Ten years ago I embarked on a wonderful journey—to make my dream come true of owning and running my business. Although I do enjoy risk-taking, I like to be calculated in my approach. So I met with successful business owners and asked for advice. More importantly, I followed it!

Have you ever held yourself back just because you didn’t ask for what you want? I know I have. If you don’t ask the answer is always “No”, but if you do ask, there is “Always” a chance of  "Yes".

I’ll never forget one of my first visits to a new client. As I looked around their office I saw credit card numbers, along with customer names, written on sticky notes which were posted in plain sight on several workstations. I tried to restrain myself when I asked about these publicly displayed numbers, then discovered that the employees were attempting to do what merely worked at the time…

There’s a lot of confusing terminology in the world of eCommerce, where you can accept credit card payments online. While eCommerce can be complicated, there are two main terms that you need to know in order to accept credit card payments online: Payment Gateway and Merchant Account.