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Help Make Your Business Boom
Wondering how something as simple as a working capital loan can help make your business boom? Take a minute to read this client's story and how we were able to help them grow and improve their business by acquiring additional working capital (we have left out the business' information for privacy). The best part about being in the lending [...]
Free Credit Card Terminal Scam
It has been brought to our attention that some of you may have received calls from an out-of-state credit card processing provider claiming that your processing equipment is out-of-date and that you must upgrade your equipment now. It is part of a "Free Terminal Scam" that has been targeting business owners. The company does not immediately disclose who they are and you [...]
4 Easy Ways to Lower Your Business’ Credit Card Processing Costs
Accepting credit cards is a must have for most businesses today but the convenience doesn't come free – at least for the business. Many consumers do not know that businesses are responsible for all processing fees incurred by accepting all credit card types. To all you business owners out there – there are things you can do to reduce [...]
Is it time to offer your products online?
From mobile apps to the Internet and social media, shopping as we once knew it has forever changed. Thanks to technology, shoppers are much more knowledgeable and know where to find the best deals. For a business, effectively marketing your products has become much more difficult – you can’t just place an ad in your city’s Sunday paper any [...]
What You Need to Know About EMV
In 1994, Europay International, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) joined forces to create and pave the way for a worldwide standard for chip-based “smart card” technology. This new chip technology has the ability to reduce the use of stolen credit card data and will aid in speeding up the adoption of mobile payments – but it will have no effect [...]
Protect yourself, and your money, from fraud.
Credit cards offer us convenience, access to additional funds, and most of all rewards. However, they don’t come with 100 percent security so it’s important that you know how to protect yourself from credit card fraud. From low tech dumpster diving to high tech hacking, fraud can happen in a variety of ways and to anyone. Fraud, especially credit [...]