Organizations with great customer relationships are able to grow their businesses without gimmicks, fee cuts or special treatment. You have to be good at what you do, of course, but having a truly successful business is based on one simple concept: trust.

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Buying into a franchise can be an incredible opportunity for the right kind of entrepreneur — but if you are not careful, you could fall into one of the following traps. Here are four common pitfalls and some steps you can take to avoid each one.

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Is a crowdfunding business loan right for you? Here is advice.

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In an effort to give them a fair chance at landing work, many states have begun enacting “Ban the Box” legislation. The goal of the campaign is to get employers to remove the question on their employment applications that asks whether a candidate has been convicted of a crime.

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Cisco says it will lay off up to 6,000 workers, or 8 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring.

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Las Vegas visitors can now hail a ride from a taxi or limo company using their smartphone.

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A group of people whose families, homes and pets came under a cloud of herbicides meant for neighboring timberlands is challenging the constitutionality of the Oregon Right to Farm and Forest Act.

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Hundreds of people turned out in Anchorage to comment on a proposal that would severely restrict development of a massive gold-and-copper mine in the Bristol Bay region.

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A 19-year-old mastermind of armed robberies at a recycling center and three Oahu banks used part of the nearly $41,000 stolen on dental work, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court.

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everal states will be holding Sales Tax Holidays in August, many this very weekend! But if you think that the sales tax holidays are just for back-to-school shopping – think again!

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