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13 Steps to Your First Facebook Advertising Campaign
The truth is, whether the question about Facebook advertising is asked directly or it's the answer to another question, I often find myself explaining the basics of Facebook Ads. If you’ve wondered about how to set up a Facebook Ads campaign, here are 13 steps to...
6 Money-Saving Tips for Bootstrapping Small Businesses
Entrepreneurs often embark on the journey of building a business with a grand vision in mind — one in which the company flawlessly grows from convoluted concept to well-oiled machine like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. The reality of running a small business is a...
Everybody’s talking about me, but I can’t hear a word they’re saying…
Visit www.mention.com and find out how you can receive alerts each time you (your store) is mentioned on the internet! Learn who is tweeting or writing about their experience in your store. Need to satisfy a client’s request for a rare item. List it on mention.com...
Teen opens world’s first pawn shop for $15,000 sneakers
Forget stocks. Sneaker futures are making Wall Street look like a swap meet. High-end kicks are becoming the currency of choice in New York, and one 16-year-old is taking advantage of the trend — using his own five-figure stock of 45 mint-condition basketball shoes to...
Pawnshops may not fit stereotype
Pawnshops traditionally have a shady reputation, but as pawnbroker Peter McDonald likes to point out, his customers come inside from Mercedes-Benz, SUVs, pickups, BMWs and minivans alike. “For so many years, people thought we dealt with junk, that we were just old...
Too posh to pawn? Think again…
There was one woman who thought her shiny hair straighteners were solid gold,” says Lin Head, a pawnbroker of more than 10 years. “That was a bit of a strange one. “We get a lot of teeth too. People think they’re solid gold but they’re filled with enamel – they take...
Mexico pledge to repay ‘pawn-shop’ Aztec fans
NATAL—Mexico coach Miguel Herrera pledged to repay his country’s fans who he said would “sell their houses, cars and even pawn their grandma’s clothes to come to Brazil” by battling to keep their World Cup dream alive. Herrera’s side outclassed Cameroon at a...
Elbert BOC Tables Proposed Pawn Shop Ordinance
Elbert County appears to be holding off on implementing a secondhand dealer ordinance, at least for this month. Similar to the city of Elberton, who adopted a secondhand dealer ordinance on June 2nd, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners has been discussing...
Pawn shop fined for giving employees lie detector test
PHOENIX (CBS5) - A Phoenix pawn shop has been fined after giving employees a lie detector test. Pawn 1st LLC has paid $19,500 in civil penalties as part of a settlement. Article here
Contractor accused of stealing, pawning Pats player’s ring
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) – A Fall River man is accused of stealing and pawning an expensive ring from the home of a New England Patriots player. According to a police report, Manuel Faria was working on Patriots Left Tackle Nate Solder’s home in Foxboro when Solder...
Pawn Shop Owner Wants Help with Questions
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: We'll go to Kansas City. This is Mike. Thank you for calling, sir. Hello. CALLER: Hello. How you doing? RUSH: Very well, sir. Thank you. CALLER: Yes. Thank you for taking my call. RUSH: Yeah, any time. CALLER: Well, a quick thing was...
Posh Pawnshops Lend to Cash-Strapped Rich
Pawnshops are emerging that lend money to cash-poor consumers with pricey collateral. If you've got a cash-flow problem and a rare Picasso painting lying around your house, you're in luck. A growing niche of high-end pawnshops wants your business. That's right. The...
Kannapolis man in jail charged with taking, pawning father’s belongings
Rowan authorities say a man who is accused of stealing from his father and pawning the items over several months is in custody. Danny Lee Gobble Jr., 25, of the 500 block of Dodge Street, Kannapolis, was charged with 17 counts of felony obtaining property by false...
Precious Metals: Equities vs. Metals Themselves
I've made the case that owning gold could be a good alternative asset as a part of a portfolio, but how does owning gold compare to owning precious metals equities (PMEs)? As can be seen in the graph taken from William Bernstein’s book, Skating Where the Puck...
Diamonds Most Popular Jewelry Category, but 18 Percent Bought Online, Survey Finds
Diamonds are still the most desired type of jewelry, but 18 percent of diamond jewelry purchases are now made online, a new De Beers survey found. The survey, first presented at the JCK show in Las Vegas, found that online sales accounted for 18 percent of diamond...
Catholic groups fight gun sales at pawnshop near Ohio Dominican
Two Catholic organizations on the North Side are spearheading an effort to encourage city and state officials to review the possible sale of firearms at a pawnshop in a nearby neighborhood. In a letter to state Rep. Kevin Boyce, officials at the Dominican Sisters of...
Pawnshop Permit Approved
Although action was delayed, Grant Thornton has received his conditional use permit. The Pacific Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a CUP for Thornton, the owner of Tri-County Pawn & Gun Shop, 205 North First St., during the June 3 meeting. The approval comes...
Toms River Cops: Pawn Shop Swapped Stolen Ring’s Diamonds For Fakes
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A Toms River woman apparently was victimized twice after a thief stole her double-diamond ring and then the operators of a pawn shop allegedly swapped out the jewels for fakes. As CBS 2′s John Slattery reported, the saga began for...