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Help prepare your workforce for a weather emergency

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June 1st marks the start of hurricane season, but weather emergencies can happen anytime. The FTC encourages businesses to have a plan in place to safeguard your facilities, products, and data. And we...
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FinTech finds a home in the FTC Business Center

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The term “FinTech” covers a lot of topics central to the FTC’s consumer protection mission – lending, payment systems, data security, privacy, and truth in advertising, to name just a few. So where...
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3 tips from 3 FTC Consumer Review Fairness Act cases

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Their lines of work are as different as can be: an HVAC and electrical contractor, a flooring seller, and a company that takes people on horseback rides. But according to the FTC , they have one thing...
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Forum on small business financing: Watch the webcast now

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It’s time to get up to speed and down to business. Strictly Business: An FTC Forum on Small Business Financing begins at 8:30 ET today, Wednesday, May 8th. Just in time for National Small Business...
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The many facets of advertising diamonds with clarity

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Last month the FTC sent staff warning letters to eight firms advertising simulated or laboratory-created diamonds. According to the letters , the companies had promoted their products without...
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i-Dressup and a data security mess-up

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Kids love to play dress-up, but parents wouldn’t want them rummaging through the attic or climbing to the top shelf of the wardrobe without permission and proper supervision. The i-Dressup.com website...
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Putting the focus on small business financing

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Whether you’re starting a business or trying to grow one, there’s one thing you need to take it to the next level: capital. Entrepreneurs look to traditional lenders, of course, but they’re also...
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FTC workshop looks into loot boxes

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Gamers call them loot boxes – in-game rewards players can buy that contain a random assortment of virtual items. The loot may help players advance in an online game or allow them to customize their...
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It’s unwise to incentivize positive skewed reviews

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Is there anything you can’t get delivered to your front door? (And yes, home renovators will attest you can even get a front door delivered to your front door.) The burgeoning subscription model can...