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Small businesses have fewer resources than large businesses do, so it is even more important for small businesses to save money. One of the ways that small businesses can save money is to keep their payment processing fees down. There are several ways to do this. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND DISCOUNTS Some companies offer special programs for small business accounts. With their small business programs, there are additional discounts on the card processing fees. When shopping around, ask about all fees, charges, and discounts. Make sure you are comparing regular fees and charges, not just introductory offers. Be sure that you understand the requirements to receive any discounts. QUALIFYING TRANSACTIONS Different types of payment processing transactions qualify for different discounts. Keep an eye on the types of transactions you are processing. Look over the fees for transaction and see if you can reduce the fees by increasing the transactions at the lower fees and reduce the transactions at the higher fees. EMPLOYEE TRAINING Employees should be properly trained so that they know how to process card payments so that the transactions qualify for the lower, tier one fees. When employees know how to properly process transactions so that it can qualify for the tier one discounts a business can save money on fees. Another way for small businesses to save money is to reduce chargebacks. Again this comes down to proper training of employees. RESEARCH CHARGEBACKS Small businesses that don’t have experience with the card processing may not realize that a chargeback can be researched and disputed. Not only will the chargeback not have to be paid, neither will the chargeback fees. Keeping good records, saving receipts, proper processing, and taking the time to look into chargebacks will help to minimize chargebacks. GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE When a customer knows that a company will stand behind their product or service, they are less likely to ask for a refund or refuse payment. When a customer can easily reach someone in customer service who is genuinely interested in their satisfaction, there are fewer returns, which means fewer chargebacks. E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE When it comes to processing payments online the risks of chargebacks and fraudulent use are increased. A payment processing company that has experience with e-commerce payment processing will be able to minimize the risks to a merchant who does business online. PAYMENT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT LEASING Instead of buying processing equipment or buying outdated equipment because that is all you can afford, you can save money by leasing payment processing equipment instead of buying the equipment. Merchant Data Systems is a full service payment processing company that can process both retail and e-commerce payments. They also carry payment processing equipment for card processing and check processing. Fill out an approval form and contact one of knowledgeable staff at Merchant Data Systems today.