November 2012 THE BRIEF In this Issue... 5 Ways to Help Your Business Celebrate the Holidays Businesses Billed Hundreds of Dollars for Unordered Services BBB Investigation October Shred Event Results BBB Partners with Western Union to Introduce BBB Scam Stopper New Accredited Businesses About Us Staff Directory Favorite Links: BBB Home Page Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on YouTube Benefits of Accreditation THE BRIEF Archives The BRIEF, October 2012 The BRIEF, September 2012 The BRIEF, August 2012 The BRIEF, July 2012 The BRIEF, June 2012 The BRIEF, May 2012 The BRIEF, April 2012 The BRIEF, March 2012 The BRIEF, February 2012 The BRIEF, October 2011 The BRIEF, September 2011 Accredited Business News 5 Ways to Help Your Business Celebrate the Holidays BBB Advice for Putting the Right Finishing Touches on Your Year As the 2012 holiday season approaches, your customers may be looking for deals and your employees may be hoping for a few days off from work. BBB reminds business owners to prepare themselves to spread the holiday cheer to their customers and employees in order to encourage morale and spur on the shopping season. BBB has the following advice to help you prepare as the holidays draw near... [FULL STORY] Businesses Billed Hundreds of Dollars for Unordered Services At Least Two Las Vegas Businesses Affected Since the beginning of October, BBB serving Southern Nevada has received over 219 complaints against US Public Yellowpages, who, according to complainants, sends businesses an invoice in the amount of $599.99 for business listings that were not ordered... [FULL STORY] BBB Investigation Vegas Online Payday Loan Scheme Draws Hundreds of Complaints Nationwide Hundreds of consumers across the nation say they have been victimized by an online payday loan scheme involving at least seven questionable businesses, all claiming the same Las Vegas address, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns... [FULL STORY] October Shred Event Results Over 600 People Served Last April, 2012 we shredded 42,000 pounds of sensitive documents. Read the full article to see how we compared at our free shredding event last month... [FULL STORY] BBB Partners with Western Union to Introduce BBB Scam Stopper Website, blog and social media campaign hopes to reach millions with tips to avoid being ripped off by scammers Better Business Bureau and Western Union launched BBB Scam Stopper, an education campaign to help consumers in the United States and Canada avoid common scams that con artists use to commit consumer fraud... [FULL STORY] New Accredited Businesses Meet the Members from October Read the full article to see a list of our new Accredited Businesses from October. If you'd like to meet them, join us at one of our breakfasts every fourth Friday of the month... [FULL STORY] THE BRIEF is issued by Better Business Bureau to its accredited businesses, their employees and subscribers monthly. Reference to or mention of any company, product or service is not to be interpreted, per se, as statements derogatory of such company, product or service, but as information from sources believed to be reliable, for the confidential use of the aforementioned accredited businesses, their employees and subscribers. (SOME CONTENTS MAY BE REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION AND ATTRIBUTION) Copyright © All Rights Reserved. 2011. View THE BRIEF Archives