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04/05/2011

Choosing a credit card for your business

If expense reports are piling up and you’re tired of hearing your employees complain about reimbursements, it's time to consider a business credit card. The Better Business Bureau offers advice to business owners on choosing the right credit card for your business.

10/01/2010

Create a Business Succession Plan Before Retirement

While it’s not fun for a business owner to think about the impact their death or a disability would have on the company, it is nevertheless important to create a succession plan sooner rather than later.

09/02/2010

Mobile Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners

Mobile marketing is an effective way for small business owners to tap into a younger customer base. Better Business Bureau recommends owners check out the potential in geo-location apps like Foursquare or Yelp.

05/03/2010

BBB Small Business Advice: How Badly Does Your Business Need a Web Site?

Even though consumers are more likely to use a small business that has a Web site, most small businesses still haven’t taken the time or money to create one. Better Business Bureau recommends that small business owners ask themselves four questions to help decide whether building a Web site should become a top priority.

04/26/2010

BBB Offers Steps Consumers Can Take To Reduce Unwanted Mail

Consumers can protect themselves against identity theft and also protect the environment by taking steps to reduce unwanted mail, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises.

01/05/2009

BBB Small Business Advice: Don’t Believe Every Award You Receive

Small business owners are always looking for ways to set themselves apart from their competitors and awards and recognition from a third-party are a great way for a company to differentiate itself from the competition. Unfortunately, Better Business Bureau warns, some “awards” are all about making money – rather than acknowledging outstanding companies – and small business owners need to be on the lookout for vanity award scams

04/15/2008

BBB on Top Five Ways to Prevent ID Theft Online

The good news is that ID theft is on the decline. The bad news is that ID theft still affected 8.1 million Americans last year, according to Javelin Strategy and Research – down 3.6 percent from 8.4 million in the previous year’s study.

03/18/2008

BBB of North Alabama Hot Topics

The information provided represents Topics that regularly come into the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama by means of phone calls, in person visits or complaints. Readers should take into consideration the importance of the practice in question and the total performance of a company.

10/01/2007

FTC-Labeling Alternative Fueled Vehicles

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prepared this booklet to help you comply with a new FTC rule that requires labeling on alternative fueled vehicles. The Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles Rule was issued in keeping with a directive in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Rule requires you to provide information to potential purchasers of alternative fueled vehicles to help them compare vehicles.

10/01/2007

FTC - Big Print. Little Print. What's the Deal? How to Disclose the Details

Computer sellers - online and brick-and-mortar - inundate consumers with advertisements for "free" or low-cost computers. The offers usually involve rebates of several hundred dollars off the computer's purchase price - if the consumer commits to a long-term contract for Internet service. Some of the offers may be good deals for consumers, but they are likely to involve complicated transactions.

10/01/2007

FTC - Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Care Labeling Rule requires manufacturers and importers to attach care instructions to garments. Updates to the Rule became effective on September 1, 2000. The Rule's section requiring a "reasonable basis" for care instructions has been changed to clarify what is required, and the definitions of "hot," "warm," and "cold" water have been changed to harmonize with the definitions used by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC).

10/01/2007

FTC - Complying With the Appliance Labeling Rule: Labeling Light Bulbs

Introduction What are the Requirements Who Must Comply What Products are Covered How to Comply Requirements for All Cartons of Covered Lamp Products Shipped Within or Imported into the U.S. Requirements for Promotional Materials Displayed or Distributed at the Point of Sale Requirements for Catalogs Testing and Sampling Requirements Record Keeping Requirements Submission of Test Data Records Supplying Specimens for Testing By a Laboratory Designated by the FTC Questions and Answers Introduction

10/01/2007

FTC - How to Advertise Consumer Credit & Lease Terms

This manual was prepared to help you, the advertiser, comply with requirements in federal law for advertising consumer credit and consumer leases. These requirements apply whenever you use specific terms in an advertisement promoting consumer credit or consumer leases. Although this manual is illustrated with newspaper advertisements, the law applies to all kinds of media advertisements for consumer credit and consumer leases.

10/01/2007

FTC - Voluntary Guidelines for Providers of Weight Loss Products or Services

The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management The Partnership: A coalition composed of representatives from science, academia, the health care professions, government, commercial enterprises, and organizations promoting the public interest. Mission: To promote sound guidance to the general public on strategies for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

10/01/2007

FTC - In Brief: The Financial Privacy Requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Protecting the privacy of consumer information held by "financial institutions" is at the heart of the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999. The GLB Act requires companies to give consumers privacy notices that explain the institutions' information-sharing practices. In turn, consumers have the right to limit some - but not all - sharing of their information.


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