BBB Trends: When a passion turns into a business — from dream to reality is how small businesses start
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau A dream starts out as just that – a dream, a doodle on a…
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BBB Trends: National Consumer Protection Week aims to help people understand their rights and more
By Sandra Guille Better Business Bureau Are you looking to protect yourself from fraud or identity theft? Maybe you heard…
BBB Trends: Let me call you sweetheart anytime of the year — apps make scammers’ work easy too
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Online dating and matchmaking apps have made it easier than ever to meet new…
BBB Trends: Review details before approving a contract for home remodeling project
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Home remodeling shows highlight the latest and greatest must-have features to update any living…
BBB Trends: Proliferation of cyber breaches points to need for National Data Privacy Day; secured data=customer trust
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau National Data Privacy Day is Sunday, January 28, and after last year’s proliferation of…
BBB Trends: Keep your tax information safe from scammers; tax identity is largest segment of theft
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau When consumers and business owners take their receipts in for tax filing season, they’re…
BBB Trends: Online shopping is a great convenience, but be careful about delivery — porch pirates at work
Online shopping is a great time saver during the holiday season but the shipped packages left on the doorstep provide…
BBB Trends: While you are distracted with multiple holiday activities, scammers focusing on cheating
The 2017 holiday season is here and with it comes an abundance of activities – like trimming trees, decking the…
BBB Trends: Support small businesses all the time but especially on Small Business Saturday
Somewhere in a bustling little store sits that unique, last-minute item that would perfectly round out your holiday shopping list….
BBB Trends: Surfing for Cyber Monday deals, consumers will spend nearly $4 billion online
Cyber Monday – the biggest, busiest online shopping day of the year – is a great way to avoid the…
BBB Trends: One in every 18 seniors is a victim of a scam or financial fraud — please speak up
From fake online romances, counterfeit prescription drugs, false IRS phone calls, and email phishing scams, it’s no wonder why one…
BBB Trends: Happy 4th — and remember you have a right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness — and fair treatment by businesses
This Fourth of July, Uncle Sam and BBB have a couple of reminders: First, have a safe, happy holiday and…
BBB Trends: To make sure your summer yard/garage sales are safe, keep on the look-out for scammers
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Summertime is ripe with opportunities to explore, and some of the best adventures can…
BBB Trends: Avoid a messy move, no matter where you are going; what to know about your mover
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Whether it’s across the street, across town, or across state lines, moving takes planning…
BBB Trends: Reputation is everything in business — be aware of scammers trying to use your good name
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Your reputation is everything in business, so when a scammer uses your business name…
BBB Trends: Tax time tips to secure your return from scammers this season
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” – Ben Franklin, in…
BBB Trends: Is it a scam or a sales pitch? Be skeptical, proactive — and remember Scam Tracker
The constant reporting of scams from all angles – phone, email, online, and in person – can make a person…
BBB Trends: Let me call you sweetheart anytime of the year, but beware — tricksters are out there
Sweetheart scammers are con artists who prey on lonely people by pretending to fall in love with them in order…
BBB Trends: Scammers continue to be a problem — here’s a summary of what to watch for in 2017
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau As 2016 ends, now is the time to look back and to look forward…
BBB Trends: Feeling charitable? Give where it Counts, participate in Giving Tuesday on Nov, 29
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau During the holiday season, the desire to help out the community and donate to…
BBB Trends: Be warned — is the Black Friday deal for real? Check it out before you spend your money
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Dubbed Black Friday because of the traffic, crowds, and hostile behavior many shoppers have…
BBB Trends: Guard your Medicare information; it’s best not to respond to an unsolicited sales pitches
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Senior citizens who are preparing to file for Medicare for the first time or…