1912
FIRST BBB OPENS
IN MINNEAPOLIS , MINNESOTA FOLLOWED BY CLEVELAND AND SALT LAKE CITY IN 1913
1928
BBB GOES INTERNATIONAL
OPENS A BBB LOCATION IN MONTREAL
1930
ASSOCIATION OF BBBs DEVELOPS TRUTH IN ADVERTISING STANDARDS which underpin Federal Trade Commission advertising rules .
1945
New ad slogan : “ Before You Invest , Investigate ,” BBBs warned of swindlers . National BBB dedicates a division to protect servicemembers from con artists .
1978
1987
BBB AUTO LINE ® ESTABLISHED
LARGEST CONSUMER ARBITRARTION PROGRAM IN US HISTROY
Down through the years the Better Business Bureaus have resolutely stayed the course , showing themselves to be the best friends American consumers have ever had . - Ronald Reagan
1994
BBB GOES TO THE WEB
One of the first non-profits there .
2007
BBB
UPDATES ITS BRAND .
2011
BBB APP RELEASED .
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