NPA This Week in Pawn
Best places to work: Braswell & Son

Arkansas Business
Find out how this business won best place to work. Some clues: company-paid vacations, continuing education for employees and family outings.

Pawn shop collecting donations for Maria relief

News12
A pawn shop in the Bronx is accepting donations to help those impacted by a second hurricane in two weeks in Puerto Rico. The Acevedos set up a donation site at Gold Star Pawn, their store on Castle Hill Avenue. They're looking for clothes, water, canned goods and diapers.

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Several in custody after pawn shop robbery

41 KSHB
At least five people are in custody after a robbery led to a police chase and standoff at Shop ‘N Pawn on 40 Hwy. in Blue Springs, Mo.  

Police searching for pawn shop burglar in west Oklahoma City

NewsOK
Police are searching for a man who stole guns from a pawn shop in west Oklahoma City. While one man was arrested, the other suspect jumped over a fence and escaped.

David H. Fell & Co., Inc.
International Gemological Institute (IGI)
Wexler provides Pawnbrokers world-class insurance products & service.
Wexler Insurance Agency, Inc.
Wexler Insurance Agency/IJB has an In-house Underwriting and a Claims and Loss Control Department focused on providing Pawnbrokers world-class products and service at competitive prices. We are one of the largest cover holders for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London. We also represent other financially sound highly respected insurance companies
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Wexler Insurance Agency, Inc.
Wexler Insurance Agency, Inc.
Tips for opening a pawn shop

NPA
National Pawnbrokers Association provides some advice on opening your own pawnshop.

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Bravo Pawn Systems
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Summer is over: Has your team gotten back to business?

Entrepreneur 
Now that summer vacation and relaxed routines are over, are you looking at your mid-year plan?

XCaliber Auction Firearms LLC
Stuller, Inc