(BPT) - Key takeaways:
- In today's economic climate, customers need financing options to help them shop at small businesses.
- Small business owners can offer a variety of financing options to help boost customer loyalty and avoid costly discounting practices.
- Synchrony helps small businesses offer private-label credit cards with promotional period financing and installment loans — like Buy Now, Pay Later — to help retain customers and compete with larger companies.
- Synchrony partners with over 500,000 business locations across the country, providing services designed to help small businesses thrive.
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