Why Should You Apply To Become An Accredited Business With BBB Serving Northeast Florida & The Southeast Atlantic?
BBB is a leader in advancing marketplace trust. Today’s savvy consumers and businesses want control and confidence in choosing a company that has made a public commitment to doing what is right. For most decision makers, evaluating the trustworthiness of a business is one of the first steps in making a product purchase or service decision. Today and maybe more than in the past, people want assurance from a reliable third party, someone they can trust, not from friends or dated brochures, they need and want it from an unbiased third party that delivers updated relevant information. That is why we tell the public to Start with Trust; start their search with BBB Accredited Businesses. These companies have made a public commitment to live up to the Standards for Trust- a comprehensive set of policies and procedures focuses on how businesses should treat the public-fairly and honestly.
Here are some key benefits to becoming BBB Accredited:
Public Confidence
Our value to our Accredited Businesses is driven by the ability to deliver consumers to companies they can trust. We gather and provide the reliable data that allows consumers to do business with companies they know are ethical and trustworthy. We build consumer demand for the trustworthy marketplace.
Self-Regulation
We enlist businesses in voluntary initiatives and practice self-regulation. Everything BBB does is designed to strengthen reputable business, expose substandard marketplace behavior and protect the public.
BBB Business Reviews
Every BBB Accredited Business is listed on our website and identified with the Accredited Business seal. These reviews include a link to your company’s website, a map to your location, business images, videos, coupons (when provided), and all contact information for your business. Last month, consumers accessed local reviews more than 50,000 times. Nationally, BBB reviews were accessed 65 million times. More than 90 percent of the service we provide is through our website.
BBB Trust Mark
Consumers have come to know and trust the BBB Torch Logo. Using the logo in your print and broadcast advertisements. On your invoices and business cards, in brochures and on your website provide a favorable first impression and competitive advantage.
Request a Quote Program
Looking for qualified leads? This BBB program provides Accredited Businesses leads that end in results. When consumers visit the BBB website looking for a trustworthy business, they have an option to Request a Quote for services. We then contact our Accredited Business partners with these requests, letting them know their services are in demand.
BBBOnLine Reliability Program
Signify your credibility with the BBB Seal on your website. The seal links to your BBB Reliability Report, instantly building trust and confidence in your business practices.
Media Exposure
Your BBB works closely with the news media to inform consumers of scams and to advise the public of protective measures in purchasing. Your BBB produces and forwards news releases to the media as soon as information is brought to the attention of the BBB or when an investigation is completed.
Dispute Resolution Services
As a BBB Accredited Business, you will receive free mediation and arbitration services should a customer file a complaint against your company, which is far less costly than utilizing the services of an attorney. It also assures your customers that their concerns will be addressed.
Integrity and Public Trust
BBB Accreditation is by invitation only. Many firms are not eligible to join because they do not meet Better Business Bureau Standards for business performance. The BBB builds the public’s confidence in business by demonstrating that legitimate business firms do care about good public relations.
For more information contact Michelle Asaro masaro@bbbnefla.org or 904-861-0007
