For those of you that use our service and even those of you that don't, should know that mobile payments is not only possible, but easy! If you have an iPhone or Droid, your phone could be accepting payments today. The cost is low, the process is fast, and the POS interface is realllly cool! Talk to your New York City Merchant Services rep today and find out if the ROAMpay technology can benefit your business.

 
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The amount I pay for homeowners insurance each month is too high in my opinion.  Dissatisfied with the status quo, I pulled out my laptop late one night and set my sights on google to find a better deal.

Google: Homeowners insurance

4,850,000 results? ugh. So I began to peruse websites, click links, read articles, check out blogs, and ultimately rephrase my google search

Google: The best homeowners insurance companies

1,540,000 results? Getting warmer. Now I know 3,310,000 of the companies from ...
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To qualify for a traditional Merchant Cash Advance, a business must process at least $5,000 in credit cards per month. Merchants processing less need not be discouraged if they've been declined for low sales volume previously. We offer a starter advance program to businesses processing as little as $1,000 a month!

The approval process for a starter advance is exceptionally simple.
• An application
• Copies of the most recent 3 months merchant processing statements
• Copy of a voided check

O...
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Black Friday 2010: Cut your prices, not your margins. Every dollar you can squeak out on the busiest retail day of the year counts. If you could earn an extra .25% on every sale that day, would you do it? What if it was .50% or even 1%?

Welcome to the New York City Merchant Service Official Black Friday Offer. We're cutting our margins to increase yours. Through December 31, 2010, we're offering even BETTER deals on credit card processing. These are not introductory or teaser rates. We want t...
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What a silly title for a post that may very well reach thousands of potential businesses we'd like to work with.  To the contrary, 99% of small business owners can expect to experience lower costs by using our New York City Merchant Services program. There's always that 1% and we don't like to make false promises.

Let me share an interesting story. One of our sales staff played an April Fool's Joke on me back in 2009. They completed a contact form with a competitor of ours, filled out my cell...
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It's far from tax time but your bottom line should always be on your mind. A snapshot of last year's business P&L might have looked liked this:

Rent Expense:                                                        $80,000
Wages:                                                                    $300,000   
Credit Card Processing Fees Expense:                  $7,000
Utility Expense:                                                       $6,000

The economy shrank years ago and has since been at a st...
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