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Better Business Bureau


Recent Articles about Better Business Bureau

What's Your Grade?

The Better Business Bureau now hands out letter grades: A + through F.  Read more

Survey: Trust in Business Fading

Recent financial market turmoil has more consumers preferring to deal with smaller firms.  Read more

Beware of Fake Emails From The BBB

The Internet bottomfeeders are at it, again! Apparantly, there's an email c...  Read more

Better Business Bureau Gets High Marks

The watchdog group is an effective resource for consumers, according to new research.  Read more

Toward Hassle-free Mail Order

Five tips for hassle-free mail order.  Read more

Better Business Bureaus (BBBs)

Better Business Bureaus (BBBs) are private non-profit organizations that collect and report information to help consumers make informed decisions when dea...  Read more

Paper or Plastic?

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

7 Businesses To Watch Out For

Recessions have a way of creating many new business opportunities. But they also have a way of creating opportunists -- businesses that, in an effort to make...  View slideshow

Charitable Giving

Sources of financial information on national nonprofit groups.  Read more

Lodge Your Complaint

You've been wronged. The goods you ordered arrived intact, but the craftsmanship is shoddy. You've been handed a bill, but you haven't received satisfacto...  Read more

Business Owners, Beware!

Here are some tips to help you avoid becoming a victim to con artists while looking for capital.  Read more

A Big Day for Elon Musk

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <...  Read more

Wealth Declines, Default Entrepreneurs, and Zuckerberg Visits Oprah

Your customer is now 18 percent poorer . The average American family saw an 18 percent decline in their personal wealth, Read more

Screening New Hires

Employee-screening companies offer one of the cheapest and fastest ways to help you hire successfully.  Read more

Franchising

Related Terms: Buying an Existing...  Read more

Amid Customer Complaints, an Inc. 500 Company Closes

A web-design company that ranked No. 22 on the Inc. 500 just four years ago shut its doors this week, leaving customers wondering why.  Read more

When Criminals Come Calling

Smaller companies have become an increasingly attractive target for fraud. How you can avoid becoming a scam victim.  Read more

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

Before You Hire an Adviser Investigate - with businesslike rigor and savvy - stockbrokers, financial planners, insurance salespeople...  Read more

The Importance of Being Ethical

Companies with strong ethics programs have found that these efforts can reduce potential costly fines, decrease vulnerability, improve reputation, provide...  Read more

Controversial IPA Silences a Watchdog

One of the most controversial Inc. 500 companies ever wins a legal battle.  Read more

How-to Protect Your Invention from Scams

Inventors' enthusiasm and passion for their inventions, coupled with their lack of knowledge about the process, make them attractive targets for scam arti...  Read more

First, Kill All the Brokers

Inc.'s finance editor explains how smart CEOs find trustworthy financial advice.  Read more

Before You Hire an Adviser

Here are some tips from Shirley Rooker, president of Call for Action, a not-for-profit consumer help line based in Bethesda, Md. Her involvement with the ...  Read more

Taking the Direct Route to Sales Growth

A group of companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have expanded rapidly by adopting the approach made famous by companies such as Mary Kay and Tupperware.  Read more

What To Do If Your Competitors' Ads Are Untrue

Should you sue a competitor that lies? Earlier this year, Pantene attacked Dove over ads claiming that Dove conditioner actually repairs hair bette...  Read more

Browser Beware

Before you rely on an online ratings service, get to know the source -- and how it makes money.  Read more

Another Look at Healthcare Marketing

Not long ago, I did a Public Radio commentary that predicted a new era o...  Read more

Browser Beware

Before you rely on an online ratings service, get to know the source -- and how it makes money.  Read more

The Smell of Funny Money

When dealing with loan brokers or venture capitalists, look out for these red flags that could signal a con.  Read more

Probing a Charity's Financials

Discerning the financial viability of different nonprofits before making charitable donations.  Read more

Doing Well by Doing Good

Every entrepreneur hopes to do well. We'd all like to make a lot of money and have a big, profitable customer base. But over the years, I've realized that...  Read more

Business Associations

Related Terms: Chambers of Commerce ...  Read more

Consumer Advocacy

Consumer advocacy refers to actions taken by individuals or groups to promote and protect the interests of the buying public. Historically, consumer advoc...  Read more

Ask Inc.

Dodging Dun & Bradstreet; a sticky succession issue.  Read more

Would Your Network Survive a Targeted Attack?

Attacks targeted at a single company are on the rise, and according to one analyst are "trickling down" from large companies to small ones. Think you're busi...  Read more

Inc. 500 Company Fends Off Lawsuits, Customer Complaints

International Profit Associates has also come under scrutiny because of its political contributions.  Read more

Smart Gifts

How to set up a charitable-giving program and take advantage of IRS incentives.  Read more

Find a Top-Notch Managed Service Provider

Off-loading management of your computer systems to an MSP can make a lot of sense, but only when the provider is good at what it does. Know what to ask, and ...  Read more

Are Your Staffers Stealing?

How to prevent employee theft and protect your bottom line.  Read more

A Cold Call, a Blog, and a $20 Million Lawsuit

A North Carolina entrepreneur blogs a warning to her industry -- and gets sued for her troubles.  Read more

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