I’m incredibly excited and proud to share that I was featured on the official website of International Women’s Day! This global celebration recognizes the accomplishments of women; specifically, their roles in social, economic, cultural, and political achievements around the world. However, in addition to celebrating the progress we’ve made to achieve gender parity over the years, IWD is also an …
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I’m excited to announce that I’ve been invited to join Wnet, or the Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions! Throughout my career, I’ve had the honor to be a member of many different professional organizations. I’ve participated in professional and trade groups, as well as more focused, interest-based organizations. Few of these are as intimately important to me as Wnet, though. …
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Whether you’ve just graduated college, decided to switch careers, or been impacted by unemployment due to the COVID-19 crisis, job searching in the middle of a pandemic is a daunting task. Everyone wants to know what you plan to do, and everyone has an opinion of what you should be doing. Frankly, it’s exhausting, even during normal circumstances. With unemployment …
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The workplace is shifting and evolving in some surprising ways as our response to COVID-19 develops. I know I’m not the only one who’s had to adjust and rethink the way I approach business. No matter what industry you find yourself in, you’re facing some unforeseen challenges from the ongoing virus. Many of us simply just want things to go …
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The growing threat represented by chargeback fraud falls almost exclusively on eCommerce merchants. However, the retail market has been upended this year in more ways than one. A few months back, I reported on the fantastic gains online merchants had made since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that growth has powered on the months since. When retail giant …
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I’m a long-time advocate of the transformative power of both education and self-confidence. I believe that if you give people the tools to succeed, and instill the confidence necessary to make use of those tools, there’s no limit to what they can accomplish! This belief guided me to launch Paid for Grades in 2013. Now, with a new program year …
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The COVID-19 crisis forced much of the globe to remain in lockdown over the last several weeks. Businesses have felt the strain of unanticipated layoffs, lost revenue, changes to internal operations, and employees transitioning to remote work. Now, as the country discusses plans to reopen, merchants continue to live through a time of uncertainty. The repercussions of an unstable economy …
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Even in circumstances as dark as those imposed by COVID-19, there are always the optimists who can find silver linings to every dark cloud. For example, some experts are big proponents of the benefits of a cashless society. Just this year, we’ve seen a coin shortage, clerks not wanting to handle potentially virus-carrying bills, the growing acceptance of crypto currency, …
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Particularly in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce is booming. Amazon—the largest retailer on the planet—saw their net sales rise 40% in the second quarter of 2020. That’s barely even news, compared to Walmart, which reported a 97% surge in online sales in the same period. And that’s following a nearly 75% increase in Q1. As if that weren’t …
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I spoke to a neighbor recently who mentioned his mother was having trouble paying rent. It’s not that she didn’t have the funds; her issue was literally paying the rent. For years, she’d apparently been using cash to purchase a money order each month, then mailing that to her landlord. This is harder to do these days, with most bank …
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