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Recent content by BrianPM

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    5 Step Guide To Hiring a Rockstar VA To Handle Your Business

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    This may have been asked (and answered) so if I missed it, my fault. But I think a VA would be an extremely valuable cost benefit when the workload interferes and exceeds more productive activities. I consider it margin producing activities and non-margin producing activities. What solution...
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    mature business with .02% chargeback

    Did you ever figure this one out? And FYI Cost Co is not an ideal partner for payment processing for a number of reasons.
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    How I made $185,000.00 in a week.

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    Appreciate it and I thought so when I tried to PM him. Anyone else able to shed any light on these or maybe even standard commission plans to open your own brokerage?
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    High Risk Merchant Accounts

    I can shed light on the entire credit card industry. If anyone wants to know PM, or reply. Its' highly convoluted for no reason than other to just confuse merchants. I see yearly savings in the $200,000 range still in 2017. It's absurd. It's simple once someone explains it, but until then...
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    How I made $185,000.00 in a week.

    EXECUTION 
    "I have a deal right now where I'm getting accelerated commissions. So, instead of getting paid $600 a month for 12 months for a $5,000 contract, I get $5,000 upfront." Is there a derived benefit taking all up front vs. residuals to you? I would assume tax purposes could make that not...
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    Ohio?

    MEETUPS 
    ^ V true as a whole. Lots of mom n pops. An overall outdated marketplace, but I find that big money is in old industries.
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    My startup needs help

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    Excellent way to network. Other complimentary individuals in the same industry
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    Introduction, plans, goals - Brian FFF

    Does anyone know about grocery stores and the overall margins on standard products sold? I imagine it can range from loss leaders to high mark ups (read that perishable and meats are upwards of 60% margin to account for attrition).
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    Anyone in the NE Ohio area?

    MEETUPS 
    Cleveland area, but like many, travel all over the state for work. Definitely up to meet like minded peeps
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    Need your thoughts on my idea!

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    Interesting idea but definitely think make it free for consumers, and sell in conduction with the garages to automate the parking system/cut cost of manual workforce. I know there is a company in Ohio called ABM that is the largest parking garage company nationwide. They accept credit card...
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    Ohio?

    MEETUPS 
    I'm up in Cleveland, OH area.
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    Introduction, plans, goals - Brian FFF

    ^ Great post above. Definitely inspiring and interesting hearing success stories. I'm primarily in the restaurant and hospitality spaces. I have accounts in nearly every vertical, but those are my primary clients. The industries I'd like to grow into are grocery and e-com, both of which the...
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    Introduction, plans, goals - Brian FFF

    Changed gears quite a bit... So I changed gears significantly over my time here reading and posting on TMF. I'm currently in a job which does share some fast lane attributes. Control can be an issue when you are an employee and not CEO, however. Selling credit card processing thru a highly...
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    Authorize.net or BofA for credit card processing?

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    Banks all are reselling services of another company (First Data, PaymentTech, Vantiv, etc). Typically branch managers get tasked with increasing the banks overall business/sell more services. Having business banking customers is an easy access to more clients so they push these services hard...
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    What do you think about these credit card processing rates?

    These rates are horrible! Debit check cards true cost is only 0.05% +$0.22. This is mandated by Congress. That means of that 2.00% for Debit/check cards, they're markup is nearly a full 1.95%. Ouch. You said your business is travel - how far in advance are you booking clients? I could...
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