BBB Announces 2009 Torch Award's Call For Entries
by Dottie Callina, Manager Trade Practices
It’s time – the call for entries for the 2009 BBB Torch
Award’s is officially announced! This
year, every company who is eligible for entry in the Torch Award’s will be
listed in the post event ad in the Atlanta Journal & Constitution. Torch Award winners will be showcased on the
home page of our website at bbb.org for one year! For the entry fee of $225, your marketing department cannot begin
to buy the advertising benefits of being a Torch Award winner, not to mention
that your company will win the highest ethical award in one of three
categories; Marketplace Ethics, Customer Service and Community Service. The deadline is January 31, 2009. Click below to learn all the information and
criteria for the 2009 Torch Award’s and how to showcase your company of
excellence!
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BBB Hands Out Grades And Not All Local Businesses Are Passing With Flying Colors!
If you have kids in school, you know
how a report card can be a time bomb in a small envelope. Perhaps your child’s
report card makes you beam with pride over a long list of A’s. Maybe you offer
encouragement to do better in classes where they have gotten C’s. Or, in the
case of the D’s or F’s, you dole out a stern lecture and an indefinite
grounding sentence. Effective January 1, 2009, you will have a “letter” grade for your report.
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Standards For Trust - Codes Of Business Practices For BBB Accredited Businesses
If
you’re reading this article, congratulations!
You are a BBB Accredited Business or an employee of a company that has
met the requirements to be accredited by the BBB. The BBB is not a membership club where any company who wants to
join can. Companies must be reviewed
and evaluated according to strict ethical guidelines and then approved by our
Board of Directors. The BBB is the
leadership for trust in the marketplace.
When we issue a report on a BBB Accredited company, we are reporting
that this is a company of integrity and trust who promises to be responsive and
transparent and to advertise honestly. Effective January 1, 2009, all BBB Accredited Businesses will be required to adhere to these standards of trust.
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President's Perspective - TRUST in Business Continues to DROP
by Fred T. Elsberry, Jr.
Better Business Bureau’s second BBB/Gallup Trust in Business
Index survey notes that TRUST in businesses has dropped for 13 of the 15
industries measured. The survey and
index measure consumer trust in businesses that they regularly deal with.
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Welcome To Our New BBB Accredited Businesses
The BBB extends a warm welcome to our new BBB Accredited
Businesses, posted as of November 24, 2008.
Your support, and the continued support of our established BBB
Accredited Businesses, are the backbone of the BBB. Don’t forget that your accredited business hotline is
404-559-1555. We are here to serve
you. Thank you for your support of the
BBB!
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Yes Virginia, There Is A BBB!
by Dottie Callina, Manager Trade Practices
YES,
VIRGINIA
Dear
Editor,
One
of my little friends told me there is no organization set up to promote ethical
business practices and trust in the marketplace. Please tell me the truth.
Is there no one to protect businesses and consumers?
Signed,
Virginia
YES
Virginia, there is a BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU!
It lies in the hearts and minds of business men and woman committed to
ethical business practices. It grows
each day fostered by consumers calling for pre-purchase information or seeking
help with complaints.
It
is alive through advertising review, charitable evaluations, media releases and
honorable attempts to keep the public aware of current scams and schemes.
You
may ask, Virginia, what keeps the BBB going year after year. It is the courageous business men and woman
who believe in ethical business practices and trust and honesty in the
marketplace. People who support the BBB
by becoming a BBB Accredited Business.
They are truly the backbone of the BBB system.
So,
Virginia, I hope that I have sparked in you a belief that someone cares about
integrity, honesty and trust in consumer and business relations. Keep the faith and thanks for not asking me
about Santa!
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