Would you like to accept credit card small business payments at your company or Website? More and more entrepreneurs are taking this route on the road to riches as they learn how to grow their business. Entering the technology age is neither difficult nor expensive, but you have to learn how to navigate the system by following a series of key steps that can put you ahead of the competition. Becoming eligible to accept credit card small business...more
No matter how long you've been in business, you may not be sure about how to accept credit card sales from your clients. Perhaps you long to start processing credit payments so you can increase the amount of your sales revenue or offer your clients more payment transactions. Maybe you're just tired of chasing bad checks or waiting for monthly payments on client accounts. If you're ready to add credit card processing to your line of...more
Home Based Business Merchant Account benefits can help your company more than you might think possible. If you think because your business is home-based you do not qualify for merchant account status, you are wrong. Many lenders look forward to working with you because they are aware of the commitment, drive, and planning skills that so many home based business owners demonstrate. If your business qualifies, you can become eligible to accept and process credit card payments from your customers, which can increase your client base and enhance profits simultaneously. A Home Based Business Merchant Account offers benefits like these: 1. Your Home Based Business Merchant Account puts you in the ranks of other, larger companies whose experience you can draw on as you explore avenues for growing your business. You can swap stories, exchange ideas, and offer suggestions to other entrepreneurs in your local business community when you become a merchant services provider. Learn how others are making their mark in the business world, and check out tips for attracting and keeping paying customers. 2. Your Home Based Business Merchant Account will let you employ current cutting edge technology...more
Get a free merchant account online when you locate interested lenders who want to work with your company. Although many potential lenders charge $100 or more for an online merchant account application, others will forego this fee and some other related expenses in order to attract your business. You can get approved quickly and set up within a few...more
If you are operating a start-up business, have you given some thought to opening a home business merchant account? Although you may be satisfied with sales to date and perhaps are not planning to build a huge commercial empire, a merchant account can provide a number of benefits that may help to grow your business by attracting new clients and...more
When it comes to public speaking, speakers must technically speak well, but they must also have substance. They must look and sound like leaders—especially if they're CEOs and executives. Your first focus must be content. Technical skill alone is not enough. It's not only what you say, but how you make it clear and compelling. Message is the foundation. Without that you're just a speaker, not a leader. Secret #1: Talk about big ideasEvery speech, presentation or communication needs one big idea. A big idea is all most people can remember. A big idea has a life of its own. And it doesn't require a big speech. It's big because of its power, not its length. Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is 271 words, and it's one of the best speeches ever given. Secret #2: Speak in the momentNo one likes a canned speech. Canned speeches turn people off. You must talk to people about what is happening in the moment. "If you think about the usual setting," said one CEO, "you have an audience sitting there saying 'Who is this person and why is he talking?' That's not a great setting to start with. It appears somewhat...more
One unexpected expense and all the budget comes crumbling down. It is not the same again. With having a personal battle every month to stay on budget people resort to credit cards to pay for excesses. In case you are one of them, you realize there...more
You have heard lots of advice before, undoubtedly read many strategies for home-based successÂ…so what IS the real cutting edge in becoming a top producer from home?If you ABSOLUTELY HAVE to make your fortune from home, read on. This one's for...more
When I first started my business, a colleague suggested to me that I bill my clients based on the results I created for them. It was an appealing idea at the time - after all, who wouldn't take me up on that offer, and so long as I performed,...more
VIX and the Psychology of MarketsWe know that greed and fear rule the markets. But did you know that when investors gets too greedy, markets usually fall, and when investors are overcome with fear, markets usually rise. So how can when we monitor...more
If you are a loan officer or mortgage broker, and you are on the market for mortgage leads, you may want to consider buying them in "real time."Real time leads or fresh leads are for loan officers looking for quality in a lead, as opposed to buying...more
Bring LIFE into the strategic planning processFace it - you didn't go into business for yourself to give up all semblance of the life of your dreams! You had a great idea and/ or wanted to be your own boss. But you quickly found that you were...more