A recent article in Portland, Oregon’s The Oregonian newspaper outlining a small business owner’s struggle with local regulations has inspired merchant service provider PaymentMax to champion the entrepreneur’s cause. To assist in her future business endeavors, PaymentMax is sending Julie Murphy a free credit card reader that works on the iPhone or Android phone.
Julie Murphy is a seven-year-old Oregon City resident who had a dream to open a lemonade stand. Inspired by a cartoon character, Julie got her parent’s permission to try her hand at lemonade sales. In addition to creating her own hand-lettered sign, Julie made a list of supplies for her business that included bottled water, Kool-aide, and even hand sanitizer.
The seven-year-old opened for business at a monthly art fair, garnering her first 50 cent customer before her debut pitcher was even made. Unfortunately, Julie’s stand was shut down by county Health Department officials because she had not obtained the $120 temporary restaurant license necessary for operation at that location.
PaymentMax, a Thousand Oaks, California based company heard the girl’s story and believed her enthusiasm should be encouraged, not discouraged. PaymentMax is supporting her promise as a business owner by supplying her with a free ROAMpay credit card reader. The reader plugs into a cell phone headphone jack, and along with the ROAMpay app and a merchant account, turns a cell phone into a secure, mobile credit card processor.
Company CEO Tony Shap said, “We want to support the entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by Julie Murphy.”
PaymentMax offers card processing solutions for all types of enterprises, from conventional storefronts to home and mobile businesses. Increasingly, businesses both large and small are finding value in being able to conduct commerce in a mobile environment. PaymentMax provides affordable mobile payment merchant accounts that offer business owners reliability, security, and efficiency.
The ROAMpay reader PaymentMax is providing Julie is just one of the mobile solutions available to PaymentMax clients. PaymentMax offers a variety of processing choices and flexible merchant options such as Next Day Funding to businesses owners large and small. From Julie Murphy’s lemonade stand to traditional merchants, PaymentMax supports the entrepreneurial spirit.
