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ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER
Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
A POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Thank you for joining and/or renewing Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce (VACC) as a Member.
We are growing into being an influential business and professional membership association among the
Mid Atlantic Region (Maryland-Virginia-Washington DC) and Southern U.S States on our way to
becoming a national business membership organization.
We are now accepting new Members! Headquartered in Ashland, VA, our satellite offices are in
Richmond, Ashburn, Fairfax, Chantilly, Charlottesville, Ashburn, Newport News, and Norfolk. Our
members are in MD-VA_DC-PA-NC-GA, and AL.
Our mission is to increase our Members’ profitability and visibility through business development and
focused networking activities. We have full Support from the Executive and Legislative Branches (Virginia
General Assembly & U.S Congress and the Virginia Governors & White House and other regional economic
development agencies supporting our entrepreneurship development efforts.
Business Industry Council: Our NEW Program in various Virginia regions (Bridging Partnerships
Program, as part of VACC ‘s Business Industry Council) consist of:
Our Quarterly Mixers connect businesses to one another in various regions
Our CareerConnect offers internships and mentoring to young professionals and links them to human
resources personnel of prestigious corporations
Our annual Match Making events match businesses to buyers in various sectors in various regions
Our legislative summits attract top law makers, governor’s office, and state government officials at
the highest levels
Our Statewide Annual Business Development Conferences ( Three (3) major business conferences in
Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, and the Hampton Roads)
Our influential Pan Asian Industry Councils and Women Business and Professional Councils give
our regionwide business women members a collective strength and a stronger presence in targeted
UNPARALLED Exposure &
Connections
Great Benefits.
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industries (Construction-A/E industry- Women Business Network)
Our Annual Awards for Community and Leadership Excellence
Our Regional Bi Monthly Industry Summits offer practical solutions to new business issues -trends
8 MAJOR VACC STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS CATEGORIES
1. NEW: Statewide and Regional One-on-One Business Matchmaking Events
Virginia Asian Chamber Of Commerce (VACC) creates one-on-one scheduled meetings between Asian American – other Diverse Small businesses and corporations and government to enhance their opportunities in the mainstream procurement market at the local, regional, state, and national level.
2. NEW: Regional Networking Mixers and Business Industry Forums
Our Bi Monthly Luncheon Forums (Bridging Partnerships events) and Quarterly Networking event s - (The Procurement BASH events) target entrepreneurs, and business development professionals to help them create productive relationship buildings with larger buyers from both public and private sectors sourcing for products and services in all major industries.
3. Legislative Advocacy Annually VACC leadership and membership meet one on one and in legislative briefing group sessions with state and national legislators at the Capitol and the Hill to advocate for small and minority businesses and address critical business issues impacting small businesses. .
4. Annual Business Leadership Awards
Since 2010 VACC presents the Asian Awards In Business Excellence to 3 top outstanding Asian American business owners for their business success and proven community involvement.
5. Increased Powerful Resources & Private and Public Sector Connections:
VACC Members learn about new business practices to grow their business through our network.
VACC Members expand their business knowledge through our series of statewide signature business development
conferences, the ProcureCon MatchMaker Conferences ( 3 major conferences per year at each region) and bi monthly
business development and networking activities for VACC Members from all over the Mid Atlantic Region (MD-DC-VA-
Southern U.S States).
6. Referrals to Events, Connections, Resources, Opportunities and Decision Makers In Diverse Regions
We offer our members with valuable information on available contract opportunities, procurement process , procurement best practices, and access to buyer contacts and resources such as direct access to Trade Fairs, Industry Days, Procurement Forums – Strictly Available to Members Only.
7. Local-State-Federal Business Certifications: Technical Assistance and Referrals
VACC Business Specialist provides counseling and guidance to Asian and other small, women, and minority businesses on how to maximize business certification programs.
8. Virginia Asian Foundation College Scholarships / Fellowships
Annually our Sister Agency, the iconic VIRGINIA ASIAN FOUNDATION ( a c 3 Educational Foundation) awards thousands of dollars in scholarships and other educational benefits to the most deserving college-bound high school seniors from our community who demonstrate academic achievement and excellent community service.
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Your VACC U.S MEMBERSHIP profile
VACC MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL – ASAN AND NON ASIAN -
NO WORLD GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY
MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO Businesses & professionals
To be considered for a VACC membership, complete the Registration information on page 3. VACC will review your submission. Membership will be honored after application review (2 weeks
approximately) - We will notify you if additional information is required.
BENEFITS OF JOINING VACC
1. One on One Business referrals to the Commercial and Government Buyers (200+ Buyers) 2. DISCOUNTED admission to all statewide VACC events for all covered members 3. Access to various VACC professional development opportunities 4. Receive frequent exclusive invitations to attend special networking with the statewide-national
level buyers / business development projects- opportunities 5. Our C3 Non Profit Virginia Asian Foundation offers annual Scholarship from college -bound HS
grads to undergraduates attending Virginia schools (public and private). So far- We have given away
more than $30,000 in scholarship money to Asian students.
6. *Large companies – Receive FREE Asian business-cultural etiquettes 7. *Large companies – Receive FREE promotion of company Job posting and Supplier Referral 8. * Large companies – Receive FREE organization letter of support for selected project inquiries 9. * Large companies- Receive FREE invitations to Special Events not open to non members 10. * FREE Large companies logo appearing on VACC website year round 11. * Large companies’ 3 associates attend all VACC events statewide FREE.
JOIN VACC TODAY!
VACC will automatically invoice you at your renewal anniversary
Send the Membership Application Form with payment payable to: “Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce”. Payment questions? Contact us at: [email protected]; www.aabac.org
VACC Membership US Post Address Mailing address:
VIRGINIA ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mailing Address: PO Box 2640, Glen Allen, VA 23058 Attention to: VACC NATIONAL Membership Division
PREFER PAYMENT VIA CREDIT CARD?
Contact us at: [email protected] We will send you a PayPal Link to pay- quick and easy.
COMPLETE AND MAIL MID ATLANTIC_ NOVA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM AND FEES TO VACC
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RENEWED MEMBER : PLEASE UPDATE YOUR FIRM RECORD or leave area BLANK if no change
FIRST TIME APPLICANT - PLEASE PRINT & COMPLETE ALL INFORMATION - PLEASE PRINT
DATE APPLICATION IS VERIFIED BY VACC: ____________
PART 1: VACC MEMBER INFORMATION
First Name: ___________________________________________________________Middle Name Initial: _______________
Last Name: _________________________________________________________________________Mr. ________Ms. ___________
Company/Organization (If applicable): ______________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________ Zip code: ______________ # of CURRENT TOTAL employees in the U.S: __________
Telephone: (________) _________________________________________________________________________________________
Email: (PRINT IN CAPITAL) ___________________________________________________________________________________
Website: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business Type: (Retail, manufacturing, service, sales office, etc…) Summary only (If applicable):
***** FOR BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP ONLY*****
PART 2: COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Describe in DETAILS your product/service: PLEASE TYPE ONLY
This information will be used to match your firm and potential partner-buyers:
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PART 3 : VACC MEMBERSHIP TYPE FOR MID ATLANTIC REGION
Please check (X) only one (1) applicable category:
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___________ I AM A FIRST TIME MEMBER ___________ I AM A RETURNING MEMBER
Check one (1) category only: VACC MEMBERSHIP IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE
Level 1: Corporate Membership: A “Corporation” is a for-profit organization with 200 or more
employees worldwide: $2,500.
Benefits: Corporate Group Membership benefits up to five (5) individuals per event per calendar year
Check one (1) category only: VACC MEMBERSHIP IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE
Level 1: Corporate Membership: A “Corporation” is a for-profit organization with 200 or more
employees in the U.S.A-worldwide: $2,500. Benefits: Corporate Group Membership benefits up to three (3) FREE tickets per event per calendar year
Level 2: Small Sized Business: A “Small Business” is a for-profit organization with up to 199 employees – As filed with Internal Revenue Service.
I certify that I fully understand the VACC Membership benefits that VARY by firm size (i.e: Employment level). I also certify that, according to my state Commission official record, I am a business that is: Check one category:
________ Cat 5 - Business with 100 –199 employees: $ 500.00 Membership benefits four (4) individuals per firm per event per year
________ Cat 4- Business with 50-99 employees: $ 400.00
Membership benefits three (3) individuals per firm per event per year
________ Cat 3- Business with 20-49 employees: $ 325.00 Membership benefits two (2) individuals per firm per event per year
________ Cat 2 - Business with 10-19 employees: $ 300.00
Membership benefits one (1) individuals per firm per event per year
_________ Cat 1- Business with 1-9 employees & the Professional: $ 250.00 Membership benefits one (1) individual per firm per event per year
VACC Professional Member is listed under Individual Name – not the Company Name
OTHER VACC MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
_____________ Non Profit Agency/Public College-University/
Public/Government/Quasi Public/Authority - (All employee # levels): $ 350.00
Non Profit Membership benefits one (1) individual per event per program year
JOIN US NOW TO EXPAND YOUR CONNECTIONS – REGISTER TO BE OUR MEMBER TODAY!