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Brand Licensing Provides More Outlets for Profit and Exposure
Have you ever wondered how Coca-Cola, a company focused on meeting your beverage needs, sells branded T-shirts or caps? Or how Newell Rubbermaid provide you with such a range of products under a single brand name? While companies sometime manufacture these items...
Why Your New Business Needs a Lawyer Yesterday
Many entrepreneurs have an engrained distrust of lawyers. They don’t want to rack up enormous legal fees or wait for a lawyer to tell them all the reasons why they should not do something. While entrepreneurs like to view themselves as problem solvers, lawyers are...
Miami gold refinery in Colombian cocaine money laundering investigation
A Miami gold refinery is under investigation by Colombian authorities as part of a cocaine money laundering inquiry, according to Bloomberg . Juan Ricardo Ortega, who heads Colombia’s tax and customs agency, told Bloomberg that as much as $3.3 billion in gold was...
ATF Confirms No Plans to Revise Gun Trust Regulations Before 2015
In September 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to revise regulations regarding the documentation required to be submitted together with a Form 1 or a Form 4 on behalf of a trust or...
Today in Tech History – May 26, 2014
In 1969 – Apollo 10 returned to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the manned moon landing. In 1981 – Satya Pal Asija received the first US patent for a computer software program. It was called Swift-answer. The patent took seven...
Gold futures mark lowest close in 3.5 months
Analysts see technical levels broken; ‘bottom has fallen out’ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures on Tuesday settled at their lowest level in about three-and-a-half months as Ukraine’s election results, technical selling and equity gains combined to pull prices...
Hopkins Co. Officials Introduce New Pawn Shop Law
Hopkins County officials are looking at setting some new rules for pawn shops in the county. It comes nearly three months after a Madisonville pawn shop was raided back in February, with five of its employees accused of selling stolen items. "This is just something I...
Don’t Let These 7 Excuses Sink Your Startup
When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. Rather than quitting, consider alternatives, like pivoting the business model or merging with...
Naperville mulling regulations to help find stolen jewelry
Naperville leaders concerned about burglaries and stolen jewelry may join other communities by requiring pawn shops to post online pictures of every piece of jewelry they buy and sell. The city council is reviewing an update to the ordinance that regulates pawnshops...
Jewelry Thieves Strike Tallahassee, Take Page from Movie Script
Jewel thieves strike in Tallahassee and you won't believe how they broke in. The arrest report reads like a movie script. The culprits are accused of tunneling through the roof of the Tallahassee Mall in the middle of the night and rappelling into a family owned...
NSSF Endorses Orchid Advisors as Firearms Industry Compliance Firm
Hartford, CT (PRWEB) May 27, 2014 Orchid Advisors, the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry, announces its formal endorsement from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the two firms announce today. NSSF, the trade association for...
$10,000 reward for rifles stolen from Chicago rail yard
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with the Chicago Police Department and the National Shootings Sports Foundation announced Tuesday they are offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of those responsible for stealing a...
TIP: Make 2014 the Year You Become Debt-Free
Did you start the new year with a mountain of debt? Don’t feel bad; millions of people are in the same boat. But no matter how much you owe, you can make changes today to get out of debt and build a stronger financial future. Better Business Bureau and ClearPoint...
Setting Goals: 3 Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Your Business
For any business, setting benchmarks is essential to achieve success. Better Business Bureau and the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF) recommend three strategies for achieving your business goals. March 06, 2014 Find mentors to emulate. Who do you aspire to...
7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Posture at Work
You're slouching right now, aren't you? Don't worry, it's something we all do. However, studies have shown that bad posture can increase feelings of depression, zap your energy and cut off your circulation. Couple that with sitting for long periods of time, and you've...
Six sentenced for a string of hotel and pawn shop robberies
RALEIGH | Five men, mostly from the Craven and Pamlico counties, were sentenced recently for a string of robberies of hotels and pawn shops in December 2012. Marvin Anthony Blango, 20, of Vanceboro, Clifford Earl Horton III, 20, of Bayboro, Antonio Ray Stevens, 24, of...
Gold prices cool down on heels of Euro fall
KOLKATA: Gold eased 0.9 per cent in the Indian futures market on Tuesday, largely in tandem with a weakening global trend. Gold for June contract was trading at Rs 27,230 per 10 gm at mid-day on the Multi Commodities Exchange. The metal touched an intra-day high of Rs...
Is a mandatory kill switch the solution to smartphone theft?
FORTUNE -- How do you stop the growing epidemic of stolen smartphones? Lawmakers in California seem to think it's by mandating providers to sell devices with built-in "kill switch" capabilities that would make stolen phones inoperable. This month, when the California...