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# Get Your Business Started

At Number, we know that running a business means juggling countless tasks. That's why we've made our payment integration as simple and efficient as possible, so you can focus on what really matters—growing your business.

### Implementation timeline

Before you start using our services, you might want to gain more insight into the work required to integrate. We've prepared a rough implementation timeline to help guide you in your decision-making.

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You can find a detailed integration guide by visiting the [Integration Checklist](/documentation/getting-started/integration-checklist.md) section.
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To get your business started with Number, follow these general steps for implementation:

<table><thead><tr><th width="260">Phase</th><th width="127">Duration</th><th>Task</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Obtain Sandbox credentials</td><td>1 day</td><td><a href="/pages/kj6DExa5bIpmWMzygpvr">Contact the Number team</a> to obtain sandbox credentials for integration testing.</td></tr><tr><td>Choose integration options</td><td>1-2 days</td><td>Decide on <a href="/pages/0GtA9h1fCfCkWInDaiv0">integration options</a> that best suit your business needs.</td></tr><tr><td>Develop a payment workflow</td><td>1-2 days</td><td>Outline all interaction points in your current workflow where payments might be collected.</td></tr><tr><td>Develop your integration</td><td>1-2 weeks<br><br><br>1 week<br>(optional)<br><br><br>2-3 weeks<br><br><br><br>1 week<br><br></td><td>Create the front-end components necessary for user interactions.<br><br>If you want to support Verifone card chip readers, implement EMV functionality provided by our Windows service or SDK.<br><br>Write the server-side logic to handle payment processing, invoking our services. Develop data management.<br><br>Setup logging according to our guides. Consult us to set up reporting and reconciliation processes.</td></tr><tr><td>Test your integration</td><td>1-2 weeks</td><td>Conduct unit testing to validate the integration functionality before going live.</td></tr><tr><td>Number inspection</td><td>1-2 meetings</td><td>The Number team always inspects our clients workflows prior to going live.</td></tr><tr><td>Go live</td><td>1 day</td><td>Switch to the production environment and update configuration as necessary.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total integration tme</strong></td><td><strong>6-10 weeks</strong></td><td><strong>If you have multiple teams working on developing the integration, it can all be completed in as little as four weeks.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>


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