Better Business Bureau


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 story

Toward Hassle-free Mail Order

Five tips for hassle-free mail order.  Read story

Better Business Bureau Gets High Marks

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

Survey: Trust in Business Fading

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

What's Your Grade?

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

Paper or Plastic?

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

Charitable Giving

Sources of financial information on national nonprofit groups.  Read story

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 story

Business Owners, Beware!

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

Franchising

Related Terms: Buying an Existing...  Read story

Screening New Hires

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

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

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

When Criminals Come Calling

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

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 story

Controversial IPA Silences a Watchdog

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

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 ar...  Read story

First, Kill All the Brokers

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

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 story

Browser Beware

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

Probing a Charity's Financials

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

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 story

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 story

Business Associations

Related Terms: Chambers of Commerce ...  Read story

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 story

Ask Inc.

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

Inc. 500 Company Fends Off Lawsuits, Customer Complaints

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

Smart Gifts

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

Are Your Staffers Stealing?

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

The Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Bulletin Board

This collection of short articles about technology includes stories about: a new online privacy act; an e-myth; a mouse that fits your lifestyle; a method fo...  Read story

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 story

Equipment Leasing

Related Terms: Automobile Leasing A leas...  Read story

The Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Obit: Monument Co. Misjudges Funeral Industry, Pays with Its Life

A look at how a well-known memorial-carving company went belly upafter new owners took over.  Read story

Courting Trouble

For most entrepreneurs, a little shamelessness is indispensable. In Kentucky, Tina Conner took that impulse a step too far.  Read story

Fair Play?

Come April 21, Zeeks.com will face a new challenge -- as if constantly coming up with "kewl" features for its ever-chan...  Read story

InPhonic's Missed Connections

Why being No. 1 on the Inc. 500 and selling more cell phones on the Internet than anyone else wasn't enough.  Read story

Best of the Small Business Web: Standard Bearer

At Quality Transmission Service, owner Bob Jones's expert advice has made him a local hero and raised his industry's reputation.  Read story

So Near...And Yet So Far

Going public is a big deal. So is almost going public. Three Inc. 500 CEOs discuss how the lessons they learned from their aborted IPOs were almost as valuab...  Read story

Finding the Right Business Broker

W. Stewart Blackburn didn't hire a business broker to sell the businesses he owned with his wife, Suzanne, until he found someone entirely devoted to the ...  Read story

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