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COMMON WORK-AT-HOME SCHEMES and SCAMS
- Stuffing envelopes. This
involves nothing more than selling instructions and sample
ads directing you to use them go get people to pay you
to find out how they can stuff envelopes.
- Chain letters “Always Illegal”
- Internet Consulting: Watch
out if the business consists mainly of selling completed
Websites and space on virtual servers.
- At-Home assembly of any
kind. Often you will have to buy supplies exclusively
from the seller at prices to high for you to make a profit
on your sales.
- Any business plan that represents
that you make thousands of dollars by placing similar
ads yourself.
- Plans which promise that
many people will send you money and instruct you to send
money to the top few names on a list, removing the first
name and adding your name to the bottom of the list. Beware
that the scheme may be called a mailing list or mail-order
business and claim to be legal
GETTING HELP
FOR REPORTING SCAMS
Better Business Bureaus
- (703)276-0100 Address: 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Ste 800
Arlington, VA 22203 (They publish a pamphlet Tips on
Multi Level Marketing; How to Tell a Legitimate Opportunity
from a Pyramid Scheme and Tips on Work at Home Schemes include
a self addressed envelope and $2 for postage) www.bbb.org
Consumer Fraud
Alert Network - (online resource offers tips on how to avoid
being a victim of fraud) www.world-wide.com/HomeBiz/Fraud.htm
GOVERNMENT
AND COMMUNITIY RESOURCES
Small Business Administration
(SBA)- Offers a variety
of services primarily focused on larger small business,
can also benefit the home base business. Small Business
Answer Desk = (800)827-5722.
Department of Defense -
Has Small Business
Innovation Grant program. Customer Help Line - (800)-225-3842
Internal Revenue
Service- New Business
Tax Kit. Available in local IRS offices or phone (800)829-8815
for further information.
Office of Women’s
Business Ownership (OWBO) -
This office is the only office in the federal government
specifically targeted to facilitate the growth and development
of women-owned businesses. (202)205-6673
Accion International
- Accion’s main niche
is to lend smaller amounts to low-income entrepreneurs and
businesses. 120 Beacon St. Sommerville, MA 02143 (617)492-4930
America’s
Business Funding Directory- In
addition to a free work book which teaches you how to prepare
and present a winning funding request, this website includes
detailed and categorized information on small business friendly
banks, preferred SBA Lenders, Small Business Development
Centers, Business Information Centers and much more. All
information, resources, and expert advice is free at www.businessfinance.com
(909)735-7889
HOME-BASED
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
American Association
of Home-Based Businesses-(800)-447-9710
Mothers Home Business
Network- (516)997-7394
National Association
of Home-Based Business (410)363-3698
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