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Shannon Vissers

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Expertise: Payment Processing, Small Business Lending

Education: BA English, San Diego State University

Shannon has been writing for Merchant Maverick about small business software and financing since 2015. She started writing professionally about business topics in 2005. Shannon has been featured in the Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, US News, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, and other publications. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from San Diego State University and currently resides in San Diego, California.

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How Long Does It Take To Get An SBA Loan?

The SBA helps small businesses get low-cost funding for a variety of needs, but applying for an SBA loan can be time-consuming. How long does it really take to get an SBA loan? And how can you speed up the process? Find out in this article.

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Aug 18, 2024 Filed under: Business Loans

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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Aug 19, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing