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 Data Age | Jul 24, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Compliance, Industry, Management, New to the Industry, News, Safety, Security
The two men, pictured above, walked into a South Side Chicago pawnshop, wearing black mesh “Chicago Police” vests. A woman in the pawnshop felt suspicious of the mens’ credibility and walked out of the shop to flag down a local officer. When the...
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...
by Data Age | Jul 23, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Management, Management.edu, Marketing, New to the Industry
This is such a great and well guided article. These 4 small business tips will truly make a difference in your customer engagement as well as the growth of your shop’s customer base. ” “Q: One trick I have learned that really helped our business is...
