The Five Star Award Program

Recognizing professional excellence

The Five Star Award Program conducts market research to define and promote professional excellence in the professions we serve. The Five Star designation assists consumers in selecting a service professional based on an objective research methodology tailored to the specific profession.

Essential Engine and the Five Star Award Program join forces with local and national media partners to publish our research to consumers and promote Five Star-designated professionals in more than 45 markets across the United States.

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Five Star Professional

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