I am so thrilled with the tile we installed in my new kitchen. Not only is it a GORGEOUS imported tile from Italy with fabulous styling, it has a texture that prevents slips!

Safety is one of the issues people often forget when selecting ceramic tile.

Take marble- cold, slick and beautiful, but it has to be one of most dangerous floor surfaces available.

Work with any online company, credit card company, banking organization or the like and you are likely to hear the term merchant services used.

When I opened my business, the teller at the bank said, "Can I have merchant services contact you about setting up credit card processing services for your new business?"

To which I responded, "Well, thank you very much but I'm not too sure that I even want to accept credit cards. I'd prefer checks any day."

"Oh why is that," she proceeded.

"Well, to be honest, I'm just not a fan of credit cards and I am not a fan of the credit card processing fees associated with accepting cards for payment."

"You might lose some business.'

"Well, I suppose that is a risk I'll have to take."

In retrospect let me say, it is good business sense to offer credit card payments to your clients.