The Critical Canadian Merchant Services Guide – Part 1
September 25, 2008 by Matthew Hunt
Before getting into all the nitty-gritty of navigating the complexities of Canadian Merchant Accounts I would like to take a quick moment to explain how I ended up in this industry and was FORCED to write this guide in order to make sure that someone was taking responsibility for doing what is right in the Canadian merchant account service industry.
My name is Matthew Hunt and I wasn’t always in this line of work. In fact, my background and training is as a professional theatre actor, through which I’ve been involved in touring productions like the Overcoat. I still occasionally act, but find myself slowly exiting “the biz” (traveling the world performing in theatre is a not an easy thing to do with a family!).
I was initially lured to the merchant account services industry because I could do this job in between productions, or while on I was on tour with my theatre shows. I have to admit I never really intended on staying very long in this industry. But one thing leads to another and the next thing you know five years have passed… and Sha-Bam! Now I run a very successful Canadian Merchant Account Service Brokerage.
It’s hard to believe that a flaky artist like me has been successful with something as analytical and (let’s face it) dry as merchant accounts. The truth is I don’t do this job because I love “merchant accounts.” I do this job because I love entrepreneurs. You small business owners are actually a lot like artists: you have to be gutsy, creative and driven to be a small business owner. And like many Canadian artists, small business owners are never given enough credit-and yet you are the backbone of Canada’s economy. I have so much fun every day watching creative Canadian entrepreneurs drive thriving markets forward.
Let’s face it: in today’s marketplace it is almost impossible to be in business for oneself without the ability to accept payments by debit card, Visa, MasterCard, and/or American Express. I feel privileged to be a small part of helping people with something as important as payment processing, and having the opportunity to watch small businesses grow and thrive up close truly inspires me and encourages me to maintain the highest standards.
Let’s Make an Agreement
I have written this guide because I have personally witnessed too many small business owners being taken advantage of when seeking merchant account services. It sickens me to watch good, innocent people being lied to and manipulated with unethical marketing and sleazy sales tactics-all for the sake of securing more business.
I promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to Canadian merchant account services. I will become your human lie detector. I promise to make sure I help you understand merchant accounts by presenting the facts in a concise and easy to understand format. I will give you all the tools and knowledge you need to ensure you’ll never be taken advantage of by a shady merchant account company.
In turn, if you feel that I have done what I promised above, then you agree to process your merchant account applications through my merchant account brokerage firm.
This is probably not a surprise, but I do not make any money by giving this Guide away.
I only make money when my name is on your merchant account application-very similar to how a mortgage broker works.
Does this sound like a fair agreement? Then please continue reading by clicking here…
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