business

  • Tips for Establishing Your Business in a Saturated Market

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Has National Small Business Week (April 30 – May 6) inspired you to take the plunge and turn your passion into a business? Maybe you have a great idea and are ready to start your own business, but you’re worried because the...
  • San José Receives $200k to Explore the Use of Responsible Smart Technology

    The Knight Foundation also awarded Akron, Boston, Detroit, Miami and Philadelphia similar funding San José, Calif. –  The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded the City of San José $200,000 in funding to explore how to develop and implement smart technology in cities in responsible and...
  • Cómo proteger su identidad

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau La posibilidad de que mi identidad sea robada es algo que me preocupa con frecuencia, es un concepto espantoso. Pero en realidad, ¿qué es, y cómo puedo protegerme? Simplemente, el robo de identidad es el uso no autorizado de la identidad de...
  • Take Yourself Out to the Ball Game with These Tips

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Bay Area baseball fans, rejoice! Oakland A’s and SF Giants games have begun. Want to attend a game? It’s important to be safe when purchasing tickets so that you don’t get turned away at the gate. In 2016, consumers nationwide filed around...
  • Diviértase en un juego de béisbol con estos consejos

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Forofos del béisbol en el Bay Area, ¡emocionan! Juegos de los Atléticos de Oakland y los Gigantes de San Francisco han comenzado. ¿Quieres ir a un juego? Es importante estar seguro y evitar boletos fraudulentos.  En 2016, consumidores reportaron cerca de 3.000...
  • New BBB Risk Index Identifies Riskiest Scams

    Better Business Bureau There is no doubt that scams have gone high tech, but the riskiest scam is the face-to-face home improvement scam, with fake check scams running a close second, according to the new BBB Risk Index, a sophisticated analysis that goes beyond volume to look at the...
  • Groups Ask Judge to Force EPA to Probe Discrimination

    Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – Five nonprofits, including one in California, filed a motion in federal court Monday March 13th to force the EPA to follow up on environmental justice-related civil rights complaints. The groups accuse the EPA of dragging its feet, in some cases for...
  • Defensores de los adultos mayores se oponen al “Age Tax” y “Trumpcare”

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Grupos que abogan por los adultos mayores se estan manifestando contra la H.R. 708 y la Ley Americana de Atencion a la Salud, que aumentarian el cobro de las empresas aseguradoras a las personas en edad avanzada. Bajo la ACA solo se...
  • Senior Advocates Oppose “Age Tax” Bill And “Trumpcare”

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Advocates for older Americans are criticizing a bill in the House of Representatives that would raise the amount insurance companies can charge seniors. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies only could charge seniors three times what younger adults pay. But...
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