http://www.bbb.org/us 10 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Small business owners are always looking for ways to set themselves apart from their competitors and awards and recognition from a third-party are a great way for a company to differentiate itself from the competition. Unfortunately, Better Business Bureau warns, some “awards” are all about making money – rather than acknowledging outstanding companies – and small business owners need to be on the lookout for vanity award scams<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/US-BBB-Privacy-Reliability-Seals/~4/vmwk2gFn39U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/US-BBB-Privacy-Reliability-Seals/~3/vmwk2gFn39U/bbb-small-business-advice-dont-believe-every-award-you-receive-8557 http://www.bbb.org/us/article/bbb-small-business-advice-dont-believe-every-award-you-receive-8557 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Arlington, VA – August 25, 2008 – Better Business Bureau announced findings from its second BBB/Gallup Trust in Business Index survey, noting American consumers say in a seven-month period their trust in businesses has fallen in 13 of 15 industries measured, with an overall composite Index decline in consumer trust of 14 percent. And nearly half (47 percent) of those surveyed say they have only “some, very little or no trust at all” in companies they do business with in everyday life.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/US-BBB-Privacy-Reliability-Seals/~4/KIVm8i2fGFw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/US-BBB-Privacy-Reliability-Seals/~3/KIVm8i2fGFw/bbb-reports-americans-trust-in-business-has-dropped-in-13-of-15-industries-examined-6562 http://www.bbb.org/us/article/bbb-reports-americans-trust-in-business-has-dropped-in-13-of-15-industries-examined-6562