Our members are welcome and encouraged to participate and use our many member benefits.

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Monthly Meetings
Regular meetings are held the second Thursday of each month. A guest speaker provides information of interest to the BBA members followed by the general business meeting.

Benefits of attending Monthly Meetings:
	Networking with an association of over 200 BBA members.
	Strengthen your bonds with area businesses and develop partnerships.
	Exchange ideas and information directly affecting business in the community.

Executive Board Meetings
The meetings are held the fourth Thursday of each month. OPEN to all members, the BBA Board plans, delegates, decides, and implements activities and involvement of the Association.

Benefits of participating in Executive Board Meetings:
	Make sure there are adequate resources to fulfill the mission.
	Ensure the BBA is operating ethically through its bylaws.
	Strengthen membership growth, benefits, and activities.

BITS N' PIECES Newsletter
Our newsletter is published monthly with current items of interest.

Benefits of utilizing our monthly newsletters:
	Contains articles that you can control the content and promote a specific event or product.
	Announce current or upcoming specials, sales, coupons, or other information about your business.
	Increase communication with customers.

Website
Our website contains current information about the BBA, member listings by name, and services each member has to offer. We also offer the ability for a BBA business to host a webpage within our website.

Website benefits include:
	Event postings on the website calendar.
	On-line BBA listings for consumer and business referrals.
	Purchasing a member webpage will reach a larger audience.

Directory
An annual directory supplied to BBA members, area citizens, and local businesses of Bedford and the surrounding area. See the forms page for a printable form.

Benefits of advertising in BBA Directory:
	Directory is mailed to over 13,000 Bedford Township, MI residents and various business in Monroe County.
	Very economical way to promote business and motivate customers to buy from you.
	Create an awareness of products and services within the Bedford area.

Promotional Opportunities
The BBA offers aggressive marketing possibilities. There are many avenues available to members to promote both the BBA and their own business through the use of presentations at meetings, BBA activities, newsletter and newspaper releases, television coverage of BBA events, the BBA webpage and newsletter, and linking your business with the BBA website.

Benefits:
	Enables businesses to network among members and creates an awareness of products and services within and around the Bedford Township area.
	Encourage growth and stability of Bedford businesses through stimulating the community to buy Bedford.
	Increase interaction with customers and stay on the forefront of their minds.

Activities
Many activities annually with many more to be developed, such as:

	Trade Fair: Draws over 14,000 people. Business display of products and services.
	Community Days: Sponsors annual parade.
	Seminars: Various leadership and management sessions coordinated by the BBA.
	Heart of Hope Telethon: Talent search benefiting the children of Bedford with Catastrophic illnesses.