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If you have had a negative interaction with a business and been unable to get resolution through the company, it might be time to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. The Better Business Bureau will investigate the complaint and try to get the issue resolved on your behalf. Often the company in question will make a strong... more »
The purpose of all consumer protections, such as the lemon law, is to create trust in the marketplace by eliminating gross fraud and unfair warranties. The existence of substandard merchandise is negative for consumers, who receive faulty goods, as well as for manufacturers, who often stake their reputation on the performance and... more »
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Commercial bankruptcy can have several outcomes. However, a redistribution of debt is often the best solution, since it allows the business to continue running. For this type of ruling, you have to file for Chapter 11 or 13 bankruptcy and write a debt management plan that outlines your new fiscal responsibilities. Here are guidelines. more »
Filing Chapter 11 or 13 bankruptcy can give your business a second chance and help you avoid liquidation. With both types of bankruptcy, it's necessary to restructure your debt and operations, so that income can grow. Your plans must also be approved by federal courts before you can put them in place. more »
The Better Business Bureau is an organization operating in the U.S. and Canada in small, local branches. The Bureau bestows its seal on businesses... more »
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A great way to build a solid reputation and protect your business is to join the Better Business Bureau (BBB). While the BBB is a national... more »
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The Better Business Bureau (BBB), founded in 1912, is a corporation consisting of several private business franchises of local BBB organizations based in the United States and Canada, which work together through the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB). The BBB goal is to foster a fair and effective marketplace, so that buyers and sellers can trust each other ("Start With Trust"). Many BBB services can be accessed online through their website.
BBBs gather and report information on business reliability, alert the public to frauds against consumers and businesses, provide information on ethical business practices, and act as mutually trusted intermediaries between consumers and businesses to resolve disputes. News media frequently turn to the CBBB and local BBBs as expert sources of news about scams and consumer issues.
History
"Medical quackery and the promotions of nostrums and worthless drugs were among the most prominent abuses which led to the establishment of formal self-regulation in business and, in turn, to the creation of the NBBB."Ladimer>Ladimer, Irving A.J.P.H. Vol. 55, No. 8. Aug. 1965
BBBs inception has been credited to the court cases, such as United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, initiated by the government against a number of firms, including the Coca-Cola Company, in 1906 after the Pure Food and Drug Act had become law. Samuel Candler Dobbs, sales manager of Coca-Cola and later its president, took up the cause of truth in advertising.
In 1909, Dobbs became president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America, now the American Advertising Federation (AAF), and began to make speeches on the subject. In 1911, he was involved in th read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better+Business+Bureau
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