Author: Maria Sparagis
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FTC regulations are tough on coaching businesses. Here’s how you can stay compliant.
The FTC has been cracking down on online coaching businesses for years with new case studies uploaded to their own blog each week. But coaching businesses are lucrative, especially when it’s the passion of the business owner and in no way, shape, or form is being an online coach illegal. The problem the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has for these types…
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Are chargeback alert services right for me, and which one do I choose? Let’s weigh in.
Every business owner wants to prevent chargebacks, especially high-risk merchants. There’s no 100% fool-proof way to prevent a chargeback from happening, that’s just the cold truth. But there are ways to minimize the occurrence of chargebacks, and one of the leading methods is by using a chargeback alert service. These services are attractive options for many businesses, but whether you use one depends on…
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Getting Started with Private Label CBD Skincare Products: Benefits, Risks, and How to Stay on Top of the Competition
The benefits of private label merchandising are insurmountable for industries as tumultuous as CBD (cannabidiol and cannabinoids), but they don’t come without risk. Selling CBD products is becoming increasingly more acceptable, especially after passing the 2018 Farm Bill. And starting a business in a niche industry, like skincare in the CBD market, is a great way to climb the ranks in terms…
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Yes, You Can Get a Merchant Account with Bad Credit—here’s how.
Unless you’re thriving off cash transactions, you need a merchant account to make it as a business in 2021. It flips the switch for processing credit cards, the increasingly preferred method of payment for customers. So, you know credit is important or at least useful, but can you get a merchant account with bad credit? And does your personal credit score affect your approval…
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Everything You Need to Know to Stay off the TMF or MATCH List
The Terminated Merchant File (TMF), also known as the Merchant Alert to Control High-Risk (MATCH) list is a scary place to find your name. You may be wondering how you ended up on the blacklist, why the list exists, and what you can do to get off it. If you’ve been listed, you do have options ahead of…
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