Archive for August, 2010

In the mutual interest of helping emerging entrepreneurs, Public Marketspace is teaming up with Square™ to give away 6 of these incredible new credit card readers + an iPad to facilitate point of sale transactions.

People are buying with plastic cards over cash. The Square creates an opportunity to process credit card payments on mobile devices everywhere, and that is good for small businesses anywhere!  Video

This contest has been rescheduled for 2011.  Random drawings will be held weekly.  A total of 6 prizes will be given away—one per week for 6 weeks.  Prize winners will be announced every Friday.  Official rules will be posted on our website, and registered PM Vendors can increase their odds of winning by:

• Becoming a Fan of PublicMarketspace.com on Facebook
• Following @marketspacenews on Twitter
• Email us at contest@publicmarketspace.com in 30 words or less “How Square could help my small business.”

All registered PM Vendors are eligible to win, but all PM Vendors must be a small business owner.  By registering on Public Marketspace, Vendors will be eligible for all 6 prize drawings.  Join Today

August is Food month at Public Marketspace and that means registering vendors, celebrating events and talking about one of our favorite things… FOOD!

When it comes to locally grown favorites, the finest ingredients, urban cart chic or the best dive in town—PM loves to share recipes to websites, and creating an immersive experience is how we sell food online.

Answering a question from one of our members, the best part of buying directly (or Vendor Direct) on PM is that you buy direct from the vendor and know exactly how the food was raised, grown and prepared. Which isn’t always the case at your local grocer, and learning about the coolest neighborhood restaurant in town is part of fun too.

There is nothing quite like buying a fresh box of green chilies from New Mexico, berry jams from Oregon, or organic fed beef from Montana. Vendors that sell perishable food, wine and beer directly can post products on PM and link to their site for purchase and shipping options.

Once you discover a taste for artisan foods, and learn more about the vendor, it is hard to resist the shop local availability of the online public market.