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EmailLast week I received a press release from the OFT (Office of Fair Trading). Their PR firm sent it to me to raise the profile of Scams Awareness Month.
The PR firm got me interested by claiming that the OFT in collaboration with local Trading Standards Services are going to tackle Work From Home Scams, which sounds like a good thing to me. Unfortunately when I visited their website for the ‘Scamnesty’ (as they’ve called it) and followed it to their list of common scams and then the one and only page on work from home scams, it seemed woefully inadequate.
So I’ve decided to add a Business Opportunity Scams section to Business Opportunities and Ideas. After all if I write just two pages of useful content I’ll be 100% ahead of the OFT! Better yet, if you dear reader contacts me and report any home business/business opportunity scams, I’ll write them up and together we can produce a far more useful resource that can help people looking for business opportunities avoid being scammed.
If you know of any other useful website that help people avoid business opportunity scams please either contact me or mention them in the comment section. Thanks!
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This blog is about business opportunities and ideas that I spot, think of or hear about and think are useful and interesting. It is intended to provide ideas and inspriation for you to help you find the right business idea for you to then grow it into a successful business.
I’ve come across this site John – http://www.businessopportunitywatch.com/
Which does appear to review various opportunities available – I did try and contact them, but have not had any reply unfortunately, so couldn’t say if the information they provide is worth anything.
I’ve come across Business Opportunity Watch and the lady that runs it before. She’s previous approached me about using one of my posts.
From what I’ve read of her website and the businesses I’ve known that she’s reviewed, she does a good job at looking at business opportunities and evaluating their value for money.
That’s good to know, thanks. I’ll perservere in trying to get hold of her!
I’m Marian Owen, the editor of Business Opportunity Watch and I’ve
just come across D. Bell’s post. I’m sorry that he wasn’t able to
get in touch with me, but I don’t know how this happened because all
emails (there’s a contact page with a captcha system on the website)
and all phone messages (there’s an answerphone system) are answered.
Perhaps he would like to try again?
As for our reviews being value for money, the Business Opportunity
Watch website explains that, in order to be unbiased, our web site
doesn’t have any adverts or any commission links. On top of that, a
great deal of care and research and 14 years of experience goes into
each review. Also, new members have a 7 day trial.