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Stop chasing cheques. Get paid the day the job's done.

Stripe or Helcim wired into your website, quotes and invoices, so paying you is the easy part.

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Getting paid faster with Stripe or Helcim
Invoices go out, then you chase e-transfers and cheques for weeks.
Quotes get accepted, but collecting the deposit is a whole second conversation.
You take cards, but the fees are a mystery and the money takes days to show up.

How it works

1

Pick the right processor

Stripe or Helcim, chosen on your numbers: card volume, in-person vs online, and what the fees actually work out to. I sell neither and take no cut.

2

Wire it in

Payment links on invoices, deposits on accepted quotes, cards on file for repeat work, a terminal if you need one. Connected to your books, not beside them.

3

Reconcile automatically

Every payment lands in QuickBooks matched to its invoice. No mystery deposits to untangle at month end.

Quote accepted at 8pm. Deposit in the bank by 8:01.

The job funded itself before you heard about it.

Quote approvedCustomer taps Accept on their phone
Deposit collectedThe card payment goes through on the spot
Job scheduledDeposit recorded, job moves to the calendar
Books matchPayment lands in QuickBooks against the right invoice

You find out it happened at breakfast. That's the whole point.

What it costs

From $1,500

typical setup $1,500 to $4,000 depending on what it connects to.

Where you land in that range depends on what I find. The free hour scopes it in your business, and the findings are yours either way.

What moves the number

  • What it connects to: website, invoices, bookings, or all three
  • Deposits, progress billing or recurring charges
  • A card terminal in the shop, or online only

Stripe or Helcim, which one?

It depends on your volume and mix. Stripe is the default for online payments and subscriptions; Helcim is Canadian, publishes interchange-plus pricing, and often works out cheaper once you're doing real card volume, especially in person. I'll do the math on your numbers and show you both.

Do I need a new website for this?

No. Payment links and deposit buttons bolt onto what you have. If the website itself is the problem, that's a separate conversation and I'll say so plainly.

Chris Patten, founder of Headway

Senior work, without the agency wrapped around it.

I'm Chris Patten: 18 years as a CIO, an accountant by background, and I built and sold my own business. You work with me directly, and I have no software to sell you.

Start with a free 1-hour assessment.

I come to you, walk your systems for an hour, and tell you honestly what's worth fixing, including "you don't need me for this." You keep everything I find. No invoice, no obligation.

Book the free hour.

A free 1-hour assessment in your business, with getting paid faster with Stripe or Helcim on the list. No pitch deck, no obligation, and you keep everything I find.

That puts you straight into my calendar, about a minute. Or answer the three questions below and I will come back to you within one business day.

The three quick questions below help me show up already knowing where to look.

Serving Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, The Blue Mountains, Clearview, Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Owen Sound and everywhere in between.

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