JOIN THE GREATER RIVER NORTH COMMUNITY!

Experience business growth with a group of peers of Chicago's best entrepreneurs, professionals and civic leaders.

350+

Companies

20k+

Business Professionals

47+

Industries

MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS

Membership rates start at $520 annually.

Once the application has been submitted, a member coordinator will reach out to you within 48 hours to update you on the status of your application. 

Once your membership has been approved and your payment has been processed, our Senior Membership Manager, Kaitlin Lindquist, will schedule a time to customize a strategic engagement plan. We will educate you on the robust suite of marketing tools we offer to help increase your visibility and footprint throughout Greater River North and the surrounding downtown areas.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Greater River North community!

MEMBERSHIP PERKS

Events

25+ Events Per Year

Complimentary attendance, up to 2 company representatives, per monthly Professional Interchange

Exclusive Member-Discounted Rates for Signature Events

Marketing

Profile Listing in Online Directory

Complimentary quarterly submissions to our newsletter with over 16k subscribers

Complimentary monthly submissions to our social media pages

Access to Member-Only Platforms

Access to the Internal Member Directory

Profile Listing on Upcoming Member App

Access to the Member-To-Member Discount Program

Resources

Complimentary Consultations with our Small Business Center

Complimentary Ribbon cuttings

Five-Facilitated Introductions to Fellow Member Companies of Your Choice

Community

Recognized as a Supporter of the Business Community

Ability to Sponsor our Signature Events

Ability to Join Our Committees and Contribute to our Mission

Banner Program

Additional Perks

Highlighted as a New Member in our Newsletter with Link

Decal/Cling for Door or Window

Membership Card (Coming Soon)

GreaterRNBA membership comes with the ability to market to a large, engaged audience!

Submit your application today to get started.

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As an architect who designs buildings all over the Chicago area, my office could have been located anywhere. I chose River North due to its exciting mix of office, residential, hospitality and retail....

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It is a real neighborhood with real people and great transportation options. My employees love working here and it helps my recruiting effort. By joining GRNBA, and eventually becoming a member of the board, I have become part of a cohesive group of business and individuals that make up to the organization. The contacts I have made have been an invaluable support to me and a wealth of information. And its fun too. Joining GRNBA allows me to benefit at a much higher level from all that this incredible neighborhood has to offer.

Howard M. Hirsch AIA, LEED AP
Hirsch MPG

I have been in GRNBA a few years now and have made very valuable contacts directly from this group, from referral partners to direct clients. My insurance and financial advisory business...

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has been able to grow from direct closed business related to the group and pay for the membership several times over. All of the events are very well attended with quality people in a friendly and professional atmosphere. I would highly recommend the Greater River North Business Association. 

Charles Stewart
MBA Agency Owner

I have worked in Insurance/Employee Benefits for 16 months now and I quickly learned that networking events could be very productive. With that, I learned certain associations were better than others...

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My personal selling style is to get to know the person, then get to know the business, then get to know the business needs. GRNBA Events mirror my personal selling style, in that the events have a very social, inviting and fun atmosphere. This milieu allows people to get to know each other on a personal level first, which opens the door to a more honest selling/networking experience. After a few events, I thought to myself, “What better way to expand your network?” 

It has been 11 months since I went to my first event and I have consistently walked out with 3-5 leads from nearly every event I have been to. No other Chicago area association has a better mix of members, events, venues and content. My ROI has been tenfold and the connections I make at GRNBA events are more likely to close than ones I find cold calling, emailing or through LinkedIn. 

Timothy Harwood
CBIZ Employee Benefits

GRNBA has proven to be an invaluable resource for my company. The networking events are fun, well-organized, and above all, effective: the first job we secured as a member yielded an ROI of 400%....

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I’ve since made great business connections and met many people I now consider friends. Few groups offer such camaraderie for its constituents and care for its community.

Gabriel Zucker, Marketing Manager
Peterson Picture Company

The GRNBA experience has been extremely enjoyable and rewarding. All of the events are well organized and planned while offering a variety of venues, restaurants and businesses in which to connect....

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Fortunately, I have met so many incredibly inspiring people through the networking and numerous mutually beneficial partnerships have been formed. I’m always looking forward to the next big event and seeing familiar faces and new ones to meet. We are very happy to be a member of the GRNBA.

David J Abrams
Senior Sales Corporate Account Manager

I have been an active member of the GRNBA for over 6.5. I was not savvy in terms of chambers of commerce and/or B2B networking organizations in Chicago, but I can honestly say some of the numerous highly active....

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I have been an active member of the GRNBA for over 6.5. I was not savvy in terms of chambers of commerce and/or B2B networking organizations in Chicago, but I can honestly say some of the numerous highly active business members that I met very early on made me want to participate as much as I could to get the most out of membership while also contributing
For over 6 years I have volunteered for the GRNBA on numerous committees. Volunteering on the committees specifically has been of great benefit to my exposure in the business community, resume, LinkedIn and in how my GM views my engagement.
A lot has changed since 2013, but the value of the organization to business members has been one thing that has definitely remained static for me. I have genuinely enjoyed exposing countless individuals to the organization as new member prospects, have made lasting friendships by way of the organization, have created countless trade out partners and now have a measuring stick to know if joining another comparable organization would hold legitimate ROI.

Christopher Rondeau
360 Chicago

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