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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>BBB TrustBrief</title><description>BBB TrustBrief is a FREE weekly e-mail newsletter designed for small businesses owners, employees, and friends. &amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/bbb/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/bbb?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gif</url><title>BBB TrustBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/bbb?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>19 Nov 2009 13:46:03 CST</lastBuildDate><item><title>How IT helps build trust in a brand</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DE1EC0818-91CE-4D2D-AF58-DF51E7E39E96%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">IT plays a critical role in developing a company's brand, according to Andy Bateman, CEO of Interbrand New York. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DE1EC0818-91CE-4D2D-AF58-DF51E7E39E96%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DE1EC0818-91CE-4D2D-AF58-DF51E7E39E96%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Top Stories</category></item><item><title>Goldman, Buffett to provide help to small businesses</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D303A6B51-9F14-4458-80E8-1CBFED264E12%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Goldman Sachs teamed up with Warren Buffett to create a $500 million program to help 10,000 small businesses. &nbsp;-<a 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costs</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCAABFFF1-53CA-44B4-9A62-F4560DB06C9D%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Small businesses, which have been hard-hit by the recession and are also facing increasing health insurance costs for employe&nbsp;-<a 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support</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D22C40319-823F-406D-8786-57B42F0B35ED%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Obama administration last week lent support to the Healthy Families Act, which would require businesses with 15 or more e&nbsp;-<a 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vary</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D4077722E-8156-4547-82C5-0D18D241416D%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Scott Shane, a professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western Reserve University, attempts to explain why there is a 32&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D4077722E-8156-4547-82C5-0D18D241416D%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D4077722E-8156-4547-82C5-0D18D241416D%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Top Stories</category></item><item><title>Analysis: Small-business reality may change Q3 GDP report</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D00B5C13F-6EC2-443F-B948-12F0FDF79DDC%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The credit crunch is affecting small businesses  disproportionately, and their burden is not reflected in the statistics the &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D00B5C13F-6EC2-443F-B948-12F0FDF79DDC%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D00B5C13F-6EC2-443F-B948-12F0FDF79DDC%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Top Stories</category></item><item><title>Keep the customer unsatisfied, says Swiss watchmaker</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D1FB53DFA-967B-4105-A41C-63A861CDEA9B%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Jean-Claude Biver, chief executive of luxury watchmaker Hublot, believes strict rationing is the key to keeping customers int&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D1FB53DFA-967B-4105-A41C-63A861CDEA9B%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D1FB53DFA-967B-4105-A41C-63A861CDEA9B%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Customer Satisfaction</category></item><item><title>Pursue the next best thing to meet customer expectations</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D5A08DFF1-B387-427E-963A-19B0144F9162%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">One strategy a business can undertake to become more successful is to study how customers interact with the brand and the com&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D5A08DFF1-B387-427E-963A-19B0144F9162%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D5A08DFF1-B387-427E-963A-19B0144F9162%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Customer Satisfaction</category></item><item><title>Has your business introduced any "green" initiatives?</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC7768C5D-B04D-4A85-83CA-39534D26B546%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">No.


 48.25%




Yes, and we found they saved us money.


 27.97%




Yes, but they didn't save us any money.


 23.78%&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC7768C5D-B04D-4A85-83CA-39534D26B546%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC7768C5D-B04D-4A85-83CA-39534D26B546%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Weekly Poll</category></item><item><title>Poll analysis</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D06591285-A4DB-4290-BC26-8FC0CA735648%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Save greenbacks by going green: BBB TrustBrief readers are virtually split on whether green initiatives have saved their busi&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D06591285-A4DB-4290-BC26-8FC0CA735648%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D06591285-A4DB-4290-BC26-8FC0CA735648%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Weekly Poll</category></item><item><title>If you could only make 1 choice, what kind of articles would you most like to see more of in the BBB&#xd;
TrustBrief?</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DD0F32969-ACE4-4FD4-88E9-8C96BA24EDAD%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DD0F32969-ACE4-4FD4-88E9-8C96BA24EDAD%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DD0F32969-ACE4-4FD4-88E9-8C96BA24EDAD%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Weekly Poll</category></item><item><title>Do you have other ideas to improve the TrustBrief? If so, tell us in an e-mail.</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D54C94B30-6CF6-49EC-B891-5A16D97EDD88%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D54C94B30-6CF6-49EC-B891-5A16D97EDD88%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D54C94B30-6CF6-49EC-B891-5A16D97EDD88%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Weekly Poll</category></item><item><title>3 strategies for getting bills paid</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D93CA10B8-1BE6-42F1-899C-5E837AAFA58D%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Collection agencies and attorneys can help businesses get customers to pay overdue bills, but short of calling in the big gun&nbsp;-<a 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worker</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D006C429F-7A9E-4610-BFEB-4B3B5699FFF2%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">In the absence of a contract or collective bargaining agreement, most employers can fire workers "at will" without having to &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D006C429F-7A9E-4610-BFEB-4B3B5699FFF2%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D006C429F-7A9E-4610-BFEB-4B3B5699FFF2%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Best Business Practices</category></item><item><title>Surplus of candidates leads to creative hiring practices</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D9DBE8462-D5AE-481B-9CFB-EFBE6F37B3E2%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">With more candidates available than jobs, small-business owners are getting creative about narrowing their list of applicants&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D9DBE8462-D5AE-481B-9CFB-EFBE6F37B3E2%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D9DBE8462-D5AE-481B-9CFB-EFBE6F37B3E2%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Best Business Practices</category></item><item><title>More employees are likely to use their own phones for business</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCF2B8E0C-C605-428C-BE62-4E00E9DEBC7F%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">By 2013, more than half of the mobile devices used by corporate employees will have been purchased by employees, who may then&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCF2B8E0C-C605-428C-BE62-4E00E9DEBC7F%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCF2B8E0C-C605-428C-BE62-4E00E9DEBC7F%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Security &amp; Privacy</category></item><item><title>Feds are working on cybersecurity response plan</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D25083944-2FDB-4F49-A80F-574CAA437B07%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Department of Homeland Security is working to develop a National Cyber Incident Response plan by early next year, accordi&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D25083944-2FDB-4F49-A80F-574CAA437B07%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D25083944-2FDB-4F49-A80F-574CAA437B07%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Security &amp; Privacy</category></item><item><title>Credit card fraud is a major vexation to its victims</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC77F0655-F523-464A-9D83-8825D8C1AA88%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">In the end, journalist Garry Marr didn't lose any money when someone stole his credit card information and charged $14,492 in&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC77F0655-F523-464A-9D83-8825D8C1AA88%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC77F0655-F523-464A-9D83-8825D8C1AA88%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Fraud Watch</category></item><item><title>Shoppers beware: Credit card scammers prepare for the holiday season</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DE1D152A6-F051-469D-A65D-B2936891A3E5%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DE1D152A6-F051-469D-A65D-B2936891A3E5%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DE1D152A6-F051-469D-A65D-B2936891A3E5%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Fraud Watch</category></item><item><title>FTC says BlueHippo has violated settlement, seeks intervention by court</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D4B122720-E5B5-474D-9939-8B411A367F26%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D4B122720-E5B5-474D-9939-8B411A367F26%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D4B122720-E5B5-474D-9939-8B411A367F26%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Fraud Watch</category></item><item><title>CareerExcuse.com will lie for a fee, warns BBB</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D69F604D2-FC62-47D1-85DB-9D587EC45139%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">William Schmidt, founder of CareerExcuse.com, decided to fill a void in the career-counseling business by offering a service &nbsp;-<a 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them</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCFF94356-4149-419B-B5E6-D763C154C7E9%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCFF94356-4149-419B-B5E6-D763C154C7E9%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DCFF94356-4149-419B-B5E6-D763C154C7E9%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>BBB in the News</category></item><item><title>Verizon, Ohio-based Villa Springfield and Consumers Union leader to receive BBB International Torch Awards</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC15AFFD6-6B01-452B-A26B-45C43CD7C869%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Top businesses and a nonprofit leader will be honored at the 2010 BBB International Torch Awards ceremony on April 20 in Wash&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC15AFFD6-6B01-452B-A26B-45C43CD7C869%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3DC15AFFD6-6B01-452B-A26B-45C43CD7C869%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>From BBB</category></item><item><title>BBB TrustBrief will be published on Wednesday next week</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D9F332EE3-74DF-4BA6-83AD-3E427BB21EFC%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">In observance of Thanksgiving in the U.S. next week, BBB TrustBrief will be published on Wednesday, Nov. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D9F332EE3-74DF-4BA6-83AD-3E427BB21EFC%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D9F332EE3-74DF-4BA6-83AD-3E427BB21EFC%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>From BBB</category></item><item><title>Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. president</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D275386AD-E8F0-4F01-9DAE-F741AE399EE0%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D275386AD-E8F0-4F01-9DAE-F741AE399EE0%26brief%3DBBB%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DFDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1%26copyid%3D275386AD-E8F0-4F01-9DAE-F741AE399EE0%26brief%3Dbbb%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=FDA6B182-195A-4C10-B369-8A3886ADFED1</guid><pubDate>19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>