Membership in the East Texas Independent Business Alliance brings many advantages for small independent businesses. It may include networking opportunities, member benefits and discounts, business support and advice, and the chance to have your views represented at city, county and regional levels through the Alliance on-going lobbying activity.

Membership of the ETXIBA is significant and builds over time - the more you use the Alliance and its member benefits, the more you’ll get out of your membership. In many cases membership pays for itself through the discounts and other benefits available.

Reasons to become an ETXIBA member:

Networking opportunities

Our Alliance can organize a busy calendar of professional and social events to support business networking. A full program of upcoming networking opportunities can be allocated on the Events page.

Member benefits and discounts

The Alliance can support members in different situations. Members can have different fees, discounts, opportunity to visit special member-only events etc. You can see a full list of the advantages on the Membership benefits page.

Business support and advice

Thanks to the resources and experience within the National Alliance, as well as its strong business relationships across and outside the region, it is well-placed to assist members in finding relevant business information, support and advice.

Lobbying and influence

Seeking members’ opinions on business matters and representing those views at city, county, regional and national level are fundamental functions of an Independent Business Alliance, as well as aiding with policy development on key issues affecting local business.