2011 Torch Award for Marketplace
Trust
APPLICATION GUIDELINES &
INFORMATION
ABOUT
THE TORCH AWARD
Every
year since 2003, the Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau (BBB) Foundation
honors businesses with the BBB Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust. In 2009, the
competition evolved to offer the Torch Award to not just one business but to a
large business, a small business and a nonprofit organization. The awards are a
tribute to those who exemplify an outstanding commitment to fair, honest and
ethical practices. The Torch Awards illuminate the importance of trust within
all types of trade and philanthropy.
To
compete, businesses must submit an extensive application that demonstrates
their commitment to ethics and excellence relating to the following four
criteria:
1.
Management practices
2.
Community/Investors/Stakeholder Relations
3.
Communications and Marketing Practices
4.
Industry Reputation
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
•
At the time of the application deadline, all businesses must meet all BBB
Standards for Accreditation, however, being an Accredited Business is not a
requirement.
•
All businesses must have been in operation for at least three years, have no
unanswered complaints and have a BBB rating of a B.
•
All businesses must be physically located within the service area of the BBB
counties listed below:
Adams,
Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin,
Jefferson, Washington, and Yuma counties in Colorado.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE
Applications
must be received in digital format at BBB offices no later than Monday, August
29, 2011, 4 pm at:
The
BBB Foundation - 2011 Torch Awards
Attention:
Bonnie Chipman
1020 Cherokee Street
Denver,
CO 80204
Please
contact Bonnie Chipman if you have any questions about the application:
303.996.3997
/ bchipman@denver.bbb.org
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions
Click here for the full application for a Small or Large Business.
Click here for the full application for a Nonprofit Organization.
