LIASB Ranked #2 on Long Island!
Business Organizations – Who Needs Them?
It can be very difficult for small business owners, who spends most of their time tending the business, to engage in anything else. Advice and “presence” can be expensive and not a budget line-item. Some of the entrepreneur’s needs can be met by chambers of commerce, networking or professional organizations, all of which occasionally overlap. The Business Organization has a different role. Membership organizations offer perks, services, events, mentoring, education, networking and more. The cost is marginal considering the opportunities they provide. It requires an investment of your very hard earned dollars. We’ve chosen three of what we consider the most cost-effective, involved and dynamic business associations on Long Island. They feature charismatic leaders, solid programs, great events and a hands-on approach to the support of your small business.
Our first choice is The Hauppauge Industrial Association, the largest industrial association in the North East. Extremely
efficient, very cost effective, with numerous affordable events through the year, and a very successful annual trade
show. The HIA shares a working knowledge of how small businesses should be run, with the tools at the ready to run
it with. Membership fees are scaled to the business’s sales:
$475 for Companies with 200+ employees
$400 for Companies with under 200 employees
$200 for Not-For-Profit Companies
$100 for Young Entrepreneur’s under the age of 40 and in
business for 5 years or less.
LIASB, the Long Island Advancement of Small Business led by Mr. John Hill, Author and Trade Show guru, is our second choice. Founded in 2009 by Mr. Hill to meet professional needs that he felt the larger associations could not, the LIASB is currently the only Not-for-Profit business association dedicated 100% to Small Business. Which means they do not have a large, corporate connection and they will not seek one in the future. LIASB also maintains the lowest starting annual membership dues and the most educational and free resources, ROI on Long Island. Perhaps most impressively 100% of membership funds are re-invested in programs and resources for small business membership. There are no high salaries, no overhead and LIASB is 100% volunteer-driven.
Students: FREE
Associate-Start-Up (less than 2 years in business): $99/year
Regular: (1-9 employees) $199/year
Corporate: $750/year
LIMBA, Long Island Metro Business Action, led by Ernie Fazio. LIMBA’s fees are a little higher, but offer the small business owner the same access to high profile business celebrities that the larger organizations do, in a more intimate setting. Instead of watching the star over a thousand heads at lunch, you are likely to be seated within a table or two. Guests and members alike are permitted to participate.
Individual $170
Not-for-Profit $300
Small Company Sponsor Member $400
Sponsor Corporate $850
There is no doubt that as an entrepreneur, you need a business organization to watch your back. If you can belong
to two or three, you become part of a whirlwind of connections, comrades, networking, events and education. When you combine these memberships with a professional organization and a chamber of commerce, your business should evolve.
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