Jewish Business Network

What Jewish Business Network does

Jewish Business Network (JBN) is a nonprofit professional networking organization serving Jewish professionals across industries in the Greater Philadelphia area. Its mission is to connect professionals, strengthen relationships between individuals, advance Jewish leadership, and serve as a vital hub for the Jewish community. JBN is led by a board of volunteer leaders and operates as a sponsored project of Jewish Heritage Programs, a nonprofit charity — a structural affiliation that enables tax-deductible corporate sponsorships.

The organization's core offerings are membership subscriptions and recurring events. Memberships are sold across Standard ($475/year or $44/month), Young Professional ($238/year or $22/month), and Corporate (rates undisclosed) tiers, each granting access to 6–10 annual events, one complimentary guest pass per event, a member-only directory with bios and business profiles, event registration lists, and member spotlights promoted on a 5,000+ person email list and social channels. Events include speaker engagements with industry leaders (e.g., the Philadelphia Phillies, BAYADA, Medical Guardian, Honeygrow, Vetri Restaurant Corp, Post Brothers), social gatherings, and structured networking sessions averaging 80–100 attendees.

Beyond its core membership, JBN has built two sub-brand programs — the Women's Initiative, which supports Jewish women in business through curated events, and JAAWN (Jewish African American Welcome Network), which fosters connection between Black and Jewish communities. Corporate sponsorships from partners such as SERHANT, Carter Lumber, Cerity Partners, Freedom Mortgage, the Philadelphia Phillies, University City Science Center, and a joint partnership with the Tiger Woods Foundation provide a second revenue stream. Distribution is regional (Greater Philadelphia), delivered through in-person events and a self-serve online member directory, with marketing driven by email, organic social, events, and member referrals.

Name

Jewish Business Network

Legal name

Jewish Business Network

Website

https://jbnphilly.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jewish Business Network is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that runs membership subscriptions and 6–10 annual networking events for Jewish professionals across industries in Greater Philadelphia, supported by corporate sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Networking Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Professional networking organization
• Jewish community networking
• Business membership events
• Corporate event sponsorships
• Monthly networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual and monthly membership subscriptions providing access to events, member directory, and networking opportunities. Tiers include Standard, Young Professional, and Corporate memberships.
2. Event Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships for JBN events providing brand exposure and community engagement. Sponsorship opportunities are offered as a sponsored project of Jewish Heritage Programs, a nonprofit charity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jewish Business Network is a community-led professional networking organization that hosts monthly speaker, social, and networking events for Jewish professionals in Greater Philadelphia. Membership tiers (Standard, Young Professional, Corporate) provide access to events, an online member directory, and promotional opportunities, while corporate event sponsorships support programming under the Jewish Heritage Programs nonprofit umbrella.

Product overview

Jewish Business Network (JBN) is a professional networking organization, not a traditional SaaS product. JBN offers membership-based programs (Standard, Young Professional, and Corporate tiers with annual or monthly billing) that provide access to networking events, speaker programs, and professional development opportunities. Core offerings include monthly events with industry leaders, the Women's Initiative program for female professionals, and the JAAWN initiative fostering Black-Jewish community connections. The organization also offers corporate sponsorship packages for brand exposure to Philadelphia's business community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JAAWN: Jewish African American Welcome Network - initiative dedicated to strengthening the historic bond between the Black and Jewish communities through connection, conversation, and collaboration
• Women's Initiative

Products and services

• Standard Membership Recurring membership ($475/year or $44/month with auto-renewal) giving Jewish professionals access to all JBN monthly events, one complimentary guest pass per event, the online member directory with bio and business profile, event registration lists, and member spotlights across JBN marketing channels including a 5,000+ person email list.
• Young Professional Membership

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BallersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership announced for member benefits and cross-promotion. Ballers is a brand/company serving the JBN community.
• Jewish Heritage ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBN is a sponsored project of Jewish Heritage Programs, a nonprofit charity. This affiliation enables JBN's sponsorship model to provide tax-deductible community engagement opportunities for partners.
• Carter LumberminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for JBN Rooftop Summer Social. Building materials supplier with 180+ locations across 15 states.
• SERHANTminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for JBN Down the Shore event. Luxury real estate brokerage with 8+ million social followers.
• Tiger Woods Foundation / TGR Learning LabsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint event partnership for JBN x Tiger Woods Foundation event featuring TGR Learning Labs mission.
• Cerity PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for Tiger Woods Foundation partnership event.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BNI (Business Network International): The largest referral-based business networking organization globally. While not faith-based, it competes for the same local-professional-networking dollars and time as JBN, and many of its Greater Philadelphia chapters target the same SMB/professional demographic.
• Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia: The dominant Jewish community umbrella organization in JBN's home market. While broader in scope (philanthropy, education, social services), it operates adjacent programming for Jewish professionals and competes for both donor dollars and volunteer leadership.
• Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia (JCCs): JCCs in the Greater Philadelphia area offer professional and social programming for Jewish adults; they overlap with JBN's audience and events, although their core mission is broader recreation, education, and community programming.

Direct peers

• Israeli-American Council (IAC): A Jewish community organization running professional, cultural, and networking programming across multiple U.S. regions — comparable to JBN in audience (Jewish professionals) and event/community-driven model, but operating at national scale.
• JPRO Network: A network of Jewish communal professionals and organizations; while more professionally focused on the nonprofit sector, it competes for the same Jewish-professional mindshare and event-attention as JBN in regional markets.
• Young Jewish Professionals (YJP): A national Jewish professional networking organization that runs events, mixers, and educational programming for Jewish professionals — directly overlapping with JBN's mission, audience (Jewish professionals), and event-driven GTM model.

Emerging players

• Tiger 21: A high-net-worth peer-advisory and networking organization that runs local groups with curated speakers and events — overlapping with JBN's curated-speaker event model and willingness-to-pay for premium professional community.

Others

• Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce: The principal regional business membership organization in JBN's home market; it offers networking events, sponsorships, and member directories that overlap functionally with JBN, though without the Jewish-community identity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jbn-philly

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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