Vortex Martial Arts is out to change the way we look at the entire industry.  Talk about a paradigm shift….it’s like turning the martial arts world on it’s head.  What used to be more like a cult following, specific only to hard core aficionados and tough folks.  Vortex has created an environment and a process that makes the industry and sport accessible for anyone and approachable for anyone.  Scott Maczuga’s personal martial arts training began in 1975 in Tae Kwon Do. He began his teaching career in 1991 when he managed the North American Koei-Kan Karate headquarters in Hazel Park, MI USA. In 1993, he opened his own martial arts school and ran multiple satellite [...]

Recently, my business partner and I have been investigating the purchase of a franchise business and in doing so was considering ways to put together funding and capital to start up my business.  In doing so, I was required to pull credit scores together for the bank to present to the SBA process.  The banker referred me to a site called ScoreSense (www.ScoreSense.com).  I hate having to sign up for something and put my credit card onto a site like this, but I was in a hurry and needed to move the process forward.

I read through the terms and conditions and basically understood that the concept, that I could use the service without cost and that if I chose could add a [...]