I am planning on opening a small book store and café within the year.  It has been my dream for just about as long as I can remember.  I finally saved up enough money to feel secure quitting my job to open my own business.  Unfortunately, I am discovering that the nuts and bolts of owning my own business can be pretty tedious.  All of the paperwork involved in getting a small business loan was enough to drive me crazy.  Now, I’m dealing with business accounts, a credit merchant account, retail merchant accounts, and things like credit and check payment processing.

Half of the time I feel that I am in way over my head.  I have to deal with these things though.  There is no way that I can run a business without being about to accept credit cards.  Plus, it’s a whole other ball game if I decide that I want to sell anything online.  Right now, I am working on my website.  It’s informational only.  You cannot buy anything on it.  You actually have to come into the shop.  I don’t know how much of a negative impact this will have on sales but it will have to do for the time being.  I really cannot handle anything new right now.

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