintech Collaboration
Community banks have always been the trusted partners who know their business customers by name, understand their goals, and genuinely care about their success. But as technology evolves and business becomes increasingly digital, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are looking for more than personalized service. They need modern solutions that help them grow, compete, and…
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Myth: Taking on Tier 1 Support Is a Bad Thing
Truth: It’s Not. It’s Actually a Strategic Advantage. When it comes to integrated payments, many ISVs believe taking on Tier 1 support will bog down their operations. The assumption is that handling customer calls, troubleshooting payment issues, and resolving tickets will stretch their teams too thin. But that’s a myth. The truth? Taking ownership of…
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