If you’re looking for a credit card that can help you claw your way out of debt, you might consider transferring your debt to a card with no balance transfer fees and a 0% introductory APR on balance transfers. With a typical credit card, interest payments on your debt can keep you stuck in that […]
If you’ve been shopping around for a new credit card, whether for personal or business use, it’s likely you’ve come across a Chase credit card or three. In fact, it would be hard not to — between its own branded credit cards and its co-branded partner cards, Chase has 28 credit cards on offer. That’s a lot […]
If you’re launching a new business, you may naturally be attracted to the idea of getting a business credit card to use for your business expenses. And why not? “Business” is right there in the name. However, there are a number of reasons why you might want to go with a personal credit card instead, […]
Crowdfunding is a funding solution shaped to fit the iniquitous era that incubated it. As our society (and our collective psyche along with it) careens from crisis to crisis, reducing us to neurotic spectators watching our phones and waiting for the next shoe to drop, one thing has become abundantly clear: the cavalry isn’t coming. There […]
It’s not easy to raise enough capital to get your business off the ground to the point where it can sustain itself. That’s part of why half of all small businesses don’t make it past five years (stat courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics). When building your business starts stretching your personal finances, a […]
It may seem most natural to use a business credit card when you’re making purchases on behalf of a business — whether it’s your business or you’re an employee — but there’s a good case to be made for using personal credit cards to cover business expenses instead. For one thing, the CARD Act of […]
Chase’s lineup of Ink Business credit cards is well-regarded in the business credit card industry and by reviewers. After having done the math and the research, we here at Merchant Maverick concur with this assessment. However, that doesn’t answer the question you may be asking:Â Which Chase business credit card should I get? We thought we’d […]
From business loans to credit cards, it’s assumed that funding a growing small business necessarily involves taking on debt. No pain, no gain, right? Well, in the event that your business doesn’t turn a profit, you’ll be taking on the pain without seeing any resulting gain. Wouldn’t it be nice if there existed a way […]
If you’ve been comparing business credit cards online, there’s a decent chance you’ve come across some secured business credit cards. If you aren’t sure what “secured” means or how to compare secured cards to other business credit cards, we’re here to help. Conventional wisdom dictates that you’ll have a difficult time accessing credit — including […]
Modern American capitalism is an ironic tableau of cruel contradictions. While cheap consumer goods are more accessible than ever and the price of large high-resolution TVs keeps going down, the things actually required for human beings to live and thrive — housing, health care, education, retirement security, etc — become ever less accessible to the […]
