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Your local meteorological bureau can give you data on average wind speeds in your area.
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Your local EPA will want to get involved in your sale, as well as your municipal consumer protection bureau.
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If your company is subject to any Bureau enforcement action, or any Bureau regulation, there are lawyers in Washington who understand how to shut that down.
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What happens when your wife lands a gig as the China bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal?
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You can also file a complaint with your state attorney general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Or, why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency, should protect your business as well as consumers.
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You also can check for any complaints filed against it with the Better Business Bureau at bbb.org and consult with people in your network.
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Broad sources of demographic information, such as your local chamber of commerce, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the SBA, provide valuable information to business owners and should be explored thoroughly particularly as you consider where to locate your business (if you will have a customer-facing physical location).
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S. Census Bureau to create an interesting way to determine whether you and your neighbors may be favoring economic policies that might actually turn out not to be the best thing for you.
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If so, it's generally not a concern, but inform the credit bureau if you're disputing an entry directly related to how you pay your bills.
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The check should be payable, as above, to the Bureau of the Public Debt, and be sure to put a note in the Memo Section of your check.
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