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#737
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 404
Biz Cards
Has anyone had luck getting approved for the business card by saying you will use it for reimbursable expenses from your employer? This seems like a legit reason to want to have a separate card, but I've heard Chase is tough on grilling people for business applications if you don't have a well-established business already.
#738
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,265
That happened to me. "New" business and they wouldn't go for it.
"No income yet so wait until you have some and then come back."
"No income yet so wait until you have some and then come back."
#739
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,091
Has anyone had luck getting approved for the business card by saying you will use it for reimbursable expenses from your employer? This seems like a legit reason to want to have a separate card, but I've heard Chase is tough on grilling people for business applications if you don't have a well-established business already.
#740
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: MKE
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Gold
Posts: 205
If this was the plan, then would you simply put your personal checking balance down since that will be where the business expenses will be funded from?
#741
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,091
On the application from MMS, that is an optional field (at least for the plus biz card). If it is not required, I wouldn't put anything down.
#742
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: MKE
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Gold
Posts: 205
Maybe I'm looking at a different link than you, but the one you're referencing does have a field for average business checking account amount.
#743
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,091
Are you looking at the premier app or plus app? There is a field for avg checking balance, but it does not have an asterisk next to it (meaning it is not required to complete the app).
#745
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,091
No problem! For some reason Chase does not have a uniform biz card app, some require avg checking, revenue, address, etc. The SWA one seems to be the easiest as far as not requiring much information about your business.
#746
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: MKE
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Gold
Posts: 205
She got the personal card and activated in January, but I activated last December and am too far away (points-wise) to try for CP.
#748
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,265
Don't about that but they sure put my wife/me thru the question ringer and ultimately said no dice.
#749
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,091
I wasn't saying it's easy to get approved for, it just requires the least amount of biz info on the application. That could be one reason why they ask so many questions. What were they asking about? (if you don't mind sharing)
#750
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,265
What type of business. How much have we made. How much do you plan to make.
They wanted an established business first and then we could get the card.
They wanted an established business first and then we could get the card.