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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.

ASIAN CHAMBER

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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: aabac@aabac.org; 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: aabac@aabac.org 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!