Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
A Bridezilla Attacks the Cake Boss
The other day I was going through my Tivo recordings as I have a season pass to the TLC show “the Cake Boss” (great show by the way) and I noticed one that was a rerun but it mentioned a “bridezilla” in the title so of course I had to check it out. I watched [...]
Testimonials, Cheese Grits and Dancing Security Guards
So what is up with the title right? Well here at Business Beware we like to mix things up and put a little creativity into everything we do, even our titles. But seriously, the testimonial part refers to this: “I have been aware of Business Beware for quite a while. I watch Ashley’s Tweets and [...]
Why It’s Important to Follow Up with Customers About Payment
This is a pretty simple statement. Why would you wait to collect from a customer? Well some businesses bill out after the work has been done, what’s been sold etc. so they have to wait for the customer to send in the money back to them. As soon as the work is done send out [...]
The “Beware Letter” Rocks
Good afternoon! Here are some recent testimonials that we received from different people who have used our “beware letter” and got paid by their customer. For more information on what we offer check out our beware letter. “I found your site through a friend and I had been trying to get this certain customer to [...]
When a Customer is Rude to Your Employees
We had someone send in a question and ask us this: “What do you do with a customer that is rude to your employees?” Here is our response: It often makes us wonder why a manager or business owner would take the side of a belligerent customer. One that continuously is confrontational and demeaning to [...]
10 Oh So Awesome Tools for Businesses and Entrepreneurs
These are a few of our favorite things….We have read so many articles from people that post about the best tools to use online, best tools for your business, best social media tools etc. So we thought we would compile our own list of tools that we think are pretty awesome and that we are [...]
Find Your Niche and Become a Podcaster – Interview with AmberMac
Amber Mac and technology go together like mac and cheese (yes we are from the South). We are huge fans and have her book on hand that is great by the way so make sure and get it – “Power Friending.” She has a long running list of things she has accomplished and she is [...]
6 Things to Look for in a Business Partner
One thing we get asked a lot is what are things to consider when looking for a business partner? We asked our friends over at Under30CEO.com to take this one and run with it and here is their tips on what to look for in a business partner… Partnerships can make or break a business [...]
Dear Local Chamber of Commerce…
Okay we got into a discussion about this on the show this past Saturday and we are really passionate about it. Well when we say passionate we mean this…We work with many chambers all over the US where they spread the word about our site Business Beware and we spread the word to our members [...]
Got Good Credit? You’ll Need it if You Plan on Starting a Business!
Our awesome friend and partner Melinda Knight from Womentorz.com knows exactly what it’s like to start up a business and that’s why she started Womentorz to be able to help other women do the same. Melinda wrote this article for those of you who are thinking about starting a business now or in the near [...]
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We were tired of reading books and hearing from "experts" about how to deal with customers, yada, yada... when they have never owned a business. Most of them write that stuff for fluff but we are the non-fluff small business people who decided to go against the "experts." Here at Business Beware we don't whine and complain about how bad a customer was, we do something about it. We are here to balance the scales between the businesses and customers.
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