Partner With Local Business Organizations

Building a network is one of the most important things a business owner can do. While the list below is not exhaustive, it will give you an idea of the vast business network that exists in Greater Los Angeles.

Chambers of Commerce

Chambers of commerce represent the combined resources of businesses and individuals who have banded together to facilitate participation in the local economy by advancing the commercial, financial, and industrial interests of their community through civic engagement, policy development and legislative advocacy.

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce represents the five-county Los Angeles area, but more than twenty local chambers of commerce represent different parts of the City of Los Angeles. Examples Include:

 

 

 

Local Advocacy and Business Assistance Organizations

Los Angeles is the home to several prominent business organizations that promote public policy, conduct data analysis, and provide site selection for prospective businesses. Examples Include:

  • Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
    • Provides a number of business assistance services, including site and facility selection; permit assistance; employee recruitment and training; financial assistance; market data; international trade development; and more.
  • Los Angeles Business Council
    • Advocacy group that targets three key issues areas: Sustainable Development; Workforce Housing; and Education and Business Development.
  • Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
    • Helps attract, retain and grow businesses and jobs in the Los Angeles area through a number of business assistance, economic analysis, business consulting, and international trade programs.
  • Valley Industry and Commerce Association
    • Influential business advocacy organization that acts as an advocate for businesses located in the San Fernando Valley.
  • Westside Economic Collaborative
    • A broad-based group that helps strengthen the local economy by promoting local business initiatives, fostering the development of a skilled workforce and building first-rate neighborhoods.
  • Valley Economic Development Corporation
    • The largest non-profit business development corporation in the metropolitan Los Angeles area that helps revitalize communities and create jobs for deserving residents by being the leading provider of consulting, training, financing, and workforce solutions to local businesses.
  • LA County Business Federation
    •               Founded in 2008, the Los Angeles County Business Federation is a consortium of existing                         business advocacy organizations, trade groups, and economic development                                                    organizations, that represent tens of thousands of businesses across Los Angeles County.

Specialty Trade Associations

Trade Associations are similar to Chambers of Commerce, but targeted in focus corresponding to the industry, service sector and/or commonality of interest, race or gender. Examples include:

Busines Improvement Districts (BIDs)

Business Improvement Districts are geographically defined areas within the City of Los Angeles in which supplemental services, activities and area-specific programs are provided through a special assessment that is charged to all business or property owners within the designated area.

Below we list the 38 Business Improvement Districts currently authorized by the City of Los Angeles. Not all BIDs maintain a website--If you have any questions, please contact the Los Angeles City Clerk or at 213-978-1099.

The Los Angeles BID Consortium also provides information about BIDs, including a map of all current BIDs in the city.

 

 

 

 

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