Help Columbus's small businesses thrive
Your small businesses are being squeezed: high processing fees, long POS contracts, unreliable internet. Norvet brings the same technology used by national chains to the independent operators on your Main Street — free POS for 12 months, $5,000 bonus per merchant, no contract lock-in. Cost to Columbus: zero.
- Every referred local business gets the $5K SkyTab bonus — real cash back to your economy
- Your EDC / chamber earns referral residuals that fund future economic development
- We onboard businesses in under 2 weeks — no missed grand openings
- Co-branded announcements position your city as business-friendly
The $5,000 merchant bonus expires April 31. After May 1, it drops to $2,000. If Columbus has businesses opening in the next 60 days, now is the window.
Partner with your City
Official inquiry — we'll reach out to coordinate.
Data for Muscogee County, GA
The numbers behind the partnership
Source: US Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, ACS 5-Year, Annual Business Survey. Data year 2022. Suppressed values shown as —.
Why city leaders partner with Norvet
Your small businesses win
Every SkyTab referral saves a local operator $300-600/mo in POS + processing fees. Multiply that across 50 Main Street businesses and you reinvest $20K/mo into your local economy.
Zero taxpayer cost
No grants, no matching funds, no budget line items. Norvet is private-sector, funded by the vendors we partner with. Your city just makes the introduction.
Builds your business-friendly brand
Being the city that brought a program saving local operators thousands is exactly the narrative economic development offices want. Co-branded press release included.
Chambers + DDAs earn referral residuals
Revenue that can fund future economic development programs, small business grants, or Main Street events. A real flywheel — not just a one-time grant.
How referral residuals fund economic development
Your chamber, EDC, or DDA earns recurring commissions on every local business that signs up. Money flows back into local programs — not to a vendor in another state.
| Service | Your payout | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Processing (per merchant) | 15% of net residual — recurring | $50K/mo merchant = ~$60/mo recurring to your org |
| POS Activation | $100 per merchant onboarded | 25 local businesses signed = $2,500 one-time |
| Business Internet + Managed IT | 15% of net recurring profit | 50 small-biz clients = ~$1,500-2,500/mo recurring |
| Bulk enrollment spiff | $1,000 per 25-merchant cohort activated | Quarterly Main Street signup drives |
| Co-branded event sponsorship | $500-2,500 per event sponsored by Norvet | Small Business Week, Main Street festivals, chamber luncheons |
One typical referral =
$2,500 cohort spiff + $1,500-2,500/mo
(A 25-business Main Street program = ~$20K-30K in chamber/EDC revenue annually, forever)
Partner tiers
Tiers auto-upgrade based on referrals closed. No negotiation, no politics.
Civic Network
1-10 business referrals
- Standard residuals
- Co-branded 1-page flyer for your office
- Norvet info session at your next chamber mixer
- Monthly commission reporting
Civic Preferred
11-50 business referrals
- All Civic Network benefits
- +5% residual boost
- Dedicated economic development manager
- Norvet co-sponsored Small Business Week or Main Street event
- Quarterly business-retention reports for your city
Civic Elite
50+ business referrals
- All Civic Preferred benefits
- Additional +5% residual
- Branded as official Norvet Civic Partner with plaque + digital assets
- Annual co-hosted economic summit or small business expo
- Priority access to Norvet's managed IT + fiber rollouts in your jurisdiction
How it works
Initial intro call
Our economic development liaison meets with your EDC / chamber / Main Street team. 30 minutes, no pitch — just outlining how the partnership works.
Co-branded announcement
We draft a joint press release for your city. "City of X partners with Norvet to save local operators thousands."
Chamber / Main Street info session
We host a 20-minute lunch-and-learn for your business members. Your staff introduces us; we explain the offer.
Local business onboarding
Interested operators sign up via a city-specific URL. We onboard them in under 2 weeks. Your referral is tracked automatically.
Quarterly impact report
You get reports showing how many businesses signed up, how much they saved, and how much recurring revenue flowed to your organization.
What this looks like for your city
For your local businesses
Free POS for 12 months, lifetime hardware warranty, $5,000 cash bonus. Most operators save $300-600/mo on processing alone.
For your city's story
A program that saves Main Street thousands. Great press, great talking points, great economic development KPIs for next year's budget presentation.
For your chamber / EDC / DDA
Recurring revenue that funds future programs. A 50-business signup = ~$25K/yr in perpetual referral income.
For your constituents
You're the elected official / staff member who brought real savings to local operators. Voters notice. Business owners remember.
Bring this to your Main Street
Fifteen minutes on an intro call. If it fits your city, we build a custom partnership. If it doesn't, you walk away with a merchant statement analysis you can share with your chamber.