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Career, Job, Employment Information10 Tips for Avoiding House Business Scams
by:
Lesley Spencer
by Lesley Spencer, MSc; Founder & President HBWM.com Inc.
Starting a house business has become a extraordinary and attractive alternative for parents across the country. With the advent of the Internet, email and cell phones, working at house has been a really viable option. No different alternative allows parents the possibility to create their own hours and activity about their children's schedules patch earning an income. But before finance
in any house business opportunity, it is wise to take appropriate steps to research the possibility and the company. Unfortunately, there are deceitful businesses available to take advantage of parent's deep desire to be at house with their children. These steps wish help you to avoid potential problems:
1. Research the institution and always check them out with the Better Business Bureau (http://search.bbb.org/search.html) set in their city.
2. Ask for at least three references of folk they have worked with. Call each person and ask simply about his or her experiences with the company.
3. Be cautious of any institution that asks for money for a work-at-home job
4. Don't be fooled by ads claiming you can do large amounts of money in short periods of time. And be cautious of companies that require you to sign up immediately. If it sounds too nice to be true, it commonly is.
5. Avoid those “Type from house scams” that claim you can earn “$40,000.00 a year writing
from home.” As Diana Ennen, author of Virtual Assistant ~ the Series, Become a Extremely
Eminent Wanted
After VA (http://www.VA-TheSeries.com) states, “These are commonly scams. They promise you a listing of companies looking for home-based employee
and commonly these companies aren’t even as aware they are on the list and rarely
need help. Starting a help business at house is a great work-at-home opportunity. However, you need to do it right and start one on your own. Our site offers suggestions at http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com.
6. Get specific information in writing from the institution such as how long they have been in business, wherever
they are set (not simply a P.O. Box), how many a customers they have, what their refund policy is (read it thoroughly); how long it takes to get paid and if there are any restrictions on payments, etc.
7. If you do invest in a business opportunity, use your credit card instead of cash. It may be easier to dispute the charges with your credit card institution rather than trying to get your money back from a dishonest company.
8. Research current scams on web sites such as ScamBusters at: http://www.scambusters.com. Report any scams or dishonest companies to the Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov, your state's Professional General and the National Fraud Information Center, PO Box 65868, Washington, DC 20035, (800) 876-7060.
9. Call the National Fraud Information Center at (800) 876-7060 for information or visit their web site at: http://www.fraud.org.
10. Don't invest in any possibility that you are not sure about. Instead, find thing
that you are interested in and wish enjoy doing. (Do what you love, and the money wish follow.)
Just simply about the Author
Lesley Philosopher is founder and president of the HBWM.com, Inc. Network which
includes: http://www.HomeBasedWorkingMoms.com, http://www.WorkAtHomeKit.com,
http://www.edirectoryofhomebasedcareers.com,
http://www.momsworkathomesite.com, http://www.HBWMconferences.com,
http://www.HBWMcanada.com and http://www.HireMyMom.com (coming soon!).
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