I am taking over a small business by cutting out the middle man. I need set up the merchant account and there are so many options that have nothing in common I need guidance in what to look for or suggestions of good ones.
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posted by femmme
on Apr 8, 2013 -
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I'm looking for a better word or term of art for the most important customer of a company, in particular one that provides the most revenue.
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posted by heliostatic
on Feb 28, 2013 -
22 answers
Hi, metafilter. Been a long time. I find myself in a very weird position, because I have a potential chance to buy a business that already has a very successful foothold in my industry. The weird position comes from not having a single clue as to where to start.
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posted by Jim On Light
on Feb 3, 2013 -
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It's time for a career change, but I'd like some help confirming if this diploma program in accounting would help me land jobs, despite not having a university degree.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 25, 2012 -
8 answers
What benefit does a Negative Operating Cycle get you? Other than just cash on hand. Amazon has a lot of cash because they practice Just In Time inventory management & sell out of their products before the bill for that product comes due. Other companies pay the bill first & then wait for the stock to sell out to recoup their money. Aside from the benefit of having cash on hand, what benefit do you get from this?
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posted by MesoFilter
on Feb 17, 2012 -
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Looking for "cheap" but high quality masters/finance program in Europe(preferably), that has an emphasis on hedgefunds/quant/derivatives/trading and is taught in English.
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posted by sawyerrrr
on Sep 16, 2011 -
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For small business owners, freelancers, and finance managers in small enterprises, what financial data is important to have easy access to?
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posted by pallen123
on May 3, 2011 -
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My company is looking at leasing IT equipment for the first time. We've gotten several quotes, but the rates appear to be rather high. Considering we have excellent credit, what interest rate range should we be looking at for a $100K lease for 36 months? If it matters, the equipment is CISCO routers and switches.
Thanks!
posted by flipmiester99
on Dec 23, 2010 -
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We want to start a small business but would like some data about predicting probable sales volume, etc.
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posted by BrooksCooper
on Jan 14, 2010 -
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A friend of mine wants to open a business, and is looking for information on business loans or grants specifically for women.
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posted by firei
on Oct 10, 2009 -
3 answers
As a former scientist, help me gain some faith in economics. What were the great successes of economics as a tool for making better decisions in the last 100 years?
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posted by zaebiz
on Jun 23, 2009 -
20 answers
How am I supposed to make financial projections for a business plan when I don't even know how much money I'd earn in a month?
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posted by divabat
on May 19, 2009 -
11 answers
Is there a realistic business model in personal finance advice/coaching?
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posted by junger
on Apr 19, 2009 -
7 answers
Starting a small, part-time, home-based eBay business in New York. What are the implications of registering for a Sale & Use Tax certificate?
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posted by kmtiszen
on Aug 27, 2008 -
1 answer
Help with small business financial (and organizational) planning? Recommendation for someone to talk to?
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posted by malphigian
on May 12, 2008 -
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I know the basics of money laundering. Now I want to read more about the various methods used in laundering money.
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posted by reenum
on Mar 20, 2008 -
8 answers
Can someone please point me in the right direction to find practice test papers for Financial Accounting? (Balance Sheets, Income Statements, Statements of Returns on Equity, Cash Flow Statements, Depreciation, Ratios, etc. etc.)
Assorted business schools worries inside.
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posted by Zé Pequeno
on Oct 28, 2007 -
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Los Angeles is hitting me for a big chunk of money for business taxes... this despite the fact that I am a public employee.
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posted by the_bone
on Sep 5, 2007 -
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AccountingFilter: Client convenience aside, does receiving "instant payment" for my services via PayPal make financial sense rather than waiting for a check to come in the mail 30 days later? Help me unlock the secrets of the Time Value of Money.
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posted by Wild_Eep
on Aug 1, 2007 -
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Tax planning advice for the self employed. The web is full of articles, the bookstores are full of guides. But there is so much "get rich quick" and "pay zero taxes" crap out there that I am not sure where to go for good, solid tax planning advice.
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posted by Nothing
on Mar 26, 2007 -
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Seeking open-source (free) financial management software for a not-for-profit start up. Has anyone used something they were pleased with?
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posted by wmeredith
on Oct 24, 2006 -
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I have recently acquired a commercial property. I want to obtain a line of credit against the down payment I put on the property. Obviously, I have not done this in the past. But, I envision the transaction being similar to a home equity line of credit. Is there anyone out there that can point me to the right direction. FYI, the commercial property was acquired via a new LLC of which I own 100%.
posted by yorja
on Jun 2, 2006 -
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How do shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway earn income? It seems that dividends haven't
been issued since 1967. Short of selling the stock, isn't the investment "tied up"?
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posted by daksya
on May 9, 2005 -
19 answers
Franchise-owning MeFites: How did you get started? How did you pick the franchise? How much capital did you have? Most importantly: Would you do it again?
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posted by striker
on Jan 4, 2005 -
4 answers
According to numerous reports I've read in the last few days worth of the Business Section of the newspaper, Microsoft's "
stock price can be expected to fall by the amount of the dividend." That's the one-time $3 dividend that is coming sometime soon for those of you who don't follow this sort of thing. Anyway... I don't get it? Why is the stock price expceted to drop about $3 the day after this dividend? I like to think of myself as knowledgeble about the markets, and I understand that this dividend will remove $3 per share out of the bank for M$, but aren't stock prices valued more in terms of the value of the company and its holdings rather than simply the value of the money in the bank?
posted by pwb503
on Nov 10, 2004 -
12 answers
Suggestions for keeping track of business expenses? I'm starting a business and I'm terrible at math. I would prefer something that's like a spreadsheet kind of, something I could plug numbers into and have the program lay it out nice and easy for me. I'm not very experienced in Excel - is there anything easier (and preferably free/cheap) out there for me?
posted by agregoli
on Jun 30, 2004 -
28 answers
