AMERICAN MARKETING
ASSOCIATION, RICHMOND
AREA CHAPTER
The local chapter of a national marketing
group holds monthly networking
meetings for members and guests
featuring industry-specific speakers.
Details: (804) 476-2649 or amarichmond.
org.
AIRPORT BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION
A networking group designed for
businesses in the Eastern Henrico
region that meets on the third
Wednesday of each month from 4:30
p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Four Points
Richmond Airport hotel, 4700 S.
Laburnum Avenue, Henrico.Details:
bmbeazle@henrico.k12.va.us.
BNI CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Business Network International’s
local chapters are structured networking
and referral groups for business
people. Groups meet weekly in
Henrico and elsewhere in the region.
The application fee is $199, and
memberships are $499 annually or
$798 for two years. Details: (804)
612-2891 or bniva.com.
GAYTON CROSSING
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
An association of retailers and businesses
in the Gayton Crossing shopping
center at Gayton and Quioccasin
Roads in the West End. Details:
gaytoncrossing.com.
GREATER RICHMOND
PARTNERSHIP INC.
The partnership is an economic development
team representing the counties
of Henrico, Chesterfield and
Hanover and the City of Richmond to
domestic and international businesses
seeking to locate or expand in the
region. It is organized as a public-private,
not-for-profit corporation funded
jointly by the four local governments
and approximately 200 area businesses.
Details: (804) 643-3227 or
grpva.com.
HENRICO BUSINESS
COUNCIL
The council is part of the Greater
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
and works to support the business
community in Henrico and surrounding
counties through networking
events and other regular functions. It
is governed by an 18-member council.
Membership to the GRCC is $480
annually; the council meets for breakfast
from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the
first Wednesdays each month in the
cafeteria at J. Sargeant Reynolds
Community College in Henrico.
Details: (804) 648-1234 or
grcc.com.
HENRICO COUNTY
BAR ASSOCIATION
A professional group of attorneys and
judges working together to enhance
the practice of law in Henrico.
Details: (804) 337-2504 or henrico
bar.org.
HENRICO ECONOMIC
DEV. AUTHORITY
The authority, created in 1968 as a
political subdivision of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and
designed by the county's Board of
Supervisors in 1984 as the official
economic development organization,
works to accomplish Henrico's economic
development goals. Although
the authority is independent of the
county, it works closely with the
county's government and receives
support in the form of an annual
operating budget. Details: (804) 501-
7654 or henrico.com.
INNSBROOK CONNECT
The organization hosts its Innsbrook
Executives’ Breakfast meetings on the
third Thursday of each month 7:15
a.m. at the Richmond Marriott Short
Pump, arranges business-to-business
lunch meetings for members and
hosts Innsbiz networking and social
events throughout the year and the
Innsbiz EXPO annually. Details: (804)
217-8804 or innsbrookconnect.
com.
LAKESIDE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION
The association represents businesses
in the Lakeside region of northern
Henrico and hosts the annual Holly
Jolly Christmas shopping and entertainment
event along Lakeside
Avenue in November and regular
meetings for members. Membership
is $175 annually. President – Terri
Tatum, terri@alwaysdonecreatively.
com. Details: shoplakesiderva.com.
PRO BUSINESS SUPPORT
COMMUNITY
A business and networking organization
that touts itself as going “beyond
networking” to offer strategic partnerships
among members designed to
help with opportunities and challenges
they face in business. Details:
professionalsreferralorganization.
com
RETAIL MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION
The association, founded in 1906 and
based in Henrico, represents local
retailers and related businesses, providing
advocacy, networking and
information to enhance the image
and profitability of member companies.
It hosts regular networking and
other events, member breakfasts and
more. Membership costs vary and
begin at $195 annually. Details:
(804) 662-5500 or retailmerchants.
com.
SYNAPSE
A business networking organization
through which each individual group,
or “hub,” of business representatives
meets regularly at a local nonprofit
organization and works to benefit the
organization in addition to sharing
resources and networking with each
other. Details: (804) 339-4063 or
synapsehubs.com.
WE ARE MORE
A business and networking group
with a focus on problem-solving, new
ideas, support and information for
business professionals, whether seasoned
CEOs or new hires. Details:
wamrva.com.
WEST RICHMOND
BUSINESSMEN’S ASSOC.
A private, all-male social organization
of Richmond business leaders who
gather for fellowship and development
of personal and business relationships
while promoting community
goodwill. Details: (804) 523-2902 or
wrba-richmond.org.
WHIMBY OF GREATER
RICHMOND
A networking, leadership and education
organization that focuses on
member involvement with the business
to-business community in Metro
Richmond. WHIMBY stands for What’s
Happening in My Back Yard). Details:
(804) 288-6028, whimbyrichmond.
com.
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