| If you own a small business, as I do, I'm sure that | | | | the funds. Otherwise, there is a 5-day hold, which |
| you've often been told, "The check's in the mail." | | | | would also have been the case if I had to wait |
| At best, you must wait several days before you | | | | for the check to arrive by mail. So in most cases, |
| get access to the money. This can be a major | | | | I get immediate access to the funds. Wow! It |
| hardship when the amount is large. What if the | | | | doesn't get better than that. Using this software |
| check never arrives? Then you have to contact | | | | has greatly improved my cash flow. It could |
| your customer or client and hope that they really | | | | probably do the same for you. |
| intended to pay you. You tell them that their | | | | It works with any laser printer. No special toner is |
| check "must have gotten lost in the mail" and | | | | required. Checks produced by this software even |
| sheepishly ask them to send a replacement. Then | | | | have the machine-readable numbers at the |
| the process repeats and you hope that this time | | | | bottom and are accepted by every bank in North |
| the check finally arrives. Even if you do actually | | | | American and most other places. I recommend |
| receive the check, there is of course a delay until | | | | that you use the same type of security paper as |
| you actually get your hands on it and deposit into | | | | the one suggested for well-known account |
| your bank account. There has to be a better | | | | software, such as Quickbooks(tm) or |
| way! | | | | Quicken(tm). |
| I've found a great solution to this dilemma. There | | | | That paper is inexpensive and is available at most |
| is now software available that allows you to | | | | office supply companies and at the above |
| receive the check information by telephone, FAX, | | | | website. It is specially manufactured with a |
| email, web form, or in person and immediately | | | | number of features that help to prevent check |
| print the actual check, which you deposit right | | | | fraud. For example, if someone makes a |
| away into your bank account. If the check is | | | | photocopy of the check, the word VOID is |
| from an intra-state bank or the amount is under | | | | plastered all over the copy, making it unusable. |
| $1000, my bank gives me immediate access to | | | | |