Posts Tagged ‘BBB’

Know How To Select an Ethical and Professional Tax Resolution Firm - With or Without the Help of the Better Business Bureau

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

I was so fired up after blogging about the BBB’s skewed ratings system and David Lazarus’ Los Angeles Times article titled Better Business Bureau grades companies on a peculiar curve, that I decided to write Mr. Lazarus to let him know about our experiences with the BBB.
I’ve already mentioned the fatal flaw in the BBB ratings equation that does NOT take into account a business’s size relative to the number
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Deciding Who to do Business With? Think Again if You’re Counting on the Better Business Bureau to Guide You

Friday, January 30th, 2009

I came across an interesting article in the Los Angeles Times about how the Better Business Bureau grades companies on a peculiar curve. It calls attention to the fact that paying the BBB to be listed as an accredited business appears to have instant benefits in the agency’s ratings.
So an accredited business automatically receives a half-grade boost to its rating. A B-minus business, in other words, will become a B.
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