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The Complete Guide To American Express Interchange Rates & Merchant Fees
Despite what Visa and Mastercard’s advertising would have you believe, most businesses accept American Express cards. However, for merchants looking to add Amex to their repertoire of payment options, the company has been a challenge. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at American Express’ fees and processing rates.
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What Is A PEO?
What is a PEO? In short, PEOs are human resource companies that contract with small and mid-size businesses to manage HR services, such as payroll, employee benefits, and tax administration. We’ll explore professional employer organization for payroll and how to know if it is a good fit for your small business in this post.
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What Is AVS For Credit Card Processing?
AVS is an acronym for the Address Verification Service, a feature that’s used to compare the address given to you by your customer and the billing address on file with the cardholder’s issuing bank. AVS serves two primary functions: (1) to deter fraud by confirming that the customer is the legitimate cardholder, and (2) to help prevent chargebacks by giving you additional information to verify your customer’s identity. Read on for more info.
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PCI Compliance Levels
This article will explain the four PCI merchant risk levels and show you how to figure out which one applies to your business. Don’t worry — it’s really very easy! We’ll also review the various requirements that apply to each of these levels.
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How To Start A Delivery Service In 9 Easy Steps
Owning a delivery business is a great opportunity for many entrepreneurs. Depending on the niche you plan to serve, you can start your own business with just one vehicle and no employees. What’s more, you can quickly scale your delivery business as demand increases.
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How To Analyze Your Credit Card Processing Statement
After you’ve worked through the details of your 2-3 consecutive statements, it’s worth repeating your effective rate calculation on each one, just to ensure you didn’t miss any charges. You may have also spotted an extra or padded fee here and there that you’re ready to confidently take up with your MSP. You should also be able to locate any anomalies that occurred during a given month (e.g., excessive penalty fees, chargebacks, one-time incidental fees, etc.) that may have impacted your effective rate.
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Best Side Hustle Ideas You Can Do At Home
When you are looking for your very own side hustle, there are a couple of things you want to consider. Can it actually be a side hustle or is it enough work to be considered a full-time position? Do you have the time and energy to add it to your already busy schedule? Is it something you are passionate enough about (or that makes enough money) that you won’t get burnt out too quickly?
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How To Start A Side Hustle: The Complete Guide To Setting Up and Running A Side Business Successfully
Your side hustle may not be your primary focus. After all, you’ve still got bills to pay and health coverage to maintain, so you don’t want to endanger your day job in the pursuit of a dream. Nonetheless, the same elements that translate to a greater likelihood of business success apply regardless of whether your business is your part-time or full-time endeavor.
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Best Small Business Health Insurance
We considered more than 10 different small business health insurance providers to create this list. We rated these providers based on how easy it is to get a quote, the type of plans offered, features specifically designed to benefit small businesses, member satisfaction, and overall coverage.
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