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06/13/2011
If it’s June in Northern Colorado, you can count on being under a flood watch. Sometimes the flooding is mild, other years homes and businesses are inundated by overflowing rivers. Living in Colorado – at least in terms of weather – is all about unpredictability.
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12/02/2010
What does BBB accreditation mean?
How does a business become accredited?
What are BBB's Standards of Trust?
What does the BBB dispute resolution process entail?
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11/18/2010
Cold and flu season is setting in and close quarters in the workplace allow coworkers to easily trade germs.
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06/28/2010
Many small business owners who have survived the bumpy economic roller coaster these past couple of years are now ready to seek small business loans to help maintain and grow their businesses.
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09/06/2009
As the U.S. economy slowly gets back on track, the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers and businesses to be wary of companies offering easy loans at favorable rates and asking for payments in advance to secure those loans. These loan offers are not legitimate and are targeted at customers and companies struggling with debt and poor credit, often making bad situations worse.
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08/05/2009
The old adage is that a satisfied customer will tell three people and an unsatisfied customer will tell 10. However, with the advent of blogs, Twitter and YouTube, disgruntled customers share their rant about a company with the whole world.
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08/02/2009
Arlin Sample, owner of Automotive Services of All Sorts in Greeley, is just one of thousands of business owners on the receiving end of a TTY — or telephone relay service — call that was misused by a scammer.
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07/14/2009
Small business owners finding it difficult to qualify for loans and lines of credit are applying for loans from behind the façade of shelf corporations. The Better Business Bureau advises small business owners that, as tempting as these schemes sound, using a shelf company to misrepresent your credit worthiness to a bank can be considered loan fraud.
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07/04/2009
Fourth of July: A day for family, barbecues, parades, fireworks and proudly waving the American flag. All other days: Time to be on the lookout for red flags warning us that we’re about to be spammed, scammed or slammed.
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06/15/2009
Small business owners often take on advertising and marketing duties along with other management duties. Creating an effective advertising strategy isn’t just about where and when ads are placed, but also what claims are being made.
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06/12/2009
On Feb. 17, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — an economic stimulus plan totaling $787 billion in federal spending and tax cuts. For small business owners who haven’t had the time to wade through the actual document, your Better Business Bureau offers a summary on some items in the stimulus package that might benefit you.
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02/17/2009
You’d think TTY scammers would know better than to call Mary Lee at Mountain States Tent & Awning, a BBB Accredited Business in Loveland. She became wise to the scam a couple years back and her story, thanks to the Better Business Bureau, made national headlines.
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02/11/2009
Many businesses across the country have received what appears to be invoices for ad space in the familiar, locally distributed, yellow pages directories.
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02/08/2009
The Better Business Bureau warns consumers that even if their credit or debit card never leaves their sight, they could still become a victim of fraud or identity theft and need to be prepared to act quickly to minimize the damage.
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01/04/2009
Tired of prerecorded telephone messages? The Federal Trade Commission, which partners with the Better Business Bureau, has announced that any telemarketing call that delivers a prerecorded message must now include a quick and easy way to opt-out of receiving future calls.
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