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When you join the Business Alliance for Innovation and Entrepreneurship™, you gain access to a remarkable resource that will help you strengthen and grow your business or organization.  Among the privileges of membership is the opportunity to influence, mentor and learn from a new generation of business leaders

Learn best practices from industry leaders and your peers.  Stay abreast of the latest trends and market opportunities.  Gain visibility for your firm and share your expertise with others. Meet new strategic partners, clients and referral sources.

Membership in the Business Alliance is very affordable for early stage and growing companies (as little as $10/month) and is open to individuals as well as business, non-profit, government agencies, educational and professional organizations.

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Benefits

Member Benefits:

• Discounted admission to all Business Alliance events (Entrepreneurs/ Innovator members receive additional fee waivers/discounts to attend certain events).
• Recognition at EVERY Business Alliance event.
• Recognition on the Business Alliance web site.
• Opportunity to post job and internship openings.
• Opportunity to post industry partner, research or business opportunities on web site (fee may apply).
• Ability to invite colleagues, clients or prospects to attend most Business Alliance events at reduced rate.
• First opportunity for additional visibility with Business Alliance programs and events.
• Firm listed and news included in Business Alliance Update.
• Opportunity to post relevant info on Resource section of site.
• Opportunity to be promoted as speaker/advisory board member to business and university members.
• Listing in Business Alliance member directory.
• PLUS additional benefits coming soon.

University Partner Benefits

Member benefits described above PLUS opportunity to have:

• Ability to invite alumni to attend most Business Alliance events at a reduced rate;
• A limited number of students to shadow the Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfast™ process;
  20 complimentary listings of research ready for industry partnership or licensing on web site;
• One complimentary exhibit table at all Business Alliance events;
• Five complimentary exhibit tables at the Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase™;
• Four complimentary tickets to every Business Alliance event;
• Listing as University Partner on web site, at events and in newsletter; and Opportunity to nominate one member to the Business Alliance Board of Director Business Alliance committees.

Corporate/Foundation Underwriter Benefits:

Member benefits described above PLUS opportunity to have:

• Recognition as a major underwriter on web site, publicly at events, and all print and electronic materials;
• One complimentary exhibit table at Grubstake, Bootcamp and Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase (Silver);
• One complimentary exhibit table at every Business Alliance event (Gold);
• Complimentary tickets to every Business Alliance event (four for Silver; eight for Gold);
• Opportunity to have one representative of Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfast Selection Subcommittee, and other committees of the Business Alliance;
• Opportunity to nominate at least one member to the Board of Directors and to Business Alliance committees of the organization;
• Silver: One half page B&W ad in the Bootcamp for Growing Companies & Entrepreneurs and Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase programs;
• Gold only: One full page B&W ad in the Bootcamp for Growing Companies & Entrepreneurs and Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase programs;
• Gold only:  Complementary breakout/general session moderator slot and related sponsorship visibility at annual Business Alliance Bootcamp for Growing Companies & Entrepreneurs  (additional panel sponsorships/upgrade to keynote host sponsorships are available based upon regular sponsorship rates);
• Gold only:  Complementary educational seminar moderator/mixer host slot and related sponsorship visibility at one Business Alliance SmartConnect mixer/year (additional mixer sponsorships/year available at the publicly discounted sponsorship rate);
• Gold only:  Complementary breakout/general session moderator slot and related sponsorship visibility at the annual Business Alliance Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase (additional panel sponsorships/upgrade to keynote host sponsorships are available based upon the regular sponsorship rates);
• Gold only: Exclusive underwriter in industry (assuming no previous commitments at Silver level have been made); this does not preclude organizations in the same industry from joining the Business Alliance, from hosting panels/otherwise sponsoring industry related events should the Gold Underwriter decline the opportunity(ies) as outlined above, or from sponsoring the Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfast program.  
• Gold only: One full page B&W ad in the Bootcamp for Growing Companies & Entrepreneurs and Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase programs.

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Annual Membership Investment/Fees

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Entrepreneurs/Innovators                                                                   $120
  1-5 employees*
  Owner/operators of companies; excludes professional services firms and consultants
• Small Business Services                                                                     $600
  1-5 employees*
  Business consultants, professional services firms, etc.  
• Nonprofit/Government                                                                        $750
• Corporate/Academic/All Other
  6-50 employees*                                                                                   $750
  51-100 employees*                                                                            $1,000
  101-500 employees*                                                                          $2,000
  501-1000 employees*                                                                        $3,000
  > 1000 employees*                                                                             $5,000

                             *Total # Employees working in MD, DC and VA

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Individual – General $240 (for those who do not qualify for Entrepreneur/Innovator rate listed above); Individual’s name (not company) is included on roster; (URL/email is not linked on web site)

• Individual – Full time Student/Faculty                                                    $120
  Individual’s name (not company) is included on member roster; (URL/email is not linked on web site)

• Private Equity Investors/Investor Group with                                   $1,500
  < $100M Capital under Management
  Includes visibility as Investor Patron at FIVE events: 3 Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfasts™; Bootcamp for Growing Companies and Entrepreneurs; and the Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase™
• Private Equity Investors/Investor Group with                                   $3,000
  > $100M Capital under Management
  Includes visibility as Investor Patron at FIVE events: 3 Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfasts™, Bootcamp for Growing Companies and Entrepreneurs, and the Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase™

SPECIAL RECOGNITION LEVELS

CORPORATE/FOUNDATION UNDERWRITER:

    GOLD                                                                                                  $30,000
 

   SILVER                                                                                                $15,000

 

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TO JOIN
 

The Business Alliance for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a 501c(3) nonprofit membership organization (tax ID#: 54-143-6905). 

For more information, please contact the Business Alliance office.