BBAA Announces New Membership Category for Individual Investors and Small Syndicates

BBAA is pleased to announce that individual Angel Investors and small groups of investors can now become Members of the trade association with a specially designed offer of a range of benefits and discounts for participation in BBAA activities, as part of BBAA’s ongoing strategy to represent all participants in the early stage investment marketplace.

Membership Benefits

• Networking Opportunities and Events
  The BBAA holds a number of events throughout the year, including the BBAA Winter Workshop, BBAA National Summit and Awards Dinner. Members benefit from significantly reduced rates to these events, more than offsetting the cost of your annual member fee.
   
• Access to your local Angel Investor Network
  As an investor member of BBAA you will have the opportunity to join a BBAA Business Angel Network, operating in your local region or on a national basis, as a means to have access to both selected dealflow and networking with other investors as well as access to and training and professional development opportunities. You would also have the opportunity to be invited as a one-off guest to BBAA Member network pitching events.
   
• Contribute to BBAA’s Newsletter
  Members may contribute articles to BBAA’s respected and widely read industry newsletter.
   
• Participation in and Privileged access to BBAA’s research and toolkits
  BBAA is committed to sharing market intelligence and best practice. BBAA’s research is provided to government and stakeholders and is central to our lobbying for the continuation of government’s support including tax relief for angel investors. Your contributions further enable our research’s validity.
   
• Committee Participation.
  The BBAA’s structure allows members the opportunity to join one of BBAA’s committees (by invitation only). Your participation can actively influence BBAA’s development and strategy, and positively contribute to BBAA’s lobby to government.

• Opportunity to join BBAA’s Board as a co-opted director.
  By invitation only.
   
• Wider Representation.
  Through our high level connections with Government and Whitehall as well as other industry associations, the BBAA represents our members’ views and interests to government on key issues relevant to the early stage market. The BBAA is well positioned to ensure that the voice of the angel and early stage investment industry is heard and acted upon. Our discussions carry ever greater weight as our community continues to grow. BBAA is also a founding member of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN), and World Business Angels Association (WBAA), representing the interests of the angel community worldwide.

Cost of Membership

• Individuals: £95 (inc VAT) per year
• Groups/Syndicates: Discounts are available for 3 or more investors wishing to join BBAA. Please contact us at info@bbaa.org.uk with your requirements and we will prepare a proposal.

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