The No. 1 Benefit Your Employees Want

by PawnMaster | May 10, 2017 | Business, Business Success, Employee, In The News, Small Business

With healthcare making headlines as politicians debate what to do about the Affordable Care Act, it may come as no surprise that the number-one employee benefit your employees want is health insurance.

10 Examples of Great Integrated Marketing Campaigns

by PawnMaster | May 9, 2017 | Business Success, In The News, Marketing, Online Marketing, Small Business, SOCIAL MEDIA

“Integrated Marketing combines both outbound, traditional marketing with inbound marketing and other tactics to promote accelerated success in businesses,” Mark Schmukler, the CEO and Co-founder of the Sagefrog Marketing Group. That means you can and should use social...

Man buys stolen bass guitar at pawn shop, returns it to owner

by PawnMaster | May 2, 2017 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Human Interest, In The News, Industry, Small Business

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — A local business owner returned a custom-made bass guitar to its owner after someone pawned it to him. Jim Kilby, owner of Redial, said a man tried to pawn the bass to him about a week ago. “Something just wasn’t adding...

The Benefits of Texting to Promote Your Small Business (INFOGRAPHIC)

by PawnMaster | May 1, 2017 | Business, Business Success, In The News, Marketing, Small Business, SMS, Text Messaging, Texting

Businesses often spend a fortune on digital marketing initiatives, but miss out on a simple-yet-effective channel: text marketing. A powerful and cost-effective tool, texting can provide more bang for your promotional buck if you use it properly. UK-based text...

Small Businesses Big Winners in Proposed Trump Tax Cuts

by PawnMaster | Apr 28, 2017 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Business, Business News, In The News, Small Business, Tax Breaks

Historic tax cuts for American small businesses could be just around the corner. In an announcement at the White House today, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin unveiled proposed sweeping reforms to the tax code for all U.S. businesses. At the same time, President...

$40 BILLION AT STAKE AS CONGRESS TAKES UP SWIPE FEES

by PawnMaster | Apr 27, 2017 | Banking, Business News, EMV, In The News, News, Small Business

Retailers and big banks are lining up for the beginning of a showdown on Capitol Hill this week as the House holds a hearing on legislation that would repeal debit card swipe fee reform that has saved merchants and their customers more than $40 billion over the past...