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A Winning Business Plan

posted by BizCheckWriter @ 1:31 PM
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The key to success in any business is developing a solid business plan and implementing it. Like most ventures in life, running a business tends to have many expenditures that you don’t anticipate. All business owners prepare for payroll, taxes and their lease, but it tends to be the small things that catch up with you.

When I started my first company over a decade ago, we were destined for failure. I hadn’t taken into account all of the peripheral costs of running a business, like insurance, business supplies, travel, etc. After several failed attempts, I have finally developed a thriving enterprise, thanks in large part to my budgeting and seeking out thrifty options, like cheap business checks.

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Accept credit cards on your Iphone

posted by Happy Business Guy @ 10:07 PM
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Accept cards. Anywhere.

Simple, fast, and affordable credit card processing for your iPhone.

Business checks cant be processed but alot of companies still accept the checks, even though it may take longer for payment to clear.

On sale for 99¢ (reg. $49.99)
2 Sign up!Get a $50 iTunes Gift Card when your new merchant account is activated!

$25 24¢ + 2.09–3.79%
per month per transaction
  • Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
  • Easy one-time set up; we’ll even walk you through it over the phone
  • Email beautiful PDF receipts, including optional customer signature
  • Secure connection; Fraud protection with AVS and CVV2
  • Swipe accessory for iPhone coming soon
If you’re a business owner who has an iPhone — you seriously need this App!

— Chris Pirillo, chris.pirillo.com

Features

  • Fast over cell networks (Edge/3G) or wireless internet (Wi-Fi)
  • Accept payment on iPhones, Macs, PCs, and web sites with your Authorize.Net account
  • First Authorize.Net-certified iPhone app
  • Transaction History Log shows past charges, including customer details
  • Perform full or partial refunds of past transactions
  • Capture digital signatures (optional)
  • Customer may choose tip/gratuity when signing (optional)
  • Pick customer contact info from the iPhone address book
  • Collect customer contact info for your records: name, email, phone and address
  • Include transaction details: invoice number, description
  • Terminal screen optimized for fast entry of most important fields
  • Authorize.Net login details are collected once, tested, then stored securely in the Apple Keychain.
  • Download Quickbooks files, custom reports, and transaction history through Authorize.Net
  • Integrates with Timewerks for advanced time tracking and invoicing features.
  • Integrates with Ring It Up for advanced product catalog and point of sale features.

Security

Credit Card Terminal transmits credit card information directly to Authorize.Net. The credit card information is not communicated to our servers. All transactions are protected with SSL encryption. Credit Card Terminal does not store credit card numbers after the transmission is complete. Your Authorize.Net API Login ID and Transaction Key are stored using the Apple Keychain, which provides encryption and application isolation. We strongly recommend that you secure your iPhone by enabling Passcode Lock and Auto-Lock to prevent fraudulent transactions.

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Protect your business in every way possible

posted by Happy Business Guy @ 12:10 AM
Friday, January 8, 2010

Security of a business is very important, that alot of people have for got until its too late. One thing that I’ve noticed is that, alot of fraud order has been tried with my company from the USA, but mostly from other countries. Being able to track every order is a very good thing to do. If you have an on line business, get an live help program, that you can use the HTML codes to track and see every customer that hits your site. If they come in from a nother country, you should be able to block their IP address, through a certain range.

Verifying questionable order is another good thing. Just like business checks for quickbooks, you must have the right kind of security to protect your investment and business. Make sure you know every transaction coming and going. If you have to, start using a Purchase order and have it to be approved first. Little things can make a big help with your company

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Auto sales: Good end to terrible year

posted by Happy Business Guy @ 10:20 PM
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The auto industry ended its worst year in memory with one of its best sales months of the year.

Overall industrywide U.S. sales soared 15% compared to a year ago, the biggest percentage gain since July 2005. Total sales topped the 1 million mark for only the second time this year, trailing only August. Sales spiked that month thanks to the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program. With a good end, alot of business used a business check to pay for their companies new vehicle.

Most of the automakers posted better than expected results as five of the seven largest automakers reported increases of 18% or more from a year earlier.

But the boom in December wasn’t enough to lift the industry out of its year-long slump. Last year was a tumultuous one for the industry to say the least as GM and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy and many auto plants and dealerships closed.

Full-year sales fell 21% from 2008 to 10.4 million, a 27-year low. Last year’s sales are also far below the 16.7 million annual average during the 10 years before the start of the recession.

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Small business lending begins to rebound

posted by number generator @ 9:59 PM
Monday, January 4, 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Small businesses are still struggling to find financing, but for those seeking government-backed loans, the worst may be over. The Small Business Administration’s flagship lending program backed 37% more loans in its latest quarter than it did a year ago, at the height of the financial crisis. This is good for banks because they are issuing more business checking accounts. With business checks, passing through, it will help the economy one by one.

In the three months ended Dec. 31, the SBA’s 7(a) lending program processed 12,393 loans totaling $3.8 billion, according to preliminary data released Monday by the agency. That’s a sharp increase from the 9,070 loans, totaling $1.9 billion, processed in the year-earlier quarter.

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Safety with your business checks

posted by Happy Business Guy @ 1:10 PM
Friday, January 1, 2010

Operation of a business is already a risky thing. You have so much to keep up with, but you dont want to worry about safety for your business checks. If you have everything electronic, you have to be concerned with your firewalls, each computer system, bots, viruses and not to mention possible internal security problems as well

When you buy business checks, you always want to make sure that the checks has various security features as well. Some of the security features you can find on a check is the following:

  • Original document to be as an watermark on the back of the check
  • Padlock Icon: Alerts handler the document contains security features
  • VOID pantograph: The face of this document contains a colored check background. The word “VOID” appears if copied or scanned
  • Microprint: Small type in check border and back signature lines, readable with a magnifying lenses, appears as dots if copied or scanned
  • Security Screen: Absence of “Original Document” verbiage on back of check
  • Artificial Watermark: Artificial watermark not visible on back of check when held at 45 degree angle

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