OK.  I'll go first. Never done it. It's very expensive, and they would like to see you attend monthly meetings.  All good if you can schmooz with the local politians and bigger businessmen.  Might make you some good customers......"might" is the operative unless you schmooz well.  I can see if you have a public shop space open to the public with lots of retail people that come and go all day with a store person.  Where I was before becoming a CAUT, I was so out of the way, nobody would even know how to get there!  My shop was elsewhere too. I'd like to know what they offer you for the huge price tag? I'm sure some of you guys who have storefronts, etc. can help out on this too.  I just said "no thank you" in my self employed days.   Good question, Gary. Just be ready to get political!  If you're good with the community, then it might work for you. Paul <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td>From: <td>Gary <gmcc@charter.net> <tr valign=top> <td>To: <td>pianotech@ptg.org <tr valign=top> <td>Date: <td>02/06/2012 03:24 PM <tr valign=top> <td>Subject: <td>[pianotech] BBB</table> <hr noshade> <tt>Just got a call this afternoon for an invitation to join the Better Business Bureau.  I'm not sure what the benefit would be, other than maybe more advertising/tax write-off..Any of y'all members? gary </tt>