The Better Business Bureau that serves all of Southeast Texas is conducting its 13th annual awards competition to recognize and encourage ethical business practices in the region. Winners of this business integrity award, the Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Trust, will be forwarded for international awards consideration. Classic Southeast Texas, Conn’s, Neches Federal Credit Union, The Examiner Corp., and Universal Coin & Bullion, Ltd., are the underwriting corporate Diamond Partners this year’s application and selection process.
“The purpose of this award is to recognize annually those for-profit businesses in our region committed to maintaining exceptionally high standards of ethical behavior in buyer and seller relationships,” said Michael Clayton, President/CEO of the BBB. “I encourage the many outstanding companies in Southeast Texas, small and large, that work to uphold the trust and respect of their customers to submit an entry for this prestigious award.” You need not have a formal ethics program or be BBB Accredited to enter; the deadline was March 19.
Past Southeast Texas winners of the Torch Award for Marketplace Trust include Philpott Motors, Ltd., Tony Houseman Companies, Claybar Funeral Homes, The Walters Agency, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Waldman & Smallwood Law Firm, Texas Marine, Anderson Ford Mercury, Winnie Welding Works, Howell Furniture Galleries, Tallman Pools, Bill Clark Pest Control, Entergy, Burris Transfer & Storage, Orange Savings Bank, Jeneal International, Collier Park Retirement Community, Broussard’s Mortuary, Mason Construction, Inc., Southeast Texas Water Conditioning, Inc., Efficient Systems, Inc., and American Valve and Hydrant, Inc.
A prestigious independent panel of judges from the non-profit sector will score entries and then select the finalists and winners. The three finalists in each category will be recognized and the winners announced at the 13th annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust Presentation Banquet to be held Tuesday evening, May 4 at the Beaumont Civic Center.
Proceeds from the banquet will benefit the BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc. who will make another $10,000 contribution to continue funding endowed College of Business scholarships at Lamar University. The BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc. has contributed $120,000 to these scholarships over the last twelve years.
Special guest speaker at this year’s event will be Brian Tracy, noted author, international speaker/trainer, and consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Corporate tables for the prestigious awards presentation are now available. For more information and table partnership reservations contact Debbie Bridgeman at (409) 835-5951 x117 or email debbiebridgeman@bbbsetexas.org.
Brian Tracy,
Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations, will be the keynote speaker at the Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust Presentation Banquet on May 4, 2010.
Tracy is also the founder, investor and the Chief Learning Officer of iLearningGlobal, the preeminent online Business Training portal in the world. He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 4,000,000 people in 4,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 40 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.
Tracy has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Tracy speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results. Learn more at www.briantracy.com.
The Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust Presentation Banquet is set for Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at the Beaumont Civic Center. Partnerships are available now; details below!
Platinum Partners
Table seats 8 . . . logo table sign, on the Power-Point, and in the printed program
. . . private pre-banquet reception with Michael Reagan . . .wine, cheese, and other special appetizers, one-year sponsorship on the BBB Voice Information System
$1,900
Gold Partners
Table seats 8 . . . bold listing in the program . . . mention on the Power-Point
. . . table sign . . . wine and cheese
$1,450
Silver Partners
Table seats 8 . . . sponsor listing in the program. . . table sign . . . wine
$1,000
Bronze Partners
Table seats 8 . . . table sign . . . wine
$750
Individual Seats
$80
Call 409.835.5951 x 117 Today to Reserve Your Table(s)!
Best table locations and seats are going quickly!!
Proceeds from the banquet contribute $10,000 to the BBB endowed scholarships
at the College of Business of Lamar University, and assist the efforts of the BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc. to prevent fraud in the southeast Texas marketplace.
All table partnerships and seats are with the BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc.,
a charitable non-profit organization, and are tax-deductible to the limits of the law.
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