by Data Age | Jul 31, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Business, Industry, Management, New to the Industry, News, Safety, Security, Software
“BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security warned retailers about a type of malicious software attacking point-of-sales systems, dubbed “Backoff,” that it said is undetectable by most types of anti-virus software. The agency...
by Marc Cohen | Jul 31, 2014 | Business, Industry, Management, Marketing, New to the Industry
Timing is everything. If you are a baseball fan, learning about the final score in the evening news may be fine. If you are the manager of the team, the score must be known pitch by pitch as you still have the opportunity to take action and affect the outcome....
by Data Age | Jul 30, 2014 | Business, Buying Diamonds.edu, Buying Gold.edu, Education, General Merchandise, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Management, Management.edu, New to the Industry, YouTube
It’s not a huge leap in logic to think a pawn broker would be a pretty effective negotiator. Usually, the biggest conflict in any reality TV pawn show is the bargaining over what something is worth. Les Gold star of truTV’s Hardcore Pawn and owner of Detroit’s...
by Data Age | Jul 29, 2014 | Business, Industry, Management, New to the Industry
“Entrepreneurs are expected to hit the shot out of the park each time, and if that doesn’t happen, it is likely you are heading toward tough times.” Close to 80% of entrepreneurs stay above water their first year in business, and around 50% reach the five...
by Data Age | Jul 29, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Industry, Laws, Management, New to the Industry, News
“Under the amended ordinance, pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers who violate the city’s rules will now be subject to a tiered penalty system. For a first violation, dealers would pay a fine between $1,000 to $2,500; on second violation, a fine of between $2,000...
by Marc Cohen | Jul 29, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Management, New to the Industry
Nicolas Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer who just before his death in 1543 launched his theory that the Sun was at the center of the universe, rather than the Earth. At the time, scientific theory was regarded about two notches above magic and witchcraft....