Veteran entrepreneurs: Spot the scams
Invention Promotion Scams
Dishonest invention promoters lie about the profit potential of your invention to get you to pay for expensive, but often useless, services.
Fake check scams and your small business
If someone you don’t know sends you a check and asks for money back, that’s a scam. But what if you’re a small business owner and someone “overpays” you and asks you to refund the balance?
Small businesses: Where to go for financial relief information
If you own a small business or work for one, you’ve seen the headlines about financial relief that may be available to some companies through the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Protecting small business from imposters
Opening a business requires planning, elbow grease, and probably some paperwork to register your new company with your state or local government.
Empower yourself against utility scams
You get a call saying your electricity or water will be shut off unless you pay a past due bill.
Scams and your small business
At the FTC, our mission is to protect consumers, including small business owners. That’s why, when we see scammers taking money from small businesses, we step in.