Schaumburg’s new designation as a “Far better Business enterprise City” is very likely to continue being a rare distinction in the location — a reflection of the village’s attempts to educate the general public against fraud as it maintains a vibrant organization group with superior integrity, the neighborhood Greater Business enterprise Bureau chief stated.

“This is not heading to be effortless to acquire,” explained Steve Bernas, president and CEO of the Superior Business enterprise Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, which awarded the difference. “It’s going to be centered on the demanding specifications we apply. But I believe that Schaumburg will be at the forefront as it has been in the earlier.”

Only 3 municipalities in the regional BBB’s jurisdiction have achieved the standards so considerably. Rockford has obtained the designation, and Bernas will be presenting it to Naperville on Tuesday.

The difference recognizes not only the power and vibrancy of a enterprise local community but potentially even additional so its perseverance to ethics and integrity, Bernas claimed.

He discussed that the BBB was produced a century in the past to overcome false promotion and other poor small business tactics, as nicely as to identify high quality wherever it can be found.

“We started out when federal government wasn’t there however to safeguard people,” he claimed.

Schaumburg is a prime example of what the new designation is all about, Bernas reported. Its Illinois’ premier center of financial exercise outdoors Chicago and residence to nearly 5,000 enterprises that, with each other, employ a lot more than 80,000 people.

The village also consistently seems on the regional BBB’s leading 10 record for total amount of BBB-accredited firms as properly as the complete selection of regular customer visits to BBB.org, Bernas mentioned.

“Schaumburg is a pretty vibrant community,” he said. “They have truly aided us to expose the poor actors. They are all about educating the buyers. They are isn’t plenty of law enforcement in the earth to cease all the rip-off artists.”

Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly gratefully approved the Greater Company City plaque from Bernas at this week’s village board meeting.

“Effectively, this is a terrific honor for the village, possessing in no way obtained a single of these in advance of. Now we have to have to know how do we be selection a person?” Dailly joked. “We are going to have to obtain that out.”

Dailly stated the designation is a way of measuring Schaumburg’s development in its purpose to sustain a reputable company group.

“We like to consider that Schaumburg is wonderful for business enterprise,” Dailly explained. “We listen to it, but we’d also like to make sure that we make sure keeping Schaumburg as the spot for business enterprise.”

Lisa Gilbert, president of the Schaumburg Business Affiliation, also spoke to the Everyday Herald about the significance of the new designation.

“It is excellent to see Schaumburg be identified for the neighborhood it is,” she said.