10 Worst States for Surviving a Financial Disaster

by Data Age | Oct 2, 2014 | Business, Industry, News

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Slideshow/2014/10/01/10-Worst-States-Surviving-Financial-Disaster

Turns out, Pay day Loan Customers are Savvy Borrowers!

by Data Age | Oct 2, 2014 | Industry

Turns Out That Payday-Loan Customers Are Pretty Savvy...

Vote to End “Operation Choke Point”

by Data Age | Oct 1, 2014 | Business, Business News, Firearms, Industry, Laws, News

National Rifle Association President James W. Porter II wrote a great column that outlines the DOJ’s “Operation Choke Point” program. He includes some samples of letters banks have sent to some retailers who are targets of this program. This is a...

eBay Sellers Being Told They Must Accept Returns

by Data Age | Sep 26, 2014 | Business, Business News, Competitive Advantage, Industry, Retail

Sellers are still struggling to come to terms with eBay’s new returns policies and practices, and apparently eBay customer service is adding to the confusion. One reader says she is very concerned about what eBay Customer Service Reps are telling sellers about...

KALISPELL Montana Police Proposed City Ordinance requiring Pawn Shops to Submit Records Electronically

by Data Age | Sep 24, 2014 | Industry, Laws

Kalispell police have been piloting a program using the Leads Online police reporting service and have had success with it. Now they are looking to make the use of this system mandatory for all pawn shops in their area. “We’ve recovered guns, we’ve...

Small Business Marketing: 15 Things You Should Avoid When Social Media Marketing

by Data Age | Sep 24, 2014 | Competitive Advantage, Industry, Marketing

Social Media Marketing (SMM) gets a lot of attention from the press and many small businesses have seen a lot of success using it. If you are looking at this channel as a way to market your pawnshop be aware you can make some mistakes that will hurt your business more...