The Quality of Association and Reputation

 
The Green Alliance maintains a high caliber of business owners whose relationships stress accountability to the customer and the best possible green products or services available. The Green Alliance engages in co-branding, meaning your business benefits from the reputation and association of other local green partners. Green Alliance Business Partners and Non-Profit Partners offer a superior standard of sustainable products and services.

The Green Alliance currently boasts over 100 Business Partners, over 3,500 card-carrying consumer members, and 10,000+ community followers. The Green Alliance was founded under the idea that local businesses could support each other to enable better buying, and business, practices. Supporting the local economy runs deep within the Green Alliance mission.

Green Alliance Business Partners Benefits

 
Through the Green Alliance's Business-to-Business (B2B) networking and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) opportunities you'll gain:

• New business from Green Alliance consumer members
• Website exposure via www.greenalliance.biz
• Strong social media representation and mentoring on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
• Press coverage and newsletter promotions
• Qualified referrals
• Tangible clout in the community as an environmental leader through our full Sustainability Evaluation and Report Card
• Knowledge of the green marketplace
• Alignment with respected and successful sustainable businesses
• Community & local press relations
• Green Branding by the GA; a respected third party
• Support in the further greening of your business
• Relationships with other green businesses
• Monthly B2B meetings
• Cross-promotions of other GA companies
• An established monthly e-newsletter on local business and the environment that tells your story to 10,000 green-leaning subscribers
• Access to employee base of local participating corporate partners
• A team of dedicated and experienced PR professionals promote your business in innovative and effective ways
• Strength in numbers for joint advertising buys, shared exhibit costs, and bartering possibilities

The Economic Advantage

For less than the price of a small direct mail campaign or a few print ads, members get a 12-month investment in a constant flow of contacts, prospective customers and information, which is inherently more productive than any other means of generating new business. The GA website, newsletter, and community presence, is a constant source of promotion for your business and a way for consumers, and “Green Card” holders to know what makes you sustainable.

YEARLY MEMBERSHIP DUES* {All memberships are annual and based on number of employees}


Select the option that applies to your business:

ο 1-5 employees: $2,400 or $215/month          ο 100-299 employees: $3,400 or $300/month
ο 6-15 employees: $2,800 or $250/month          ο 300 or more employees: $4,200 or $370/month
ο 16-99 employees: $3,000 or $270/month       
 

Non-profits click here.
 

*When you join the GA you are committing to a year’s membership. Three options exist for payment of membership dues: (1) full dues up front, payable within 15 days of joining; (2) two payments six months apart (+$50 convenience fee with each payment); (3) monthly automatic withdrawals.

Looking for a reduced package of Green Alliance benefits? Contact Sarah Brown to learn more about our new Budget Membership Option at 603-817-4694 or sarah@greenalliance.biz. 

Corporate Business Partner Plan

For larger companies or those who don't sell directly to the public.

This plan is an annual investment starting at $2,400. With this you'll gain:

• Sustainable branding – New England’s only Green Business Union
• Exclusive 60 question Sustainability Evaluation and Green Report Card
• A tailored “Green Story” that promotes your company’s sustainability
• Local press exposure
• Web Exposure via www.greenalliance.biz, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
• Your company featured on the Green Alliance App
• Community presence & relations – Building green connections
• Sharply discounted “Green Co-Op” memberships for all employees
• Build working relations with local green business leaders!
• Support and expertise in further greening your operations from Environmental Advisory Board
• Newsletter exposure to 10,000 local green consumers & potential employees
• Additional newsletter & website sponsorships available – coupon & discounted banners

A Note to Potential Corporate Partners:

Joining the Green Alliance is a chance for your manufacturer or corporation to ally itself with local green business leaders. The Green Alliance will connect your company with the community it lives and operates in -- ensuring that the things that your company is doing for sustainability are broadcast to the local media, residents, employees and customers. It is also an external, qualified branding tool that you can use to verify and make transparent, the important steps your company is taking to protect the environment.

Display and promote your GA membership proudly on your website and in company materials: a stamp of authenticity of the green strides you are taking – a mark that will help you stand out from your competitors. Corporate partnership in the Green Alliance shows that you take sustainability seriously and want your community, employees, and purchasers to do the same.

Ready to become a Business Partner?

If you think the Green Alliance is a good fit for your business, call Sarah Brown at 603-817-4694 to schedule an appointment.

When you're ready, please fill out the Business Partner Application Form and email it to sarah@greenalliance.biz.