TL;DR
A voluntary paid relationship with the Better Business Bureau. It is not the same thing as a state trade license or government verification.
What it means
A voluntary paid relationship with the Better Business Bureau. It is not the same thing as a state trade license or government verification.
Where it sits in the glossary
BBB Accreditation is part of the Certifications group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
BBB Accreditation is a paid relationship between a business and the local Better Business Bureau. It can be a useful signal of consumer-facing investment, but it is not government verification — it is a private business model that contractors opt into.
Homeowners should read BBB ratings the same way they read Yelp or Google reviews: useful as one input, not as a license substitute. ProFix shows BBB context alongside license, permit, and review data so no single signal carries the whole decision.
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Where this term gets mixed up
Accreditation is paid
An A+ rating without accreditation can exist. A+ with accreditation reflects the paid relationship plus the rating.
BBB is regional
BBB chapters are local. A Toledo accreditation may not mean anything to a Cleveland inquiry.
Where this term comes from
Better Business Bureau, council of regional chapters.
See also
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