Member Benefits
We've all joined the Roslindale Board of Trade for our own individual reasons, whether it is to network with other local businesspeople and professionals, attend interesting and educational monthly dinner meetings, gain valuable resources in growing your own business, or just for the fun of many of the social events availabe to members. Whatever the reason, its always good to fully understand what benefits come with your RBT membership.
Sure, we all know about and receive the monthly newsletter, Trade Winds, and many members attend our monthly dinner meetings, but did you know you can save money on advertising? On insurance? Did you know we offer a FREE profile of your business in our newsletter? Did you know we will link to your business website for FREE through this website? Did you know that we offer monthly dinner meetings, catered by a local restaurant, for FREE?
These are just a few of the many benefits that RBT members are entitled to:
- All RBT members are also members of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Massachusetts Business Association. You may take advantage of any of these groups meetings or events at a "member" rate just by being a paid member of the Roslindale Board of Trade!
- Discounted group health insurance for you, your family and employees through either the Boston Chamber of Commerce or the Massachusetts Business Association. Depending on your individual needs, these companies can custom tailor a plan that is right for you at an extremely competitive rate. They can provide, based on your preferences and needs, an HMO plan, POS (Point of Service) plan, or insurance coverage from a number of leading national carriers such as Aetna, U.S. Healthcare, Neighborhood Health Plan, Tufts Health Plan, United Health Plan, Tufts Health Plan, Fallon Community Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan. They also offer dental insurance through Delta Dental. As a direct benefit to RBT members, both the MBA and the Boston Chamber have agreed to waive their membership enrollment fees (over $100). To take advantage of this outstanding opportunity or to learn more about this plan, contact Awa Bolden or inquire at an upcoming meeting. You must be a paid-in-full RBT member to enjoy these discounts.
- Discounted advertising in our monthly newsletter, Trade Winds.
- Discounted advertising in The Bulletin Newspaper.
- Free website listing. The RBT website is a powerful tool for expanding members' business. It gives ready access to names of member businesses as well as links to their websites. It tells about upcoming events, activities, and trends that affect businesses in Roslindale.
- A free, monthly issue of our newsletter, Trade Winds, with its notices of Board of Trade meetings, timely news flashes about local issues of importance to businesses, features about local businesses and their successes and much more.
- Free admission to our informative monthly meetings, which always include a delicious meal and an exciting array of educational, community and social events. The meetings run from September - June, and are held generally on the first Tuesday of each month at a location announced in Trade Winds.
In the past we have featured speakers on topics ranging from tax planning, computer applications for small business, organizing your business and personal life, World Trade Center disaster, as well as author Carter Wilkie, Andrea D'Amato, Boston Transportation Commissioner and Mayor Thomas Menino. - A voice in your business community. Your community.