Are you leasing credit card equipment? I have never leased equipment to any of my customers. When you can buy equipment for just a few hundred dollars and you own it...why subject your business to the monthly expense of a lease payment. Continue reading

I had a great time attending the Tennesse Tea Party event in Nashville last April 15th. There were about 10000 people in attendance. There were people from every ethnic and age group. Many were business owners protesting high taxes and excessive regulation. It was a spirited but peaceful rally. I am in my 5th year as a credit card rep for one of the largest credit card companies in the world. I would be thrilled to hear from any tea party business to see if we can reduce your costs and or increase your sales through a gift card program.... Continue reading

I work for a direct processor for Visa, MC, and Discover. We can typically save businesses 15-20% by eliminating your middleman costs. Please call me at 615-785-7171...let's talk Continue reading

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Business owners: you've been getting calls or letters about PCI Compliance with regard to your credit card program....call me and I'll explain what this means 615-785-7171 Continue reading

Does it make sense for your business to run debit cards as a regular credit card or as a pinned debit transaction? I'll explain the difference. Just give me a call. Continue reading

Congratulations to Scott Brown on tonight win in Massachusetts!! Continue reading

My name is Mark Venable. I am in my 5th year as a credit card rep for one of the largest credit card processors in the world. The thing that sets us apart is that we are a direct processor for MC, Visa and Discover. By contrast, most processing is sold or set up through a middleman or ISO(Independent Sales Organization). I have had the great honor of working with hundreds of businesses from coast to coast. Please call me if you have any questions about moving to a direct with the processor relationship. We offer a no obligation statement... Continue reading