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Action Line: Retailers shouldn't charge sales tax on gift cards (Greeley Tribune)
QUESTION - I recently purchased a gift card for someone for Christmas from a Greeley business, and it charged me tax on the card. Can it do that? BBB issues warning about $1 risk-free trials (ABC 15 Phoenix)
The Phoenix Better Business Bureau has issued a warning for consumers across the country regarding Central Coast Nutraceuticals (CCN). According to the BBB, CCN "advertises health related products online by offering $1 risk-free trials". Make a New Year's Resolution to Get Organized -- Digitally (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - If you're like most Americans, your life is overrun with paper. Bills, reminders, phone numbers, business documents and more quickly turn into piles that are lost or forgotten. This year, make a New Year's resolution to cut down on the mountains of paper and get digitally organized. BBB Reports on Top 10 Scams That Stole People's Money in 2008 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The Better Business Bureau's top 10 scams that occurred in 2008. Top 10 Scams of 2008 (WIFR Rockford)
The Rockford Better Business Bureau releases its list of the Top 10 Scams of last year. Xsilva demos LightSpeed 3.0 for POS, backoffice (MacNN)
Xsilva (Booth No. 314) this week will offer previews and demos of LightSpeed 3.0, its revamped retail point-of-sale (POS) application. Expected to ship in the spring of 2009, LightSpeed combines a POS functions for front-counter retail with back-office functions such as inventory management, order processing and billing. Version 3.0 will feature a new point-of-sale screen, a host of new features ... Recession Adds Uncertainty To 2009 Farmland Leases (CattleNetwork.com)
No business partnership seems unaffected by the recession, including one of agriculture's most common, said Craig Dobbins, a Purdue University agricultural economist. Web Site Provides Outlet for Polk Entrepreneurs (The Lakeland Ledger)
Etsy.com allows anyone selling handmade or vintage goods to set up stores online for free. Each listing of an item for sale costs 20 cents, and for each sale, Etsy.com receives a fee of 3.5 percent of the final price. Dell hopes business realignment, new offerings help it go beyond commercial hardware (Austin American-Statesman)
Dell Inc. likes the consumer market just fine, thank you, but it sure didn't waste any time shifting the focus from holiday shopping to commercial technology. AT&T Mobility and Motorola to Offer the Rugged Tundra VA76r on Jan. 13 (Broadcast Newsroom)
DALLAS and LAS VEGAS , Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CES -- Today, AT&T Mobility and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) unveiled Motorola Tundra(TM) VA76r, a rugged 3G clamshell device with a tough exterior that can withstand harsh environments.
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