Banking, Hosting

I was going to bank with my local credit union, Fairwinds, but Suntrust offers a free checking account. But before I opened an account with Suntrust, I needed to talk with their Merchant servicing department to find out their rates/fees/etc... Those discussions took longer than I expected, but I've finally opened a bank account, applied for a credit card, and submitted my application for a merchant account. Which will let me open an account with Authorize.net and setup all my credit card processing. I'm going to be paying a little more than I would have through the credit union's merchant program, but I like the overall feel of Suntrust over Fairwinds.

Once I've got my "corporate" credit card, I'm going to get my hosting setup at Textdrive. I like Textdrive's Accelerator Hosting option. We use the same technology at my day job and it's totally cool. It's like a dedicated machine, expect it's virtual and I'll have full access to the "zone".

My banker told me it would take 7 to 10 days to get a response regarding my credit card. I'm creeping up on the end of February, so it looks like I'll be able to open a private beta in the first week of March.