The Shocking Truth About The Real Costs Of Getting A Merchant Account
April 9th, 2008Small business entrepreneurs are continually looking for ways to save money. However, if your idea of trying to “save money” is by refusing to make smart investments in tools, technology and marketplace necessities that appeal to your clients, then you’re likely going to be losing more money as a result than you could ever possibly manage to save… For example, let’s pretend that there’s two new companies - Company A and Company B. Both are in the plumbing industry, and both are equally skilled in their profession. (I’ll simply refer to them as “A” or “B” from this point onward.) While the first company, “A”, is under the command of a dynamic CEO with the willingness to test the effectiveness of calculated investments in the infrastructure of the business, “B” is owned and managed by a very conservative person that purposely goes out of his way to avoid spending any money, ever. Even if it means forfeiting the potential profits and productivity that they can provide. Both have an excellent plumbing service, which meet and exceed the requirements of their customers. Both of them do very well with their initial advertising campaign, and their schedules initially fill up at the same rate. However, after the first quarter, A shows about 25 per cent more sales/jobs than B. As a result, company B brings in a consultant to find out why their competitor, A, seems to be steadily gaining more and more market share, while B seems to be falling behind.
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