BIAs
For BIAs
Research shows over 80% of business failures are due to a lack of cash. Don’t lose your members to rising costs—help them fight back against inflation.
The number one question many BIAs are asked by their members is: Does membership come with a discount program? Now, the answer can be yes!
Biz Benefits has negotiated discounts with several major suppliers on the critical services and products your members need to run their business. Join our program, and your members can instantly access these savings and keep more money in their pockets.
The first 25 BIAs to sign up can try our program free for six months!
No commitment and no payment information requested.
Just enter your email address and we’ll get in touch. Prefer the phone? Call us at 1-866-531-8655 to speak to a real person.
Some of our members
West Broadway BIZ
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Downtown Kingston BIA
Kingston, Ontario
Sackville BA
Sackville, Nova Scotia
Osborne Village BIZ
Winnipeg, Manitoba
This program not only helps your members—it makes you stronger too.
Keep your membership healthy
Beyond all the fantastic work you do now, you can offer your members a direct financial benefit. We expect that the savings that most of your members will enjoy by taking advantage of the Biz Benefits program discounts will be more than the cost of their BIA levy. Sadly, Statistics Canada data shows that Canadian businesses are closing at an accelerating rate. By saving your members money, Biz Benefits reduces the risk you’ll lose them to cashflow problems. We also know real estate agents like to promote the program as a benefit of setting up shop in your area, so this program will help you fill your neighbourhood’s empty storefronts!
Attract new members
Biz Benefits discounts are available to all your levy-paying members, so you can attract non-levy-paying organizations (e.g. non-profits) to join your BIA by extending our discounts to them. If they take advantage of these benefits, they’ll save money even while signing up as a levy-paying member.
Do more with your levy dollars
All the discounts in the program will be available to your BIA. You’ll be able to save on a range of operating costs, including insurance, shipping, paint and hardware supplies, payroll processing, and more—meaning your levy dollars go even further in providing value to members.
Featured Partners
PAYMENT PROCESSING
Moneris
INSURANCE
Western Financial Group
- 8-10% off comparable commercial insurance and employee benefits solutions
- Free business insurance and employee benefits plans health checks
HOME HARDWARE
RONA
- 15% off paint & accessories
- 10% off decoration, hardware, electricity, plumbing, manual tools
- 8% off portable and stationary electrical tools, interior doors
- 5% off most other products
Participation is easy!
Sign up for your first six months FREE
No payment information requested on signup. Then just $5 per business, per year, for the following five years. (Monthly/quarterly payment plans available.)
Upload a list of your members
We’ll assign them a unique discount ID, mail them an info brochure, and send them an email—both branded with your BIA name and logo—explaining how to start saving immediately.
Impress your members
We’ll provide you with social media posts, e-newsletter content, and 'Welcome to the Neighbourhood' brochures—branded with your logo—that you can drop off to new businesses so they get engaged with your BIA from day one.
Sign up for your first six months FREE
No payment information requested on signup. Then just $5 per business, per year, for the following five years. (Monthly/quarterly payment plans available.)
Upload a list of your members
Impress your members
Want to try it for yourself?
Enter your email address, and we’ll send you free individual access to the program so your BIA can start saving money today! (No payment information is needed.)
Have questions? Call us at 1-866-531-8655 to speak to a real person.
Frequently Asked Questions
Biz Benefits is similar to these other programs in that they all make life less expensive for business owners. But Biz Benefits stands out in a few distinct ways.
All businesses within a BIA must pay the BIA levy, while membership in a local chamber of commerce is optional. As Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the CFIB, himself notes: Given his organization’s fees (a minimum of $444 per year, compared to our cost of $5 per business) most business owners wait until they are secure and stable before they join his organization. In contrast, if your BIA is part of the Biz Benefits program, new businesses in your zone can save money from the moment they open their doors, without the burden of any additional costs.
As well, our sole objective is to develop benefits for your members. Through market research with BIAs and businesses, we’re finding discounts that are most advantageous to them. Our program is as user-friendly as possible—and your members will see discounts that are tailored to their industry, through the use of NAICS code designations.
Biz Benefits is an incorporated, for-profit social enterprise, and we believe in giving back to the communities where we operate. We have agreements with our corporate partners that at the end of the year, they’ll make a donation to a selection of local charities and non-profits in proportion to the revenue generated in a given city or town. That means the more your members save, the more funding we can provide to organizations working to make your community a better place! Talk about a win-win!
According to data on member benefits programs like ours, a conservative estimate is that between ten and thirty percent of your members will take advantage of the savings in the program, which means there is a very strong return on your investment for your members.
As an example, if your BIA has 200 members, your Biz Benefits annual membership will be $5 per business, or $1,000. If even ten per cent of your members take advantage of the Moneris savings alone, assuming these 25 businesses earn an average of $500,000 per year, the total savings in your zone on Moneris fees alone will be almost $50,000 per year—a 50X return on your investment. We also think that with your support, it’s possible to achieve a higher participation rate, resulting in even greater benefit to your members (and a larger donation made in your community).
Unlike programs you run yourself, part of your Biz Benefits fee goes towards providing you with marketing support to ensure this program is a success for you and your members, without adding extra work onto your plate. We take care of it for you.
When you sign up, Biz Benefits will send an information packet branded with your logo to your members, and email them to let them know about the program and how to take advantage of the discounts available. We also have a hotline and contact us page they can use when they have questions about our program.
We know making contact with your members is important to you, so we also provide you with info packages branded with your logo, for you to give to existing and new members. These packages outline the benefits of being a part of their BIA, and how they can start using the Biz Benefits savings immediately.
We have built a dedicated software management platform to manage the Biz Benefits program. Upon sign-up, just send us a list of your members. We’ll generate a unique ID for each member, and email each member to inform them of their ID. They’ll use their ID to access all discounts in the program.
On a schedule of your choosing (monthly, quarterly, annually), you can send us a new list of your members. We’ll create unique IDs for new members, and remove businesses no longer on your list. Only active members will be able to access their discounts as this ensures that only eligible, levy-paying members within your zone enjoy the benefits of membership in your BIA and your enrollment in our program. This is a key feature of our program, as our mission is to make it easier and more attractive to open a business in the downtowns and high street districts where BIAs operate.
Our 3X Guarantee:
We guarantee your members will collectively save at least triple the value of your membership fee in your first paid year. If not, we will give you triple your money back!
