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- From: dfavor@logan.tivoli.com (David Favor)
- Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
- Subject: Re: Taking Credit Cards w/o a Store Front
- Message-ID: <2079@tivoli.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 12:58:18 GMT
- References: <Bqo5s3.G7@world.std.com> <1992Jul02.133808.13055@highlite.uucp> <1992Jul8.045640.25655@techbook.com> <70206@apple.Apple.COM>
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- In article <70206@apple.Apple.COM>, spud@Apple.COM (Dave "Spud" Kalin) writes:
- |> I too have started a company that deals mostly in non-storefront business
- |> (mainly mail-order and trade-show sales), and here's what I found out:
- |>
- |> Most conventional banks will not accept merchant accounts if you don't
- |> have a storefront.
- |>
- |> There are a number of Independent Processors who WILL accept non-storefront
- |> businesses, but they obviously charge a higher rate.
- |>
- |> Rates vary widely among IP's, and they will most likely check your
- |> PERSONAL credit standing to determine your rate.
- |>
- |> Just about all IP's make their money by making you lease their electronic
- |> card-processing units at exhorbinant rates (one IP charrged $93 per
- |> month for 48 months, until they checked my credit, which then dropped it
- |> to $48 per month).
- |>
- |> If you look hard enough, you may find a real bank that will accept non-
- |> storefront businesses. Their rates may be lower, but they may make you
- |> deposit a multi-thousand-dollar CD in their bank to make sure you don't
- |> run off next week.
- |>
- |>
- |> As for my personal recommendation, after weeks of research, I chose Cherry
- |> Payment Systems as my IP because not only were they the lowest rate, but
- |> they were also very flexible in meeting my startup needs. Contact Craig
- |> Tanner at 408-733-4935 for more info, and be sure to tell him that I sent
- |> ya. :-)
- |>
- |> Other places to research are ECS Systems (415-592-3767), and your local
- |> branch of Bank of the West (in California). There are IP's listed in the
- |> business section of USA Today, but non of them were even close to the
- |> rates I got from Cherry Payment Systems. Of course, your actual mileage
- |> may vary.
- |>
- |> Hope this helps,
- |> Dave Kalin
- |> ProAct Software
-
- my wife works out of our home and sells products at craft shows. on my
- recommendation she called the bank that she had held a credit care with
- for many years. she located the individual in charge of issuing credit
- cards then traveled to the city where this woman had her office. she
- took with her samples of her product and a 10 year business plan. she
- was granted credit card priviliges on the spot without even having a
- commercial account with this bank.
-
- my point here is that successful people do whatever it takes. she got
- a rock bottom rate 2.9% - 4%. if you find the actual person in charge
- of making the decision you can probably cut an interesting deal. if you
- show that you are serious you better your bargining position.
-