Cash-only small businesses that would like to take credit cards if the money from transactions were deposited directly in their bank accounts within 24 hours have a new opportunity from T-Mobile. The company announced a partnership with Square Inc., maker of credit card readers, enabling small business owners to use their 4G smartphones and card readers to expand payment options.

"T-Mobile understands my needs as a small business owner," said Nikki Halgren, owner of The Gleeful Peacock, a handmade jewelry business. "They not only keep me connected on the go, but they've made it easy for me to get paid fast with my T-Mobile smartphone and Square. T-Mobile has made it simple and, as a result, I've nearly doubled my business over last year."

T-Mobile offers a number of applications aimed at small businesses, including the 4Gpro App Pack, which preloads on some smartphones and tablets a variety of popular business apps, including LinkedIn, DropBox, Evernote and Square.

For more:
- see the T-Mobile release

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