From a database of nearly 21 million companies reviewed by Entrepreneur magazine and research provider CentrisPoint, 2Checkout.com was distinguished as one of the nation’s Hot 100 fast-growth businesses. 2Checkout.com ranks #37 overall, #2 with sale totals of 213 million, and is the only e-commerce business to make the list at all! The Hot 100 ranking appears in the May issue of Entrepreneur, on newsstands April 22.

Of the nearly 21 million companies on the preliminary list, only 0.3% made the first cut, and just a fraction of those made it to the Hot 100, including 2Checkout.com.

“This year’s Hot 100 listing reveals the shining stars continuing to drive the nation’s economy forward,” says Karen Axelton, executive editor of Entrepreneur. “These companies, and the entrepreneurs who built them, are making a major impact on the economy with their revenue and the new jobs they create as a result of their growth. The innovation, persistence and passion they demonstrate in industries across the board are vital to the nation’s success as a whole.”

Entrepreneur magazine’s 14th consecutive ranking of America’s top fast-growth companies revealed businesses with total combined revenue of $4.6 billion in 2007. The Hot 100 are expected to employ more than 15,000 individuals by 2009, an increase from a total of 517 employees on their first day of business. And of the companies ranked, 91 offer employees health insurance, 73 provide retirement funds, 42 offer tuition reimbursement and 40 offer flextime.

Click here to see our entry in this year’s Top 100.

The top 500 have “all exceeded annual sales of $1 million and shown positive job growth measured over a four-year period.”

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The article, “Texas mulls bill that would make PCI requirements a state law,” states:

The state’s House of Representatives last week voted 139-0 in favor of a bill that would formally codify PCI requirements into a state law that merchants would be obliged to comply with if passed. Under HB 3222 a breached entity will have to reimburse banks and credit unions the cost associated with blocking and reissuing cards if the merchant was not PCI compliant at the time of the compromise.

Personally, I view a unanimous vote proof that this legislative body is doing more than mulling a legal shift in liability to merchants of the State of Texas. Unless this legislation runs into unexpected opposition in the State Senate then law it will become.

More research will need to be conducted but one telling feature of this legislation would appear to be that, unlike the credit card associations’ data security standard, this law doesn’t permit any relaxation of liability standards for smaller vendors.

According to the language of the bill, “A business that, in the regular course of business, collects, maintains, or stores sensitive personal information in connection with an access device must comply with payment card industry data security standards.”

If you have your own merchant account and have not been contacted by your ISO in regard to PCI compliance certification now might be a good time to give your account representative a call. The card associations’ standards (and the expenses that go with them) increase with the number of transactions a merchant handles per card type in any given year. Look for Texas to be only the first State to go this route. The author notes that Massachusetts saw similar legislation introduced earlier this year. It is probably a sure bet that the associations are lobbying in many (if not all) States and, possibly, abroad as well, for similar legislation to be enacted.

2Checkout was proud to be among the first CNP retailers to meet the original PCI compliance deadline. Our vendors can consider their 2Checkout arrangement to be a PCI compliance alternative.

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2Checkout.com offers a large benefits package that includes life, health, dental, vision, disability, prescription, 401K, tuition assistance, computer purchase assistance, and our employee-rated #1 benefit: Profit sharing.
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Living in the Buckeye State

Based in Columbus, Ohio, the 2Checkout.com office is located within minutes of fine arts, great dining, museums, and over 7 million square feet of shopping and entertainment. Columbus, the biggest city in Ohio, is rated among the top 10 in the nation for places to live and campus scenes that rock. Ohio has four distinctive seasons, so your favorite pastimes will frequently change. One of the best things we have to offer in this college town is our Buckeyes.
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Privacy: 2CheckOut.com values the privacy and security of the information that you share with us through our website. It is important that you understand how we collect, use, and maintain your information. Our Privacy Policy explains our online information practices, the choices you may make about how we collect and use your information at this Web Site, and the ways you may contact us.

Security: 2CheckOut.com combines technical and physical safeguards with employee policies and procedures to protect your information. We work to protect your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software on our transaction and supplier administration pages, which encrypts the information that you provide online at our Web Site.

Reliability: 2CheckOut.com is a Better Business Bureau Member company, which sells products and services for thousands of businesses worldwide.

Service: 2CheckOut.com’s Customer Care Department is available 24/7, so you can get the help you need. Contact us with your questions.

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