BBB Plaque and Door Decal

Instant Recognition of Standard of Excellence - The BBB Membership Plaque and Door Decal displayed in your business gives instant recognition of your commitment to ethical business practices. (statistics indicate that 94% of consumers feel more confident doing business with a BBB Member.) A front door decal will let your customers know what they can expect inside.

BBB Member Roster

BBB Members are highlighted in a 160 page Consumer Resource Book distributed in retail sales outlets and newcomer packages throughout Middle Tennessee and Kentucky. Additionally, the BBB Member Roster is available by industry category on the BBB web site and 24-Hour Info Line. Average requests for this service is 250,000 each year.

BBB Membership has value that your customers find important evidenced by the 1.4 Million Instances of Service rendered by the BBB of Middle Tennessee each year.

Member Roster and Alerts

Your company's public report is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week for your potential customers and vendors. Members also receive monthly fax/email alerts on scams and frauds plaquing our marketplace.

Investigations

The BBB investigates and reports on questionable business activities thereby helping protect the reputation and fair competition of honest business.

We Keep An Eye Out For You

The purpose of the Better Business Bureau is preservation of marketplace ethics and consumer confidence in business. Far more often than handling consumer complaints, the BBB helps consumers make better buying decisions. When we do our job, our marketplace demonstrates a higher trust in advertising; is more resillient to scams and rip-offs; reflects a higher respect for merchants; and preserves the value of your dollar.

Member Public Relations Program

The BBB has a continuous newpaper print and media campaign designed to educate our community about the many services of the BBB. By sponsoring these campaigns, BBB members receive community recognition at nominal cost.

Tax Deductible Membership Dues

The Internal Revenue Service recognizes BBB as a reasonable and necessary business expense allowing your membership dues to be deducted as an ordinary business expense.

Advertising Review

The vast majority of advertising is ethical. However, there is a small percentage of advertising that is untruthful, misleading or deceptive. However, small, the amount is enough to impair the confidence of many consumers and to weaken the effectiveness of good advertising. The BBB monitors area advertising and provides a forum through which unfair or unsubstantiated claims by your competitors can be challenged.