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It’s amazing to see how credit cards have evolved over the years and while the first ones were issued back in 1951 it wasn’t until the 1970’s that the magnetic stripe changed the face of financial cards.

But today who would have thought that the black or brown stripe you see on the back of your credit cards would come up against a far superior and smarter adversary.

Basically there are two ways a smart card is different from a magnetic stripe card: the amount of data that can be stored is much greater, and some smart cards can be reprogrammed to add, delete or rearrange information.

One of the companies making headway into bringing these ‘smart’ credit cards into the 21^st century is a company called Dynamics. Just last

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The Indiana Commission for Women will present a workshop in Evansville Friday for women who want to learn more about business networking, salary negotiation and navigating a career transition.

“Working Women in Transition: Building Essential Skills for Success” takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center, 1901 Lynch Road. It’s the first of three such workshops being held around the state.

Cost is $20, which includes a workbook and lunch.

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Planning our budget in the middle of modern life is not so easy to do. We need advice and suggestion from reputable place to make sure we get the highest quality of solution. Preparing our budget cautiously is the principal key to prevent you from encountering cash shortfall, but no one will deny the fact that this life is full of uncertainties. Perhaps we also have set some cash aside for unforeseen occasions, but how can you know that the amount that you prepare will be enough to cover the emergencies once they truly happen? Our life cannot be predicted. We can just follow it. Thus, we shouldn’t forget to also include an alternative source for extra cash into our budget planning. The excellent alternative source to overcome your temporary cash deficit is cash advance. P Read more…

While all types of entity structures serve a specific purpose, forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC) for a small business is growing in popularity.

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Some people need to know that they can hire high quality service about payday loan or other cash loan for short term use from internet. We can find anything related to our monetary solution by using popular search engine. Most people like to search about fast loans because this is fast solution for people who need urgent money to pay something in emergency. If we do not know how to find this kind of solution, we should check information form a reputable provider. There are lots of people who really understand where to go if they need help in relation with payday loan. We know how popular payday loan as the loan solution for people who cannot manage their financial condition in good way. If you are easy in spending money for something that is not important, you need to control your behavior before you apply for fast payday loans. Read more…

Evansville-based Integra Bank Corp. has completed a previously-announced sale of four Kentucky and Ohio branches to Citizens Deposit Bank and Trust.

Vanceburg, Ky.-based Citizens purchased two offices from Integra in Kentucky (Maysville and Mount Olivet) and two in Ohio (Ripley and Aberdeen).

The sales are part of Integra’s larger strategy for returning to profitability. That strategy includes selling outlying branch offices, exiting the commercial real estate market and refocusing on community banking.

Including the deal with Citizens, this year Integra has sold 14 branches in four separate deals.

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At one point in life, you undoubtedly have been a victim of poor customer service. Perhaps it was a curt and unhelpful telephone call, or maybe a grumpy restaurant server. Of course, no one likes to stand in a slow line at the Post Office with live workers who appear to operate like robots. All of these situations are a great learning experience of what not to do for your customers.

Exceptional customer service is like attracting bees to honey. The better your treat your customers and clients, the more likely they will return to do business with you. But how do you ensure that your employees provide that top-tier level service? Here are a few tips.

Demonstrate Exceptional Customer Service

The buck always stops at the top.

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Major credit card issuers are targeting small business owners in an all out effort to expand its commercial credit card business.

According to Synovate, issuers sent out a whopping 46 million commercial credit card offers in just the first quarter of 2010! That’s over a 250% increase from the previous year while consumer credit card offers only increased by 29%.

With these types of numbers it’s led people like Senator Charles Schumer to believe that credit card issuers are attempting to evade the new restrictions on consumer cards.

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A rising tennis star has been served an ace of a sponsorship deal from a property managing company. Holly Thompson, 11, was voted Brighton and Hove City Sports Personality of the Year and is one of the country s brightest hopes for the future.

Pepper Fox managing agents, based in Hove and Knightsbridge, London, has signed a £ 1,200 deal to help Holly’s career.

She will also wear the company’s brand when playing. Her mother Tania said: “The funding will be used to get her clothing and towards tournaments.

“It is a really good start and the commitment will increase as she progresses.

“We need to have that extra money to support the level she is playing at.

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