Become an Investor
We are delighted you are interested in discovering how you can invest in the Birmingham Business Alliance to provide value as you grow your business. Many organizations describe their stakeholders as members. We prefer to call them investors. Let's face it, their investment in the future of the BBA is in fact, an investment in the region's business community. As investors, they deserve to know what kind of return they're receiving. We are committed to measuring this ROI using a variety of metrics and reporting this to our investors.
Please consider this your formal invitation to join thousands of other leading businesses and organizations in investing with the Birmingham Business Alliance.
Once your company is an investor of the BBA, then you and all of your employees are investors as well. As an investor, you are entitled to the full range of BBA resources, all designed to help you grow your business. We urge you to maximize your investment by becoming actively involved in as many of our programs, activities, committees and issues as you find of interest. Our mission is basic: the region's growth is our business. Each of our programs is designed to help make our Birmingham region an even better place to live and do business. The end result is more potential customers for you and your business.
The benefits of Investing
There are three categories of investment: regular, Trustee and Chairman's Circle. Whenever a new member joins the BBA, the business or organization joining receives 12 months of active membership (and all the benefits of membership therein) from the date that the application and payment are received by the BBA.
$100,000 – “Cornerstone Alliance”
- Complimentary participation on one International Business Attraction Team trade mission
- Seat on one of Blueprint Birmingham 4 Work Groups
- Invitations to private receptions featuring representatives from newly attracted businesses.
- Company profile incorporated in customized recruiting materials used for business attraction efforts.
- Opportunity to sit on Business Retention Task Force.
- $10,000 in BBA credit (used for tables, tickets, booths, etc.)
- All Chairman’s Circle benefits
- Top tier echelon in premium recognition
- All regular investor benefits
$50,000 – “Corporate Catalyst”
- Complimentary participation on one Domestic Business Attraction Team trade mission.
- Seat on one of Blueprint Birmingham 4 Work Groups.
- Invitations to private receptions featuring representatives from newly attracted businesses.
- Company profile incorporated in customized recruiting materials used for business attraction efforts.
- Opportunity to sit on Business Retention Task Force.
- $5,000 in BBA credit (used for tables, tickets, booths, etc.)
- All Chairmen’s Circle benefits.
- 2nd Tier echelon in recognition.
- All regular investor benefits
$25,000 – “Blueprint Champion”
- Invitations to private receptions featuring representatives from newly attracted businesses.
- Company profile incorporated in customized recruiting materials used for business attraction efforts.
- Opportunity to sit on Business Retention Task Force.
- $2,500 in BBA credit (used for tables, tickets, booths, etc.)
- All Chairmen’s Circle benefits.
- 3rd Tier echelon in recognition.
- All regular investor benefits
$10,000 – “Chairman’s Circle”
- All Chairman’s Circle benefits: $1,000 in BBA credit (used for tables, tickets, booths, etc.), periodic meetings with key elected officials, “best seat in the house” at all BBA events, “All Access” pass to all BBA Events, photographic portrait on Large Conference Room wall.
- 4th Tier echelon in recognition.
- All regular investor benefits
$5,000 – “Key Stakeholder”
- $500 in BBA credit (used for tables, tickets, booths, etc.)
- All Trustee benefits.
- 5th Tier echelon in recognition.
- All regular investor benefits
$3,000 – “Board of Trustees”
- Invitations to premier networking events including CEO Receptions, Trustee luncheons, portrait in The Birmingham News, invitations to BBA Board Meetings.
- 6th Tier echelon in recognition
- All regular investor benefits
$350 – “Regular membership”
- Business Before Hours and Business After Hours Invitations
- Access to “Investor Only” pages on our website
- Invitations to investor receptions and orientations
- Complimentary access to select BBA publications
- Inclusion in the annual “Black Book of Business”
- Involvement on BBA committees and task forces that are open to all members
- Business-2-Business Discounts
- Online membership directory listing
- Subscriptions to E-Newsletter
- Investor Plaque