Apply These 25 Tips to Improve Security at Your Small Business

by PawnMaster | Jun 14, 2017 | Business News, Business Success, In The News, News, Security, Small Business

Making sure you online data is safe is only part of what your small business needs to do. Improving security for your business is about combining physical and cybersecurity efforts. Here are 25 tips to improve security at your small business.

5 Creative Ways to Evaluate Social Media for Offline Businesses

by PawnMaster | Jun 9, 2017 | Business, Business News, In The News, News, Small Business, SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media has become a worldwide phenomenon. The growth in usage statistics is staggering across the numerous platforms that make up this online world. In 2016 alone the number of social media users rose by 176 million bringing the total number of active social...

House Won’t Undo Debit Card Swipe Fee Reform, Retailers Rejoice

by PawnMaster | May 31, 2017 | Banking, Business News, credit card swipe fees, debit card swipe fees, In The News, News, Small Business

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have abandoned a plan to repeal debit card swipe fee reform passed during the Obama administration. Retailers say the swipe fee reform has saved them and their customers more than $40 billion, and brought badly needed...

WITH VOTE COMING, RETAILERS SAY SWIPE FEE REFORM SHOULD BE PROTECTED

by PawnMaster | May 12, 2017 | Business News, consumer news, credit card swipe fees, debit card swipe fees, Retail, Small Business

With the House set to take action in less than two weeks on legislation that would repeal debit card swipe fee reform, retailers small and large say reform has brought huge benefits to their businesses and customers, and has also brought much-needed competition to the...

Small Businesses Big Winners in Proposed Trump Tax Cuts

by PawnMaster | Apr 28, 2017 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Business, Business News, In The News, Small Business, Tax Breaks

Historic tax cuts for American small businesses could be just around the corner. In an announcement at the White House today, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin unveiled proposed sweeping reforms to the tax code for all U.S. businesses. At the same time, President...

$40 BILLION AT STAKE AS CONGRESS TAKES UP SWIPE FEES

by PawnMaster | Apr 27, 2017 | Banking, Business News, EMV, In The News, News, Small Business

Retailers and big banks are lining up for the beginning of a showdown on Capitol Hill this week as the House holds a hearing on legislation that would repeal debit card swipe fee reform that has saved merchants and their customers more than $40 billion over the past...