BBB Serving Southeast Tennessee & Northwest Georgia

Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia

About Us

The BBB serving Southeast Tennessee & Northwest Georgia is a non-profit organization (501-C-6) that is made up of businesses that meet ethical standards and are interested in seeing that consumers get a fair deal in the marketplace. We want you to be able to trust the companies where you spend your dollars. BBB does a number of things to advance marketplace trust: We evaluate businesses and charities based on ethical standards. We provide a forum for Customer Reviews; positive and negative. We provide free dispute resolution between consumers and businesses. We provide BBB Business Reviews for businesses and charities, giving them a letter grade to help you make informed decisions while doing business. We alert the public when we hear about scam’s, We provide educational seminars for consumers and businesses. You can find us on Facebook and on Twitter. We are simply here to help make you a better informed consumer.

Contact Us

508 N. Market Street, PO Box 4532
Chattanooga, TN 37405

ph:	4416-662 (324)
fax:	4291-762 (324)

Monday-Thursday 8:00AM-4:30PM; Friday 8:00AM-3:00PM

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Languages supported:
English

BBB Serving Southeast Tennessee & Northwest Georgia Locations

508 N. Market Street, PO Box 4532
Chattanooga, TN 37405

ph:	4416-662 (324)
fax:	4291-762 (324)

Cleveland, TN

ph:	6768-574-324
fax:	4473-374-324

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Programs and Services

Secure Your ID Day

BBB SHRED DAY EVENTS Secure Your ID Day! Don't be a victim of Identity Theft! FREE SHREDDING, ELECTRONICS RECYCLING, & DRUG TAKE BACK Saturday, October 22nd 2022, Coca Cola Bottling Company, 2111 W. Shepherd Rd (Just off Hwy 153, Exit 1A, Airport Exit) 9a.m. to 12 noon (Please note: document shredding will end earlier if the trucks fill up) Limit 3 bags or boxes per person (No Large Boxes) We will also shred PC Hard drives and will accept computers, laptops and flat screen monitors Bring unused and unwanted medications for proper disposal (If possible bring meds in the orginal container. Simply cross out personal information Join Your BBB and community partners: River City Shredding, Resource1 Tier 3 Data Security, Hamilton County Coalition and Times Free Press

Torch Awards For Marketplace Ethics

The BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics seek to elevate and celebrate the commitment made by for-profit and non-profit enterprises to the highest standards of leadership character and organizational ethics. The awards bring attention to the practices that these organizations employ to generate a high level of trust, among their employees, customers and their communities. The awards were established in 1994 and embody the BBB's mission of advancing marketplace trust. The Torch Awards for Ethics is open to for-profit, (and optionally) also to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations of all sizes physically located within BBB serving Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia service area. Firms need not be BBB Accredited. Non-profit, 501(c)(3) organizations must complete the BBB Charity Standards Evaluation process, and currently meet all BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.

Student of Integrity Scholarship

This was the 18th year for the BBB Student of Integrity Scholarship. The BBB is pleased to have built on the success of this program. The partnership and support of our sponsors, the community, and the educational institutions validate the program’s success. The BBB is proud to have awarded Ten $1,000 Scholarships for the 2022 winning Seniors. Winners were selected from the 95 High Schools in Tennessee counties Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie, and Van Buren, and in Georgia counties Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Walker, and Whitfield Counties. Our BBB serves in SE TN and NW GA. Click this Article for more information and entry form or visit your school counselor's office to get an application form and more details about the BBB Student of Integrity Scholarship.

BBB 25th Annual Golf Classic

Better Business Bureau's 25th Golf Classic was held on Wednesday, September 28th. Since 1998, BBB serving Southeast TN and Northwest GA has been hosting the annual golf classic. It is one of the most attended tournaments in the area. This year we wanted to especially honor our 25th year of the BBB Golf Classic and the numerous programs that the Golf Classic has helped to launch and sustain. These programs have had substantial impact on the communities throughout the 21 counties served by our BBB. BBB serving Southeast TN and Northwest GA is the flagbearer of honesty and integrity in our regional marketplace. In addition to offering golf on a beautiful day and a great course, the BBB Golf Classic proved to be a great opportunity to socialize with other businesses, entertain customers, make new acquaintances, and meet potential new customers. The golfers had opportunities to win competition prizes, including Hole-In-One competitions at each 3 par hole. Prizes included an automobile, year's worth of steaks and golf clubs. We had the popular Bulls Eye Hole competition again and gave away $100 in prize money. During BBB's Shoot Out tournament, golfers with the top three longest drives won prizes ranging from $200 to $500. Golfers also enjoyed great food and drink thanks to Cooke's Food Stores, Food City, Il Primo, P&C Construction, Coca Cola Bottling Co, Mountain Spring Water, and Cherokee Distributing. The annual BBB golf tournament is designated as its single money raising event of the year. Its purpose is to maintain a non-dues related income that is used for reserve operating funds in difficult financial circumstances and to further enhance an improve consumer and business education and prevention of fraud and scam activities in the marketplace.

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BBB Military Line

Military and Veterans Initiative We believe that "Knowledge is Power" and "Financial Readiness equals Mission Readiness." Through the BBB Military Line consumer education program, we work to bring financial literacy training and tips, fraud alerts, and smart investing resources - we seek to equip those who serve, have served, and their families with the tools they need to navigate an ever changing and often complex marketplace.

BBB AUTO LINE®

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This team strives to resolve disputes, review advertising, investigate scams, and educate consumers on the findings.

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