The Entrepreneur Who Pushed Back on Swipe Fees

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser or View mobile version. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Share:             Small Business Jul 25, 2012 This Week's Top Story Credit Cards The Entrepreneur Who Pushed Back on Swipe Fees Mitch Goldstone, the business owner who filed a lawsuit against Visa, MasterCard, and others for price-fixing, details what he'd like to see happen once the settlement is approved More Top Stories Expect More Small Biz-Washing as Election Day Nears The latest example? Using small business owners to bolster arguments in the fight over tax cuts for the rich America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs: 2012 Winners More than 7,500 readers voted for their favorite social venture in our fourth annual roundup Matchmaking Program Finds Buyers for Rural Businesses Kansas University's business school helps retiring small business owners sell their operations, hopefully creating jobs in the process Spotting Home-Based Business Scams How to identify and avoid bogus websites that are snaring would-be self-employed with promises of big pay for little work How to Write a Bestselling Business Book The seven habits of highly prolific self-promoters Devicescape: Profiting From Other People's Wi-Fi The Silicon Valley company eases data traffic by tapping into public hotspots This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Small Business Earlier this month, the antitrust lawsuit that Mitch Goldstone filed in 2005 against Visa, MasterCard, and others for price-fixing resulted in a $7.25 billion settlement. Get a sense of what it means for small retailers, and learn what Goldstone plans to do to next to push the credit-card industry to increase transparency. Then see how advocacy groups and policymakers are small biz-washing to advance agendas that have little or nothing to do with advancing small business. Meet the top vote-getters in our roundup of promising social entrepreneurs. Learn about a new matchmaking program for retiring business owners in Kansas seeking to sell their businesses. Finally, if you’re contemplating writing a business book to boost your own business, hear from these bestselling authors. Enjoy. –Nick Leiber Advertisement Small Business Resources Blog: The New Entrepreneur Smart Answers for Entrepreneurs Starting a Business Small Business Financing Managing a Small Business Small Business Sales & Marketing Small Business Policy Special Reports on Small Business Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED