Scammers Using Better Business Bureau eMails To Phish Vital Small Business Data; Uncertainty About Economy Lingers; Building A Brand Requires Focus;

Internet scammers are using the Butter Business Bureau’s (BBB) name and reputation as a way of gaining access to sensitive financial data from small businesses. 

Using emails that said a complaint had been filed, the email unleashes a viscous virus that requires total cleaning and wiping of computers, 

The phishing emails – the fifth wave since Thanksgiving that uses the BBB’s name and logo in an attempt to look like a notice of a newly filed complaint, according to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Spam Data Mine, one of the nation’s foremost computer forensics labs. Details Here,

Small businesses are slowly turning to mobile advertising which to date has largely been the domain of major corporate advertisers.

While the numbers are relatively small, they do point to the fact that mobile advertising can generate sales for smaller enterprises.

A web.com survey shows that only 14% of small business respondents had a standalone mobile site.

The latest job figures show small business leaders are not hiring at a pace that will drive economic expansion.  Those companies who are hiring say they cannot find quaiified candidates.  A new tool to help small businesses identify, vet and onboard qualified candidates is now available.

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