Northalsted Business Alliance Membership
Mission
Northalsted Business Alliance is the chamber of commerce working to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life for the Northalsted area through programming, services, and events that celebrate our LGBTQ+ history, promote tourism and foster a welcoming, safe community for all.
Become a Member
Northalsted IN & PROUD Member businesses enjoy a range of benefits including Events, Marketing, Networking & Support Services. Together We Grow, Build & Achieve! Applicants must be located within the Northalsted district of Chicago.
New members receive a discount rate of $150 for their first year, and membership renewals are $275 ($250 if paid prior to the start of the next membership year).
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In & Proud Member Benefits *
Events
Event Participation Discounts/Rebates for:
- Chicago Pride Fest®
- Northalsted Market Days®
- Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade
- Lakeview Pup Crawl
- Taste of Northalsted
Networking
Private Facebook Group
Annual Member Party
Quarterly Networking Events
Preferred Vendor List
Educational Seminars
Group Buying Initiatives
Marketing
Social Media Promotion
Website Directory Listing
Sponsorship Opportunities
Tourism Campaigns
Proud Purchase Gift Card Program
Direct Mail Marketing
Support Services
Business Support Resources
Rebate & Grant Programs
Security & Safety Programs
Landscaping & Sidewalk Cleaning
Public Art & Holiday Displays
Conference Room Rental
Sanitation Certification Classes
* Benefits subject to change/availability
Membership Benefit Details
Marketing
With 81,000 followers/Likes and 100,000 engagements across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, 24,000 monthly website visits, and a mailing list of over 6,000 subscribers, Northalsted helps amplify Member’s marketing messages.
As a Northalsted IN & PROUD Member, you have been added to our Member Mailing List, (emails from “Northalsted Announcements”). This is the email that is your business’ owner contact. We’ll contact you via this list about developments, programs, and announcements related to your business operation.
Each business within the SSA#18 tax district has a page within Northalsted’s website directory with additional benefits offered to IN & PROUD Members. Visit your listing by searching the directory
The Proud Purchase Gift Card is a prepaid card accepted at 40+ Member businesses with a Holiday promotion that provides 20% bonus value to card purchases in November-December. Northalsted provides $20,000 in funding for this campaign that supports neighborhood businesses.
Accepting the Proud Purchase card is easy to implement. Since the cards process in your pos system as a prepaid Visa debit card, sign up involves filling a short form and a test swipe on your pos to register on the network. To be included in the Proud Purchase Program, please email an inquiry to info@northalsted.com.
In 2018, Northalsted ran a direct mail campaign reaching 5,000 households within a quarter mile of our district. This traditional advertising is a great way to reach locals, increase foot traffic and tap into the community.
In 2019, Northalsted published 14,000 copies of our neighborhood tourist map that was distributed in our district and mailed to 150 of Chicago’s hotels. This publication has opportunities to spotlight Member businesses.
Stay tuned for the next direct mailer!
Business Support Services
Northalsted Members are entitled access to an exclusive Northalsted Member Newsletter, featuring important news regarding streetwide events, festival announcements, and other important information.
If you are not on this newsletter, please contact info@northalsted.com.
For an up-to-date archive of the last twenty newsletters, please click here.
If you would like to see an earlier newsletter, please reach out to info@northalsted.com.
Businesses located within the SSA service area and/or Northalsted IN & PROUD Member businesses may be eligible for a variety of rebate/grant programs offered by Northalsted Business Alliance to support the business community.
SSA#18 has provided over $113,000 in support to Northalsted businesses with COVID-19 related costs: safety measures, staffing, and marketing.
Northalsted works with Brightview Landscaping to make sure the street is seasonally up-to-date and beautiful, with seasonal holiday decor ranging from Christmas across the rainbow to St. Patrick’s Day.
Northalsted will offers access to the office’s conference room to Member businesses. Please contact us to reserve the room.
Northalsted will soon be offering color laser copy printing service benefits. Watch for an announcement email soon!
To assist with sanitation manager certification, Northalsted offers Serve Safe codes for your employees to take online-only sanitation classes.
To get your code, please contact info@northalsted.com.
Northalsted and SSA#18 provide streetscape enhancements and maintenance including periodic sidewalk power washing, supplemental snow removal, landscaping in planters, hanging planters, street pole banners, pylon maintenance, tree grates, trash bins and bike racks. To report damage or ask a question contact info@northalsted.com.
Events
Northalsted Market Days and Chicago Pride Fest events offer IN & PROUD Members priority access to participate and prime vendor placement, in front of their businesses, at steeply discounted rates. These events consistently sellout vendor space and see 50K-100K attendees each.
Members receive exclusive discounted rates to participate in Northalsted Market Days.
The annual Northalsted Market Days is a weekend long festival celebrating life & community in Chicago’s historic Northalsted/Lakeview district. The 1/2 mile long festival features all-day lineups of live music on 5 stages, 250+ unique vendors, arts, crafts, food and drink, DJ’s and dancing, sponsor booths, and more!
Estimated attendance exceeds 100,000 people from near and far.
Founded in 1982, the celebration now spans from Belmont to Addison on North Halsted St. in Northalsted.
The festival features live music by popular artists, 4 stages, food and drink, 100+ arts/craft and merchant vendors, DJ’s and dancing, drag shows, pet parade, Out At Wrigley National Anthem Singing Contest, sponsor booths and more.
Join us for a love-filled celebration of diversity, equality, and the Chicago LGBTQ+ community at Halsted Street and Addison.
Voted one of the 10 best Halloweens in the US by Fodor’s Travel Guide, Northalsted’s Halloween festivities some of the most frightful fun one can have in the city, and members can participate and sponsor in a variety of Halloween events.
- Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade
The Northalsted / Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade, October 31, is the holiday’s biggest spectacle. The Parade & Costume Contest offer thousands in cash prizes in multiple categories, with an outdoor after-party that draws thousands to the street yearly. Members can participate as sponsors or vendors in the Parade or After Party.
- Halloweek Events
Northalsted has expanded Halloween events to a Halloweek leading up to the Halloween Parade with events such as Trick or Treating, Family Fun Zone, Zombie Bar Crawl, Halloween Ball and more. Members can participate as sponsors or vendors in any of these events.
Northalsted IN & PROUD Members are given exclusive access to fruitful neighborhood events year-round to help drive business into your location, examples of past events include Taste of Northalsted, Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl, Themed Bar Crawls, and more.
Click here to see the photo gallery of the recent Taste of Northalsted.
Please stay tuned to the Northalsted Member newsletter for information regarding future neighborhood events.
Networking
Northalsted Members are invited to a complimentary Annual and Holiday Member parties, where connections are made, drinks are shared, awards are distributed, and Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood can come together and have some fun.
Networking events like the End of Summer and Holiday Parties, Retreats, Ribbon Cuttings, and Dedications, brings neighbors together and builds a stronger business community.
2022 Networking Events coming soon, stay tuned for announcements.
SSA#18 has provided over $113,000 in support to Northalsted businesses with COVID-19 related costs: safety measures, staffing, and marketing.
Share your experiences with other Member businesses about B2B contractors and service providers. Find and give recommendations.
Northalsted proudly hosts Educational Seminars and Trainings, including recent successful training in SEO with It’s NERD as part of the Lunch & Learn Program and a Diversity Workshop with Caren Young of The Professional Adult.
Northalsted will soon be offering color laser copy printing service benefits. Watch for an announcement email soon!
To assist with sanitation manager certification, Northalsted offers Serve Safe codes for your employees to take online-only sanitation classes.
To get your code, please contact info@northalsted.com.
Northalsted and SSA#18 provide streetscape enhancements and maintenance including periodic sidewalk power washing, supplemental snow removal, landscaping in planters, hanging planters, street pole banners, pylon maintenance, tree grates, trash bins and bike racks. To report damage or ask a question contact info@northalsted.com.
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