There are a million and one things to worry about when you travel abroad. Whether you’re traveling on business or taking off on vacation, between delayed flights, bad weather, lost luggage, mixed-up hotel reservations and questionable water, we could all afford to have one less thing on our minds. And using a Chase Credit Card can take care of more than just one.
Chase offers a variety of credit card options to its clients to suit their varied lifestyles, so Chase’s Travel Card credit cards are tailored to meet the needs of every traveler. Chase knows that you have other things on your mind when you’re traveling, and designs its cards to do some of the work for you, so you … (more) September 15, 2007

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We all know it’s easy to use a credit card. Most major businesses accept them, there’s no hassling with change, no taking the time to dig a pen out of your purse or pocket to write a check, and it keeps a very detailed receipt of the date, time and place where you spent your money. Yes, a business credit card does offer quite a few benefits.
But there are benefits to checks and cash as well, and sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to use your business credit card.
A business credit card is great for helping a business to afford larger purchases. Major equipment can rarely be purchased with cash on hand, and this is where a business credit card … (more) September 13, 2007

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It’s not very common anymore, but many businesses used to require a minimum dollar amount for business credit card purchases. Ever wonder why?
Or perhaps you’ve noticed that a lot of places don’t take certain credit cards, but they take other cards without a problem. Did that ever strike you as odd?
The reasons for these subtleties of credit cards have to do with the business credit card processing arrangements that credit card companies have with businesses. And as a business owner or manager yourself, these are things that you should know about, especially if you’re considering a move to receiving payments via credit card.
There are lots of benefits to a business that can receive payments by credit card, but there are … (more) September 11, 2007

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Before getting a business credit card, a business owner should do his or her homework. There are plenty of things out there that are good impulse buys (magazines, chocolates, and small things) but a business credit card is not something that should be decided upon by feel. A credit card requires a commitment, and in the same way you wouldn’t marry someone simply because they told you how great they were, you shouldn’t get a credit card simply on first impressions.
A good starting point for your research into business credit cards is with the terminology. Getting a solid grounding in what all those words and abbreviations mean will help you to much more easily get through all the ‘legal-ese’ in … (more) September 8, 2007

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It’s been said that you don’t know how much you’re capable of accomplishing until you start your own business. All of a sudden you are responsible for making decisions that require loads of knowledge and experience and it can be daunting.
The same is true for choosing a business credit card. There seem to be thousands out there and, in reality, there just may be that many. Each of them touts their benefits loudly while downplaying the requirements. Each of them claims to be the best. But there is not ‘best’. The important thing when getting a business credit card is to figure out which one is right for you.
So here’s the $10,000 question: what do you need?
Perhaps what you need … (more) September 2, 2007

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