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About Five Point Capital

Monday, June 28th, 2010

You know what they say: it takes money to make money. In addition to paying your employees and your rent, your business needs desks, chairs, copiers, computers and more. Even if you aren’t running a “traditional” business, you need industry-specific equipment to get the job done right no matter what that job is. That’s why you need to know about Five Point Capital. In addition to business equipment leasing, Five Point Capital offers a working capital program where they can give you money based on future sales. If you need help managing credit card sales or want to start a loyalty card program, Five Point Capital can assist with electronic payment and processing. They also offer a variety of small business loans. Basically, Five Point Capital is the money source for small businesses. They strive to serve businesses that cannot find traditional means of funding, and help you save money while getting your company or restaurant off the ground.

Five Point Capital is best known for leasing business equipment. Instead of wasting capital or burning through credit to buy everyday necessities, you lease what you need and pay a fixed monthly fee. And unlike purchasing, leasing equipment can be “expensed” in many instances. Five Point Capital makes it possible for any business to get off the ground without worrying where their employees will sit and work their magic.

If you know about Five Point Capital, you know that they’re so much more than just traditional office equipment. If you run a medical practice, Five Point Capital can lease diagnostic, treatment, laboratory and medical office equipment. If you’re opening a restaurant, turn to Five Point Capital for ovens, stoves, refrigerators, and computerized ordering systems. For construction sites, choose Five Point Capital to lease dump trucks, excavators, bulldozers and more.

Oftentimes, small businesses need more than just equipment to maintain their efficiency. If you are in need to cash to expand your business, pay off some taxes, or to even tide you over when business is tough, Five Point Capital can help you with their worry-free working capital program. As long as you are able to meet a minimum monthly credit card sales volume, you will be able to get the money you need now, and you can pay it off through your future credit card sales.

Not currently taking credit cards as a payment option in your business? Five Point Capital can help transition you to do so. Credit card payments allow your customers to easily make purchases and allow you to streamline your accounting methods. With next day funding, unlike other credit card processors, and major savings, Five Point Capital can be the best option for electronic payment and processing for your small business.

Learn more about Five Point Capital and all the services they can provide a small business today and start spending your money on the most important thing: growing your business.

TripAdvisor Scam

Friday, July 17th, 2009

TripAdvisor has long been a favorite website haunt of casual and expert travelers alike. The Boston-based website features not only hotel reviews, but also reviews of city attractions, such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Central Park in New York City, and Fenway Park in Boston, as well as lesser known stops, such as the Santa Monica Promenade and Boston’s Mike’s Pastries.

The website runs entirely off of user reviews. Users rank and rate their favorite and least favorite hotels and tourist attractions, so that others who visit the website can see not only a rating of the hotel (out of five stars), but also the ranking of the hotel among other hotels in the area, and user testimonials. Seems like a great idea, right?

Well it was a great idea, up until recently. TripAdvisor is now warning of scams by posting disclaimers on the review pages for certain hotels. These disclaimers state that the reviews for the hotel may not actually come from former guests of the hotel, but rather from the hotel staff or competitor’s staff. The Associated Press suggests that incredibly positive reviews which mention insignificant details or the only negative review on an otherwise positive page may not be authentic.

TripAdvisor representatives claim that disclaimers should not alarm users, and that they have been in place since 2006, despite the seemingly recent jump in their numbers. One TripAdvisor spokesperson was even quoted as saying that “The 23 million reviews and opinions are authentic and they’re unbiased and they’re from real users.”

So how can you tell if the review you are reading is real? Well the best thing you can do is to get as much information as possible and to use your common sense. Debbra Brouillette, of the Dallas Tropical Travel Examiner, posted some tips for perusing travel websites on Examiner.com. She suggests taking all the posted reviews into account, as every hotel or restaurant can have an off day; making sure to get second opinions on too-good-to-be-true hotels; noting the date of the review, as hotels usually renovate every few years; trying to contact the poster of a very good or very bad review to ask for more details; keeping in mind that your preferences and experiences will not be the same as everyone else’s; and reading between the lines.

Before making any travel plans, make sure you do your research. We here at Five Point Capital still think that TripAdvisor is a great resource for travelers, but it may not be the one-stop-shop it once was. As long as hotels and restaurants want to make money, hotel review scams will live on, so always try to get as much information as possible before making a decision. Happy travels!