by Data Age | May 22, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Management, New to the Industry, News
Naperville may tighten regulations on pawnshops and other secondhand stores in an effort to recover stolen jewelry. Councilman Steve Chirico requested the ordinance last September after a rash of home burglaries, and councilmen got their first look at the proposed...
by Data Age | May 20, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Management, New to the Industry, News
Fort Worth, the only major city in the state not to pass an ordinance restricting the operations of payday lenders, is taking a new look at the issue. Two weeks ago, City Manager Tom Higgins released a report on payday lenders for council members, noting that most of...
by Data Age | May 20, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Firearms, Industry, Laws, Management, News
Obama plan pressures financial institutions Gun retailers say the Obama administration is trying to put them out of business with regulations and investigations that bypass Congress and choke off their lines of credit, freeze their assets and prohibit online sales....
by Data Age | May 20, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Management, New to the Industry, News
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WGGB) — Putting pawn shops to the test, ABC40 entered one local store as a customer to make a deal and show how new regulations are working. Springfield’s so called “pawn shop ordinance” was the center of heated debate the past few years in the...
by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Business, Business Licensing, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Laws & Regulations.edu, Legal.edu, Management, Management.edu, New to the Industry
The process of starting and managing a business requires a lot of analysis and paperwork. SBA has just about every resource you’ll need, from business plan examples and financial forms, to tools that can help you determine the best options for initiating and growing a...
by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Compliance, Industry, Management, News
A PAWNBROKER says he has lost so much money trying to catch criminals he will no longer help police. Kevin Fisher, who runs Cash in Hand, in Queen Street, Colchester, said he has lost thousands of pounds by passing on stolen goods to the police. Despite customers...