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Federal Trade Commission Cracks Down on Small Business Trade Show Scam

Published on May 15, 2013

A Slovakia-based operation that tricked small businesses and non-profits into collectively paying millions of dollars to be listed in an online directory for which they didn’t understand they’d be charged has been temporarily halted by a federal judge at the request of the Federal Trade commission (FTC).  Now, the FTC is seeking to permanently halt [...]

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Susan Discussed False Advertising Claims on “Lunch Break” — WSJ.com

Published on May 26, 2012

For a business the size of Skechers, a $50 million fine isn’t going to sink the ship. However, a false advertising claim against your small business could easily put you out of business. Susan Solovic offers some guidance on Lunch Break.

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