Become a Member
“It’s all about the company you keep…”
Considering membership? The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s collaborative approach to economic development offers many advantages to communities and businesses throughout the region, such as:
Shared Resources and Approaches
- Benefit from the shared vision and common economic development strategies
- Region-wide investment profile
- Access to information and data
- Minimize overlap/duplication of economic development activities
- Business/investment retention and expansion program and activities
- Coordinated pooling of resources (financial, human, physical)
- Strengthened individual community and organization economic development efforts
Networking
- Information exchanges and sharing
- Opportunities to network with public and private sector partners and project funders
- Opportunities to participate in and direct Alliance initiatives
Regional Benefits
- Regional consolidation of business/investment marketing and attraction activities
- Collaborative development of infrastructure and economic clusters in the region
- In-depth research and analysis on regional issues and opportunities
- Opportunity to build critical mass, a stronger presence, and an organization that champions the region and its economy
- Collaborative approaches to more complex regional issues and larger scale projects
- Business / investment marketing of the region and of Alliance partners
- A stronger and expanded regional economy and enhanced regional and community performance that benefits everyone
Annual Membership with VIEA is based on Business, Organization or Community Size:
Home Based Business
$185
2 - 50 Employees
$285
50 - 499 Employees, Communities under 10,000 pop
$550
500+ Employees, Communities over 10,000 pop
$1100
Join VIEA Today. Fill out and submit the online form below, and our membership committee will be in touch to confirm your application.
