by Data Age | Jul 25, 2014 | Business, Industry, Management, Management.edu, Marketing
According to Automated Data Processing, a payroll company, small businesses added 75,000 jobs in January 2014. “If things have been looking up at your organization, you may be eyeing a few new potential staff members as well. If you’ve been on the...
by Data Age | Jul 25, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now accepting complaints from consumers encountering problems with prepaid cards, such as gift cards, benefit cards, and general purpose reloadable cards. Consumers can also now submit...
by Data Age | Jul 24, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Management, Management.edu, New to the Industry
Andrea Gellert went from corporate America, spending 15 years at American Express, to a start-up of 100 people at OnDeck – A technology company that lends to small businesses. “The company loans $5,000 to $250,000 with a term of three to 24 months to...
by Data Age | Jul 24, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Laws & Regulations.edu, Legal.edu, Management, New to the Industry, News
As of today, pawnbrokers can charge 8 percent interest for the first two months and 6 percent a month beyond that. “The new law changes that to an initial rate of 13 percent, dropping to 11 percent after the second month. But the law requires a pawnbroker to...
by Data Age | Jul 24, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
Wednesday was the day Feehan announced that he plans on retiring as president and chief executive officer, effective April 30th. He has “led Cash America as its top executive for more than a decade.” Feehan joined Cash America in 1988 as an executive vice...
by Marc Cohen | Jul 24, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
The front page of today’s Investors Business Daily newspaper has some interesting facts about our recovery which will have one ask “recovery? Really?”. The graphic display nicely spells out the nasty undercurrents. Real Median income (Purple line) is 3% LESS than it...
