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Multiple Streams of Internet Marketing Income, Possible
You can let people know that you do your work from home and exactly how you go about it. You become empowered, you will be able to actually compose some valuable information about internet marketing or a home based business that you can share with p .
Centerville firm running scam, suit claims
"Immediate Cash Flow! Incredible Return on Investment! The Perfect Home Based Business!" proclaims Universal Advertising Inc. of Centerville in promoting its franchises.
"Bogus business opportunity," responds the Federal Trade Commission.
"Lacking a reasonable basis for each claim," adds the U.S. Department of Justice.
The federal agencies on Dec. 6 filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City that accuses Universal of harming consumers and the public interest.
It is the only Utah action among more than 100 taken nationwide in Project FAL$E HOPE$, an FTC crackdown on alleged franchise and work-at-home scams.
The suit alleges Universal has violated the Franchise Rule that requires franchisers to have a reasonable basis for earnings claims, to provide complete and accurate financial information to potential buyers and to disclose the number of prior purchasers who achieved the same or better results as touted in promotional material.
FTC launches crackdown on work-at-home scams
US consumer rights organisation the Federal Trade Commission has joined up with law enforcement agencies to launch a crackdown on bogus job opportunity scams.
Project FAL$E HOPE$ encompasses 100 law enforcement actions against various bogus work-at-home scams. The bogus business opportunities targeted include vending machines, ATM and Internet terminals, display racks for coffee and ink cartridges, Internet-based businesses, envelope stuffing, medical billing, and others.
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Centerville Company Targeted in Home-Based Business Lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against a Centerville, Utah, company that promised a home-based business opportunity would bring investors immediate cash flow and incredible returns. But the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice say the promise was bogus and lacked a basis for the claim. Both agencies are parties in the lawsuit filed Dec. 6 in U.S. District Court.
The action is among 100 included in "Project False Hopes," an 11-state federal crackdown on work-at-home scams. Other cases involves home-based business opportunities for vending machines, ATM and Internet terminals, envelope stuffing and medical billing.
The Utah lawsuit alleges Universal Advertising Inc., failed to provide complete and accurate financial information to potentials buyers and failed to disclose the number of prior investors who had achieved the profit levels claimed in promotional material.
Easy Home Based Businesses
If you want to survive in this world and support your everyday needs, then its either you work for others or work for yourself. The former is the more common choice simply since people find it easier to find a job working for other people. Traditionally, employees favor a predictable office lifestyle than the risks involved in running their own business. Nowadays, however, more and more individuals discover that they prefer to have their own business in order to free themselves from the constant 9 to 5 hour routine that a normal day job requires. Establishing a home based business may seem daunting at first but things can be easy if you know which direction to take. .
Avoiding Common Work at Home Scams
Working from home is a great way to supply the additional income often needed for one spouse to stay home and raise their children. Sadly, many people are scared away from doing so because of the many scams that are so prevalent today. While it can be hard to tell fact from fiction, it is possible. With so many excellent work-at-home opportunities available today, it’s well worth the time to explore so you can be able to start your own business and enjoy the many benefits the business provides.
Here are several tips to avoid work-at-home scams:
When researching companies that hire home-based workers, the best place to start is the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The BBB will have information on that business if there have been disputes or other problems. You'll want to look for a pattern of "Unresolved" or "Unanswered" disputes, which will be an indication that there is a problem with the company in question. The business does not need to be a member of the BBB to have complaints filed against them.
Leading Home Furnishing Retailer Anna's Linens Selects CyberShift ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION'S 96TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & EXPO - CyberShift, a leading provider of global workforce management and expense management software and services, today announced that Anna's Linens has selected the company's Workforce Management 3G(TM) suite of products as its new workforce management system. Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Anna's Linens, the value leader in fashions for the home, operates 249 stores in 21 states and employs more than 2,000 workers. Over the next three years, the company's strategic initiatives involve major expansion efforts including increasing the number of stores and recruiting and training employees to work at these new retail locations.
"We wanted to give our store managers an automated, easy-to-use scheduling and time-and-attendance system that allows them to focus their energies on our core business: merchandising, sales and the overall daily management of our retail locations," explained Linda Wendt, vice president, Human Resources, Anna's Linens.
A Startling Fact About How Lewiston, Idaho Meets Los Angeles ...
Lewiston, ID, January 15, 2007 --(PR.COM)-- The internet makes doing big things from small areas possible. Lewiston, Idaho business owner, freelance writer and marketing expert, Lisa Manyon takes full advantage of technological connections. Manyon, owner of Write On Creative Writing Services, LLC. ® will be featured on a premium teleseminar with Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero who is one of the nation’s top female copywriters. The topic of the teleseminar is POWER Planning. Morgan-Ferrero was impressed with Manyon's POWER Planning Process and decided to ask her to co-host the teleseminar on January 17th at 5 p.m. Pacific/8 p.m. Eastern. Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero is based in the Los Angeles, California and Lisa Manyon's home base is Lewiston, Idaho. The two first connected via internet networking through the National Association of Women Writers.
