by Marc Cohen | Jul 17, 2014 | Business, News
Having a great name brand and a great product is not a guarantee for success. If you don’t keep an eye on the competition, the odds are, you will end up with a black eye of your own. Consumers did not wake up one morning and simultaneously say “I think I will not buy...
by Data Age | Jul 17, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
Steve Champion, owner of American Gun & Pawn, has opened his family business in his hometown of Brooksville five weeks ago. For Champion, Downtown Brooksville is “where his roots run deep and conservative values have been grounded for generations.” His...
by Data Age | Jul 17, 2014 | Business, Gold & Jewelry, Industry
For over two and a half decades, Don Budd has owned over 3,000 Super Bowl rings, having several hundred in his shop’s vault currently. “Budd offers loans, sure, but more valuable to athletes is his promise to keep the transaction anonymous – an...
by Data Age | Jul 17, 2014 | Business, Industry
” When I graduated from high school, we were the kings and queens of the campus. As I recall, we were royalty. We were the seniors. Then I went to college. As a freshman in college, I was once again a pauper and at the bottom rung of the educational ladder, even...
by Data Age | Jul 17, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Laws & Regulations.edu, Management.edu, News
Giving the authorities the opportunity, with more time, to track stolen goods, Kokomo’s Common Council revised an ordinance Monday. The ordinance will require local pawnshops, as well as other secondhand dealers, to keep their new purchases that come into their shops...
by Marc Cohen | Jul 17, 2014 | Business, Management
Watch out Juan Valdez, the hand you fed is about to bite you. Starbucks celebrated its grand opening of its first of 50 planned stores in Colombia. This is a bold move by the coffee giant with over 23,300 stores worldwide. Juan Valdez is a popular Colombian coffee...