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SUITABLE SUCCESS

How Can The Government Help My Business?

COUNSELING | LOANS | FUNDING

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Level 3 Credit Card Processor For The Government

Interchange

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Get State Certified

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Finding Buyers

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Show Capabilities

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Bid Process

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PTAC Resources

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Accepting Level 1-3 LEARNING

WELCOME

Let’s Get Setup

MY BUSINESS Capability Statement Work with your PTAC advisor to develop your business profile.

Business Registration Get you D&B, Unique Entity ID, Cage Code, SIC Numbers, NCAIS Codes, & EIN.

Search For Opportunities Talk to your local SBDC to learn about grants, loans, and Gov. bids.

Business Plan | Accounting Create a plan for your business and get your financial documents in order (P&L, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Business Banking, & Tax Return.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

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• Brevity is key! • One page, to the point • Use bullets • Keep it simple and clean • Create several designed to the specific market • Visually Interesting • Use graphics and color • Company brand and logo • Use nice paper • Searchable Document • Easy to read • Use dividers • Convert to PDF for email

SBA & PTAC

YOUR BUSINESS PROFILE

Your Capability Statement, is a document, that highlights a company’s expertise in their industry. It tells potential buyers who you are, what you do and, sets you apart from your competitors. Information to include: – – – – –

Core competencies Past Performance Unique Facilities or Equipment Corporate Data Contact Information

Why have a Capability Statement? • MARKETING! • Serves as a resume for your business • Often requested by a government agency or prime contractor at initial meeting • May be required as part of a bid or proposal • Must differentiate you from your competition

MBE, EDGE, VOSB, HUBZone, 8(a) Business Development, or 8(a) Joint Venture Program or self-certifying as WOSB or EDWOSB for Set-Aside Federal Contracting Opportunities.

Core Competency • Create a short introductory statement • Identify what your company does best • Include the skills or technologies that set your company apart • Identify what you can deliver with exceptional results • May include your mission statement • Follow with specifics • Use bullets to highlight key skills • Keep it short and to the point

How Can I Position My Business Best For A Successful 2022?

MARKETING | KNOWLEDGE | PAYMENTS

BUILDING

DREAM TEAMS Accountant

Marketing Agency

Business Consultant

Software Engineer

PTAC Advisor

Investment Advisor

Point Of Sale

MERCHANT SERVICES PRESENTATIONS ONLINE COURSES SPECIAL PRICING PCI COMPLIANCE NEXT DAY FUNDING LEARNING

PAYMENTS

BILLIONS OF TRANSACTIONS Nilson Report’s global credit card statistics also noted a shift in brand transactions in 2019: ●

5 billion purchase transactions were processed by Visa

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3 billion transactions were processed by UnionPay

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4 billion transactions were processed by Mastercard

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8 billion transactions were processed by American Express

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2 billion were processed by JCB (a Japanese credit card company)

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3 billion were processed by Discover

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LEARNING

MERCHANT SERVICES

Equipment Processing

Interchange Reimbursement Fee (IRF)

PROCESSING STEPS

Cardholders

Merchants

Acquires

IRF

Issuers

What is Level 3 data? Level 3 credit card processing enables B2B businesses to save a substantial amount of money on credit card processing by giving their credit card companies –like Visa or Mastercard– more information than they would give these companies to process traditional (level 1 or 2) transactions.

Level III Processing | Accepting Procurement Cards Tier Pricing

Cash Discount

MOTO

Interchange +

VISA

MASTERCARD

118B 188B 88B

113B

55%

Growth Among Users By 2023, it's estimated that 84.58% of adults will hold a debit card and 73.37% will hold a credit card.

Business & Processing Requirements

CALCULATING FEES

Industry

Amount

Type of merchant

Cost of sale

Terminal Type

The payment product used

The Merchant

Region | Country

Processing technology

Location of transaction

Interchange

Level 3 Processing POS Gateways

GOV Purchasing Cards Special Pricing Data Of All Your Transactions Online

TOP PAYMENT GATEWAY Generate reports of the types of cards that are used daily, to better understand your interchange fees. Determine if you can capture more information to reduce fees at the bottom line of your processing.

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