Times Are Tough Across the Board
from the Press of Atlantic City
 During an economic downturn, the myths about businesses that should thrive, including rent-to-own companies and businesses dealing with gambling and drinking, don't always pan out. With the price of gold rising from $631 an ounce in January last year to $968 an ounce in March, the pawn business went up dramatically at K & H Coins pawnshop in Vineland, N.J., the business’ Phillip Kaslon said. More
Weeklong Curfew Issued for Houston
from FOX 26 News
Houston's police chief issued a weeklong nighttime curfew for Texas' largest city, a day after Hurricane Ike barreled ashore just southeast of there. The citywide curfew, from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m., will be in place until Saturday, Sept. 20, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt said. Police have made about 30 looting arrests in the 24-hour period. Hurtt says the looting arrests were burglaries at pawnshops, convenience stores and auto-parts stores. More
Growing Up in a Las Vegas Pawnshop
from Slate
In excerpts from State by State, the book’s author Charles Bock recalls his childhood growing up in his parent’s pawnshop located in the gambling and tourist mecca of downtown Las Vegas: "My parents were far from any clichéd image of pawnbrokers. As soon as you walked into the shop, my dad—a lanky guy with a thickening middle, bright brown eyes, and black hair receding at his temples—greeted you with a kind smile." More
Gun Sales Brisk Ahead of Election
from Marshall News Messenger
Gun sales are going boom around the country as gun owners and gun advocates brace for a potential Democrat in the White House for the first time in almost 10 years. "You'd be surprised," said Jeff Mercer, manager of George's Pawn and Gun Shop in Marshall, Texas. "It's people of all races, too. People are scared." More
Pawnbroker Bylaw Adopted in Canada
from Prince George Citizen
Final reading was given to a bylaw that will require second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers to collect, record and transmit to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) - Canada's national police force - an accurate record of all goods purchased and taken in pawn. It will also require that such goods not be altered, or sold. More
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 The PawnGuard has 35 individual drawers. It takes time to open each one, and they can only be opened one at a time. With time-delay enabled, it takes even more time between drawers. The bad guys depend on fast, lucrative and small targets, and that's why jewelry is a primary target. And that's why PawnGuard keeps you protected. It takes time. More info
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New Challenges in Dealing Gold
from WTVC-TV
Hilda Beard has a little bit of everything in her Cleveland, Tenn., pawnshop: CDs, movies, guns and even cans of paint. She's had her shop open since 1970 and for much of that time, she's had to deal with laws that restrict how pawnshops operate. Recent spikes in the price of gold has brought even more restrictions. More
How Small Businesses Go Green
from the Orange County Register
Most Orange County, Calif., small-business owners are recycling and reusing many items, according to an Orange County Register survey. For most, the purpose is two-fold: save money; save the environment. More
Small Businesses Face Retirement Plan Deadlines
from The Associated Press via USA Today
Small business owners who are thinking about setting up retirement plans for their employees should be aware that there are two important deadlines coming up in October that affect the plans known as SIMPLEs and SEPs. Under the Internal Revenue Code, Oct. 1 is the date by which a business must set up a SIMPLE, or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees; Oct. 15 is the date by which they must set up a SEP, or Simplified Employee Pension. More
Looking for Great Deals? Try the Local Pawnshop
from The Consumerist
Pawnshops are becoming an unlikely source of great deals thanks to the ongoing non-recession thing, according to CBS. Where else can you turn pop's old watch into last month's overdue rent check? More
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