affiliated partnership sites, and The ValueStar Report print directory.

ValueStar ratings help consumers make better buying decisions and help local service companies differentiate themselves using the ValueStar symbol of trust and quality. ValueStar invites consumers to become ValueStar Rating Partners and participate in rating their satisfaction with local service providers through ValueStar’s proprietary Real-Time Ratings on the ValueStar Web site. ValueStar invites Top-Rated and Verified service companies to participate in the ValueStar Authorized program which provides businesses with valuable benefits and incentives to ValueStar Rating Partners to purchase from ValueStar Authorized service providers.

ValueStar was founded in 1992 by Jim Stein, ValueStar’s CEO. Jim is an expert in customer satisfaction, small business marketing, and service business management. He also founded and grew the Asian and Hispanic Yellow Pages and saw first-hand the limitations for traditional yellow page listings. Jim recognized the need for a ‘service’ rating to match qualified buyers with quality service businesses and professionals. Today, ValueStar is led by a strong executive team with extensive rating, service industry, media, customer satisfaction, and technical experience. ValueStar is a public company (OTCBB: VLST) with 185 employees based in offices across the country, including their headquarters in Oakland, CA.