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BusinessBeware.biz – Small Businesses and Their Stories of How They Started

Sep 21, 2009 – Small businesses are a huge part of what makes this country truly great.  The only thing is that the larger companies are the ones to get the spotlight put on them more so than the smaller businesses.  A small business is like a small town, where they go the extra mile to make you feel at home and care to your needs.  Many times these people get overlooked but keep on going no matter what gets thrown their way, and for once we think they deserve the spotlight.  

On a new section of BusinessBeware.biz, small businesses are able to tell their stories of how they started, what they do and what they have had to overcome to make their business succeed.  Not many know how many hours you have to put into running your own business or how much money you have to put into it just to keep it running at times.  But they do it because they love it and it’s their determination that drives them to overcome these obstacles.  

Small businesses from all over the United States and Canada are getting spotlighted and nominating fellow businesses for the spotlight section.  “In today’s down economy, it’s nice to hear good stories about good people working hard to make a living” – Samantha (Lutz, FL).  “With reading these stories, it inspires me to do things I didn’t think was possible.” – Roger (Houston, TX) “I love reading about how someone started out and created this business that started off as a passion.” –Stephen (La Jolla, CA)

Don’t think of it as a “small” business because every business is as big as you dream it to be as well as you’re a small business doing “BIG” things.  Never underestimate a small business because you never know what they are capable of!  If you have a business you would like to nominate you can visit the website and contact them about a nomination or even nominate yourself.  

Everyone deserves the spotlight to tell their story, because behind every business is a great story.

BusinessBeware.biz, A Great New Concept Protecting the Business Owner....

Oct 08, 2009 – For the past 25 years, I have been involved in the service industry, with most of those years, owning my own business. As a young man I was taught that in life and in business, you were to have integrity. This has been a mainstay for my foundation in life and in business. The problem is that there are an increasing amount of people who do not hold these same values. I grew up during a time when most people were told “the customer is always right”, but that isn’t always true anymore.

The idea for Business Beware came from years ago when I was eating with a fellow friend and business owner. We sat there talking about our businesses when we both said that there was a customer that had given us such a headache while trying to work with them and we both soon realized we were talking about the same person! That’s when the idea about a site where businesses can warn each other about these certain “hard to please” customers came to me. I researched to see if there was anything already available for businesses, and there was nothing.

I told my daughter Ashley about the idea, and she thought it was a great idea, so we started looking into everything we needed to do to make this idea into a reality. We launched the site in May ’08 and since then have had nothing but positive feedback from everyone that has come across it or heard about it. Most will say “I have been looking for something like this for years!”

For so long customers have had many outlets available for them to rate businesses. All of them are great sites for consumers, but what about the business and their side? With Business Beware, we want to give your business a voice where you have the chance to tell your side of the story too. Not all customers are bad, there are just some that literally take advantage of businesses any way they can. Even restaurants deal with those that eat their food then try and get out of paying for the dish they just consumed… Businesses need an outlet they can warn fellow businesses about these certain type of customers for future reference.

In the same way the Better Business Bureau works,  Business Beware allows...... businesses and contractors to file complaints against(hard to please) customers in their area throughout the US and Canada. Customers are also able to file a rebuttal if they want to tell their side as well. Our goal is to shed light to businesses who are trying to work hard and do a good service for customers, but have had to deal with slow paying customers, customers who will not pay, and customers who you cannot please.

Each day we have more members join from all over and we receive numerous testimonials from people that love the site and are so thankful to have this tool for their business. For example: “After I joined Business Beware, I started using the site to search and post about customers I have dealt with in the past or here recently. When I sent out late notices and received notes back with excuses for why they (the customer) were not going to pay, I kindly wrote them back but also said there is a site where we can let others know about non-paying customers. They quickly sent a check that following week! Use this site to your advantage and maybe the customer will cooperate with you! Thank you for this great tool that has been made available for business owners!” We also have started a new section where we spotlight small businesses all across the US and Canada. Small businesses are the backbone of America and sometimes they stay in the background while the larger corporations and businesses get the attention and spotlight. We decided to spotlight the small businesses and tell their stories of how and why they started their business. It doesn’t matter what type of business you own, because behind every business is a great story.

Business Beware is ultimately for businesses. Unlike other forums, it is not for ranting and raving about customers. The site is to warn fellow businesses about certain customers that might take advantage of them as a business owner. The site is about businesses networking together to provide information to help prevent future problems with customers.

-Robert

BusinessBeware.biz and The Poor Chef Are Cooking up Great Things for Others

Nov 12, 2009 – One thing that brings these two organizations together is the passion to help others.  Both started their businesses to help others, “Business Beware” by trying to be a “voice” for businesses and giving businesses a “tool” to help them with their customers.  “The Poor Chef” by creating great healthy food at a great price, especially in today’s economy.

BusinessBeware.biz is where people can help others who have been dealing with some "hard to please customers." In the same way that the Better Business Bureau helps customers report problems with a business, Business Beware allows licensed Businesses and Contractors to share about customer experiences that have become a problem. You may have a customer that you cannot collect money from, or a customer that is very hard to please, etc. Business Beware is your outlet to get the word out about customer experiences that have gone bad, and warn fellow businesses. This is not a typical site where you learn how to deal with a customer, this is where you can do something about problem customers. Business Beware wants to "Put Trust back into the relationship between Businesses and Customers."

For so long customers have had so many outlets available for them to use to rate businesses.  All of them are great sites for consumers, but what about the business and their side?  With Business Beware, we want to give your business a voice where you have the chance to tell your side of the story too.  Not all customers are bad, there are just some that literally take advantage of businesses any way they can.  Businesses need an outlet they can warn fellow businesses about these certain type of customers for future reference.  The site also spotlights small businesses around the US and Canada.  Whether they are nominated by fellow members, businesses or handpicked by Business Beware, the business gets to tell their story of how they got to where they are, and share it with others.  For more information about Business Beware, please visit www.businessbeware.biz or email contactus@businessbeware.biz

Charles Mattocks also known as “The Poor Chef’ is the newest entrée on an extensive menu of iron chefs.  With the success of his NBC segment that has aired on ‘Daytime’ for the past year, Charles is set to release his first magazine.  The Poor Chef magazine is a cross between food meets health meets life.  Charles wanted to take the best of what was on the market now and fuse it with real life and real people.  With deep roots in the Caribbean and raised in the melting pot of New York, Charles is that breath of fresh air taking both the online and traditional media by storm.  The Poor Chef is syndicated in close to ten NBC affiliate markets nationwide, and is garnering support from a variety of places.  This breakout program is seeing tremendous success across the board including the West Indian and Latino communities, as they have traditionally been underrepresented by consumer brands.  The Poor Chef is the opportunity afforded to viewers to showcase their cooking skills and fans of the show can join Charles in the kitchen and create their own signature $7 dishes.  

As multi-talented as Charles Mattocks is, designing The Poor Chef and the brand that surrounds it is definitely his calling.  Viewers can check out The Poor Chef in action and get recipes and other helpful hints on his website 24/7.  The passion Charles has for his work and the people it impacts is evident, and he’s utilizing several mediums to reach this friction of viewers who desire a healthy lifestyle and better quality of life.  For more information about The Poor Chef, please visit www.thepoorchef.com or email info@thepoorchef.com