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What BITA can do for you
We are ‘the people who know people that help people’, a motto that encapsulates our ethos, and one that makes our organisation truly unique. BITA promotes and grows our member businesses; successfully increasing trade, creating opportunities for business, and improving the relationship between the UK and Ireland. We want to help our members achieve their goals and work to create pipelines and opportunities for SMEs to work with our supporters and patrons who often head large multinationals, offering the right providers of labour, contractors and supplies.
We are a non-profit organisation run by head office which takes direction from our Executive and Non-Executive Directors, and Chapter board members. Our board members are made up from CEOs, business owners and key decision makers who offer their time, expertise and contacts to help fuel economic growth. Through their expertise, we can assist our members achieve the success they plan for their ventures. Our chapters are currently based in Dublin, London, Liverpool, Isle of Man and Scotland, and we work with IN-USA, offering strategic coverage for our members. In 2019 we will be opening chapters in Manchester and Cork, as well as strengthening our ties with the USA.
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Last, but by no means least, we are a friendly organisation made up with members that share our ethos. Attend a BITA event and you will find a welcoming and interested group of people that want to get to know more about you and your business – with no hard selling.
BITA membership is only £200 (+ VAT) a year, and our joint membership, which also gains you full member access to our collaborators Causeway Exchange, a membership organisation network in Scotland and Northern Ireland is £395 (+VAT). To gain exceptional exposure for your business, receive additional benefits and assist in BITA’s future success, we have sponsorship opportunities that start from £2,500.
What’s Included in basic membership:
• Membership that covers all company employees
• Access to all other BITA chapters and events
• Your business profile on our website
• Direct access to key decision makers
• Exclusive ‘member only’ discounts
• Special offers provided by our member network
• Discounts on ticket prices for many BITA events
• Invitations to events run by BITA associates, often at discounted rates
• Promotion of your business through exclusive sponsorship opportunities
• Free access to educational workshops
• Eligibility to enter the BITA awards, an award ceremony held at our annual Gala Ball
• Free posted copy and opportunity to publish or advertise in our magazine, NetWorks
• Free promotion of your events/products/ services on social media and other media channels, such as the Irish Post
• The BITA board working to get maximum exposure and create beneficial relationships for you and your business through sponsorship opportunities
With BITA, as with life, the more you put in, the more you get out! Members who regularly attend events and get involved will naturally make more connections and create better business opportunities. We’re a friendly bunch, so if you aren’t sure, contact lucy@bita.ie and ask about events nearby for you to attend and see if we are right for you!
Declan McGeeney, Laing O’Rourke
HOW TO USE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
We all know that the best and most loyal clients come from relationships that are developed over time, and that people do business with people. Getting yourself ‘out there’ is a sure-fire way of being able to begin forming these relationships, and we offer days that suit every taste and pocket. Promotion is another great way to use your membership – engage with us on social media, send us your good news so we can share it, and get in involved with this magazine. The articles don’t write themselves and we need advertising to keep printing, so get in touch and share your expertise with your community or promote your business for more recognition!
Go to www.bita.ie to see what events we have near you.
