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- Gas Station Credit Card Fees: Where the Money Goes and How to Cut It Card fees are a percentage of the whole sale, while your fuel margin is cents per gallon. That mismatch is why fees take such a large share of fuel pr...
- WEX and Comdata Fuel Card Reconciliation for Gas Stations Fleet card sales arrive days later and net of fees, so they rarely match the day they were rung up. A step-by-step method to match POS fuel card sales...
- Credit Card Surcharge vs Cash Discount at a Gas Station Card fees take a big share of a fuel margin, so many owners look at surcharging or cash pricing. The two are not the same thing. Here is how each work...
- 7 Places Your Gas Station Is Losing Fuel Margin (and How to Fix Each One) Most gas station owners think they know their fuel margin. They take the street price, subtract the jobber price, and call it profit. But the real num...
- How Much Do Gas Station Owners Make? A Complete Income Breakdown Gas station owner income varies wildly - from $40,000 to $300,000+ per year. The difference comes down to how many revenue streams you run and whether...
- Gas Station Profit Margins Explained: Fuel vs. Store vs. Car Wash Fuel margins are razor-thin at 1-3%. Convenience store margins run 27-33%. Car wash margins hit 85-95%. If you blend them together, you cannot see whe...
- How to Buy a Gas Station: Due Diligence, Financing, and What to Watch For Buying a gas station costs $200K to $5M+. Here is the due diligence checklist, SBA financing process, and red flags that separate a good deal from a m...
- How to Value a Gas Station Business: Methods, Multiples, and Common Mistakes Gas station business valuations typically use 2.5-4x EBITDA. The multiple depends on fuel volume, inside sales, location quality, and how clean the bo...
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- Verifone Payments and Card Fees: How Processing Reaches Your Books Verifone payments and card fees for gas stations: how a card sale settles, who takes what, chargebacks, and how to read a processor statement.
- PDI Fleet Card Accounting: Settlements, Fees and Timing PDI fleet card accounting for gas stations: how fleet sales, settlements, fees and timing should be recorded so fleet deposits tie to what PDI reporte...
- Modisoft Credit Card Processing and Fees in Your Books Modisoft credit card processing for gas stations: how to check a per-swipe fee, where fees and deposits belong, and what to do when you switch.