November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

Applying for a credit card is more than just filling out the application and getting the first card that you are offered. A card agreement is a contract, and you should try to get the card that offers you the benefits that you deserve.
Your credit history goes a long way towards determining your credit line [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

Have you ever wondered how credit card companies can afford to offer you cash rewards and airline miles and all the goodies that go with using their credit cards? When you compare credit cards and search for the best credit card, do you marvel at the 0% interest rate offers, and ponder how they can [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

It’s astonishing to know that many merchants are unaware of how discount rates work with their merchant accounts. Understanding how they work can mean a huge savings of hundreds and maybe thousands, of dollars each month.
The discount rate is the percentage of sales amount that the bankcard acquirer charges the merchant for the settlement [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

Well, I can tell you this. Acquiring money is certainly tighter than it was even 3 months ago. We all know that banks have always been conservative in the practice of lending capital because the money they are lending belongs to their depositors. However, in speaking with the various banks lately, we have determined that [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

Whilst some people, such as those with bad ratings, may always have experienced problems when it comes to getting a credit card, over recent months a greater number of people may have found themselves being turned down for credit cards due to the current financial climate.
In some cases card companies reserve their best deals for [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

As time goes by, businesses’ financial needs change and some business owners find themselves in positions where their expenses have begun to overcome their income and achieving small business debt relief seems an impossible task.
In 2006, around 1.9 million American businesses filed for bankruptcy. Many of these businesses did not have the resources needed [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

Does your small business have a banking and credit card policy? If not, perhaps you might wish to think on it. Developing such policies and procedures is not a difficult task. It will not take you long at all to make a relatively simple operations manual to cover your banking and credit card strategies.
Below please [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

If you own a business and accept credit cards you are probably paying a lot more than you should for your merchant account. You’re probably overpaying without knowing that you are or really even caring that much. But when you find out by how much you’re overpaying, you’ll be much more likely to switch to [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

I recently spoke with a retail merchant who told me that she was not too concerned about the fees that we assess. While I was detailing all relevant rates, she asked me a very interesting question: “How much do you think that I should charge my customers to make up for my credit card processing [...]

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November 20th, 2008 | Categories: Business Credit Cards

I’ve been teaching business credit tactics to my friends and students that need start up supplies and money for a few years, and it can really help to grow your business if used wisely.
Some of you may have seen the scam courses on tv at 3am on business credit, offering to teach you how to [...]

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