Colorado · Statewide
Card processing and POS for Colorado restaurants, breweries, shops, and service businesses, from Denver to the mountain towns. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.
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ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Colorado businesses by phone, text, and email.
Colorado has 730,887 small businesses, 99.5% of all businesses, and they employ 48.6% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Accommodation and food services employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 181,414 people.
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Professional, scientific, and technical services is the most common type of small business here, with 124,307 firms.
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Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Colorado Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Month-to-month with no cancellation fee, next-day funding, free equipment if you qualify, and processor and POS support 24/7, except most federal holidays. Day-to-day questions come straight to us at 949-946-2442, Mon–Fri 7am–7pm Pacific. See pricing →
Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada, and Thornton have restaurants, breweries, shops, and home service companies in every neighborhood. Restaurants often want pay-at-the-table and kitchen tickets, and service businesses want payment links.
Fort Collins and Boulder have breweries, cafés, outdoor shops, and studios. Open tabs for taprooms, recurring billing for memberships, and a counter POS for shops fit most of the area.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo have restaurants, auto shops, contractors, and retail stores. Clover at the counter, with Clover Go or SwipeSimple for jobs, keeps everything in one account.
Breckenridge, Vail, and Grand Junction have gear shops, restaurants, and rental businesses that serve visitors in ski season and summer. A counter POS for the shop and mobile readers for events and rentals cover most setups.
A busy taproom, crowlers to go, and merch.
Setup: MicroSale with pre-authorized bar tabs, and Clover at the merch counter.
Rentals and gear sales all winter.
Setup: Clover at the counter, with a card on file for every rental.
Monthly members, day passes, and gear.
Setup: Payments that work alongside Mindbody, with memberships billed monthly.
Hail damage jobs every summer.
Setup: Payments that work alongside JobNimbus, with deposits by payment link.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Denver breweries, Boulder shops, and ski-town rental counters all need something different at checkout. Here's how we set them up.
Denver hosts the Great American Beer Festival, with 273 breweries and about 40,000 attendees in 2024.
Setup: Tabs, to-go cans, and handhelds for the patio, all on one system.
Boulder has more than 61,000 acres of open space, and the Pearl Street Mall is its best-known shopping street.
Setup: Yoga, climbing, and fitness studios bill members automatically every month, sell class packs online, and check people in at the desk.
Vail is the third-largest single-mountain ski resort in the U.S.
Setup: In Vail and Breckenridge, rent skis and bikes with a card on file, take payment when gear comes back, and sell gear and apparel on the same system.
Sources: Wikipedia, Great American Beer Festival · Wikipedia, Boulder · Wikipedia, Vail Ski Resort
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Colorado businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. Recurring billing charges members every month on its own, and you can sell class packs online and at the front desk.
It depends on the menu and how you serve. Full-service restaurants often use FigurePOS, or Clover with Clover Flex for the table, and counter-service spots often add a kiosk. We match the setup to how you run.
Yes. From Denver and Boulder to Breckenridge, Vail, and Grand Junction, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. Union keeps open tabs by name, and guests can order and pay from their own phones.
Opening a new business in Colorado? Start here and we'll set you up from scratch.
Attach your last 2 months of statements if you have them. If not, send your details and we'll follow up.
No statements needed. Tell us about the business and we'll recommend the POS and payment setup that fits, then follow up to go over it.