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As the store aisles fill up with pencils and crayons and the frantic back-to-school shopping season begins, scammers are ready to strike. Whether you’re a college student preparing for the fall semester, a high school student ready to make the most of the coming school year or the parent of a student of any age, beware of these trending back-to-school scams.

As a small business owner, you are part of the backbone of the American economy. Small businesses makeup approximately 44 percent of all economic activity in the U.S. and employ millions of people. About 534,000 new small businesses start up every month, and nearly all of them need funding to get off the ground.

Individual Americans spend hundreds of dollars a year and at least as many hours on keeping themselves physically fit — but too many people neglect their financial health. Just like physical health, being financially fit is crucial to your wellbeing, your future and your quality of life.