MEMBER BENEFITS

• Empower & Grow our business community 
• Build a strong local economy 
• Create a bridge between business and government
• Provide a network to other business and community members
• Promote members through various platforms
• Develop educational opportunities to empower businesses to take the next step
• Share job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and internships

Each of our businesses has faced various different challenges depending on the industry we are in. WCBA is committed to helping connect you to resources and members who share your same experience, as well as expertise, to help provide the best assistance to resolve any issues. 

• WCBA members are listed in the business directory
  • All members will be listed per industry in our directory. This will help other businesses and community members find you easily 
• Your business information will be displayed on our website
  • You will be able to see your business displayed, contact information, as well as your website link for easy access 
• Grand Opening Services
  • WCBA will work to help promote your grand opening, re-openings, as well as help invite local community members and government officials to your business
• Monthly Newsletter
  • WCBA members will receive monthly newsletter with important information, new resources, available business opportunities, connections, and more
• Sponsorship Opportunities
  • WBCA is a nonprofit organization, as such, all of our events, activities, and more are strictly paid through our member fees. Each event and activity provided by WCBA will have sponsorship opportunities to further expose your business to other local businesses, community members, and local government

The WCBA believes networking is more than meeting. Networking is to help eachother grow and provide mutual opportunities that may have never been a possibility before. As such, we offer more than just fun mixers, we offer educational seminars geared to empower our local businesses. 

• Educational Seminars a Year
  • We offer our members three (3) educational seminars per year. Our seminars are informative, engaging, and most importantly, offer the opportunity for Q&A
• Networking Events
  • Our members will also have two (2) networking events per year to meet incoming members, as well as established members to help build partnerships
• Gala
  • WCBA will host its very own Gala featuring the years’ achievements by our local businesses

We firmly believe in connecting with our community to enhance our businesses. Therefore, we are offering residents and visitors an opportunity to sign up for our email list to get exclusive information on new businesses, current businesses, promotional information from your business and more. 

• Referrals
  • WCBA receives inquiries for referrals for local business services, we exclusively recommend our member businesses
• Residents & Visitors
  • Residents and visitors will be able to receive emails from WCBA and will be receiving important information happening at WCBA, as well as content submitted by our member businesses
• Job Opportunities, Volunteer Opportunities, Internships
  • We provide our members with the platform to post job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and internships available so that our local community members can access and apply 

WCBA intends to help bridge the gap our local businesses have with our local government. In such, we will work to provide assistance with:

• How to start a business in West Covina (business license, permits, etc)
• Notify our members of available resources such as grants, loans, etc.
• Inform business of COVID recovery resources
• Provide information on how to and when to bid on City of West Covina projects
• Encourage available opportunities to speak at City Hall for business concerns and more