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How Yelp Protects Consumers From Fake Reviews

Luther Lowe | Posted 05.15.2013 | Media
Luther Lowe

Yesterday, the blog Eater posted an entry about an alarming Craigslist ad by an unscrupulous business owner attempting to pay for fake Yelp reviews. The good news is that Yelp has pioneered successful strategies in fighting consumer fraud.

Shop That Sold Firearm To Newtown Mom Had Hundreds Of Violations

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 04.11.2013 | Crime

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut gun shop that legally sold weapons to the Newtown school shooter's mother lost its federal firearms license aft...

Virginia Restaurant Gives Gun-Toting Patrons 10 Percent Discount

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 04.10.2013 | Small Business

A Cajun restaurant in Leesburg, Va., has become the latest eatery to offer discounts to gun owners. The Cajun Experience, a downtown establishment ...

Despite A $31 Million Contract, NFL Player Works The Drive-Thru

Ron Dicker | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.21.2013 | Small Business

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline, who just signed a $31 million contract, made an arguably surprising revelation during a Florida radio sho...

D.C. Waitress Stiffed On Tip For Wearing 'Israeli Occupation' Shirt (PHOTO)

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 03.05.2013 | Small Business

Bad tippers, be warned: If you stiff your server but leave a snippy note, the Internet might hear all about it. On Monday, a customer at Washington...

Furniture Store Loses $600,000 Super Bowl Bet

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.06.2013 | Small Business

Gardiners Furniture of Baltimore advertised that all merchandise purchased in the days leading up to the Super Bowl would be free if the Ravens scored...

Business Owner Retaliates Against Obama Supporters

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 01.18.2013 | Small Business

A business owner in Utah has become the latest employer to blame President Obama's health care reform bill for layoffs and has doubled down on his pub...

Restaurant Owner Gets Death Threats Over Racially-Charged Sandy Hook Comments

Posted 12.20.2012 | Small Business

Texas restaurant owner Eddie Nimibutr found himself the subject of a massive backlash this week when he posted a racist rant on Facebook regarding the...

Puppies For Rent: Cuddle By The Hour

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.03.2012 | College

BYU student Jenna Miller is conquering the dog-eat-dog business world by renting out puppies. Miller told the Daily Herald in Provo, Utah, that she...

New York's Stone Age Ends

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.26.2012 | Small Business

The closing of the last brownstone quarry in Portland, Conn., has left New York City's building history with a huge vacancy. Portland Brownstone Qu...

Watch: Last Of The Seltzer Delivery Men

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.22.2012 | Small Business

Walter Backerman of Queens, N.Y, holds a special place in beverage history -- and a nearly forgotten one. He's one of the last of the seltzer men, ...

Snow Joke: Skiers To Glide On Frozen Sewer Water

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 09.28.2012 | Small Business

Pure as the freshly driven ... sewage? This winter the Arizona Snowbowl resort will reportedly make its artificial snow from reclaimed sewage water...

Justice Served At Harvard Club?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 09.22.2012 | Small Business

Servers at the Harvard Club of Boston have schooled their employer in how to treat the help, getting a $4 million settlement in a tipping dispute, rep...

Why Young People Prefer Startups

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 08.28.2012 | Small Business

Members of Generation Y are shunning large corporate companies in favor of startups and small businesses, a new study by Payscale and Millenial Brandi...

How To Catch A 'Poopetrator' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.22.2012 | Business

Fingering the four-legged culprits who do their business without their owners cleaning up has become big business. Poo Prints, a doggie DNA lab in ...

Labeling Gaffe Leads To Prison Horror

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 08.21.2012 | Small Business

You can skip today’s "Scared Straight" episode, kids. This prison horror story should suffice. Pet food found its way onto the plates of prisoner...

It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Staying Motivated in Your Job Search

Cezary Pietrzak | Posted 10.14.2012 | Home
Cezary Pietrzak

The job search is a marathon with many different routes and many different finish lines. No one says it's easy, but no one says it has to be difficult. So brace yourself for the experience and make the best of it.

Corporate Food Trucks Invade The Sidewalk

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 08.09.2012 | Small Business

Independent food trucks may be on the verge of getting boxed out. A new wave of competition is fast approaching as large corporate chains have rece...

Major Milestone For Crowdfunding

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 08.10.2012 | Small Business

Crowdfunding has officially gone mainstream. AngelList, a two-year-old social network that connects startups with investors, announced Wednesday th...

Ron Dicker

A Face Bra?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 07.09.2012 | Small Business

Ad agencies usually create advertising for their clients. Interone of Germany went one step further: It created advertising and a new product idea. ...

Many Small Business Owners Are Going Without Pay

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 06.18.2012 | Small Business

Although optimism among small business owners has been in high in recent months, many owners have been making notable sacrifices and changes to stay a...

Senate Pushes Bills To Boost Small Business Growth

Reuters | Alexandra Alper | Posted 04.29.2012 | Small Business

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced plans on Tuesday to push forward legislation to s...

Do You Deserve Such a Big Goal?

Peggy McColl | Posted 10.02.2011 | Business
Peggy McColl

Have you ever written out a goal for yourself that you knew was unattainable or a pipe dream? What made you think it would never happen for you? Sel...