Celebrate your milestone with BBB’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Mark your moment — Elevate your business
When your business opens a new location, expands, renovates, changes ownership or introduces a major new service or product, it’s time to celebrate. BBB is proud to offer our Accredited Business Members a complimentary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – a special way to shine a spotlight on your achievement, engage your community and elevate your brand.
What we provide
As part of your membership benefit, BBB will partner with you to plan and execute the ceremony, including:
A professional set of oversized ceremonial scissors and ribbon — ready for your photo moment.
A dedicated representative from BBB to support coordination and serve as emcee or host.
Pre-event promotion: we’ll announce the event via our social channels, website, and to our corporate network of Accredited Businesses.
On-site photography at the moment of the ribbon cut — capturing your team, your ribbon moment, and the celebration.
Post-event acknowledgement: your business and event images will be featured in our social media.
Who qualifies?
Your business can schedule a BBB Ribbon Cutting Ceremony if you are an Accredited Business Member and you meet at least one of the following milestones:
A grand opening of a newly established location.
A relocation to a new facility.
A significant expansion or renovation of your existing space.
A change of ownership or management.
A major new product or service launch or milestone anniversary.
Why it matters
A ribbon-cutting ceremony isn’t just a photo-op — it is a strategic marketing moment:
It introduces your business to the community and key local decision makers.
It helps you build connections with fellow BBB Accredited Businesses, media and potential customers.
It creates visual content for your marketing (photos, news coverage, web/social posts).
It signals trust and credibility by leveraging your BBB accreditation in a high-visibility way.
What’s the next step?
Select your preferred date & time – We recommend mid-morning or early afternoon on a weekday for best attendance.
Complete the short event form – Tell us your business, milestone type, preferred invite list and any special features (tour, refreshments, guest speaker).
Coordinate logistics – We'll supply the ribbon & scissors on the day of event, guest invitation (you’re invited to bring colleagues, clients, media)
Post & promote – We encourage you to share this on eventbrite and social media platforms.
Celebrate & cut the ribbon! – On the day, you’ll stand center stage for the photo moment, share remarks, cut the ribbon, and celebrate with guests (refreshments optional).
Follow up – We’ll send you the photos/video from the event to maximize your post-event media and social-media impact.
There’s no additional cost
This is a value-added benefit of your BBB Member Accreditation — there is no separate fee for scheduling the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
We look forward to helping you turn this business milestone into a memorable and strategic celebration of your success. Please contact your BBB team to get started.
Schedule your event today and let BBB help you shine.