North Redondo Beach Business Association (NRBBA)

Name

North Redondo Beach Business Association (NRBBA)

Legal name

North Redondo Beach Business Association

Website

https://nrbba.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Business Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

SECONDARYTHAHAMAH

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Corporate Meetings & Summits

Keywords

• Business association services
• Community economic development
• Local business advocacy
• Community event management
• Small business networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Redondo Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Revenue: Revenue generated from event wristbands and tickets including Springfest carnival rides and Dine Around Artesia tastings.
2. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships from local businesses at various tiers (Presenting, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) for events and programs.
3. Raffle and Silent Auction: Proceeds from raffle tickets and silent auctions at events, with proceeds supporting scholarships and entrepreneurship programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NRBBA is a nonprofit, all-volunteer business association that advocates for and supports small businesses and residents of the North Redondo Beach (NRB / "The78") neighborhood, especially along the Artesia and Aviation corridors. It offers free membership, hosts signature community events such as Springfest (a four-day carnival festival) and Dine Around ARTesia & ARTwalk (a restaurant/arts tasting walk), and runs monthly Rise & Shine Redondo networking meetings, a scholarship program, a community cleanup initiative, and promotional platforms like Small Biz LIVE and the Sales & Promotions calendar.

Product overview

NRBBA is a community business association (not a technology product company) that serves as an economic development organization for the North Redondo Beach area. The organization offers a portfolio of community events (Springfest, Dine Around ARTesia), networking programs (Rise & Shine Redondo meetings), educational initiatives (scholarship program, storefront improvement program), volunteer programs (Second Saturday Sweep), and promotional services (Small Biz LIVE video series, sales promotions calendar). These offerings work together to support local business growth, community engagement, and economic vitality along the Artesia and Aviation corridors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Springfest NRBBA's signature annual four-day community festival featuring carnival rides, live entertainment, food vendors, and family activities. All-You-Can-Ride wristbands (Thursday $35, Friday/Saturday $45; 4-Day Ultimate Pass $90, regularly $180) and single-ride tickets ($2 each or 30 for $30) are sold to consumers and families.
• Dine Around ARTesia & ARTwalk Signature culinary and arts walking event along Artesia Boulevard featuring tastings from local restaurants paired with artist displays at participating businesses. Wristbands sold: Early Bird (Adults $40, Children 5-11 $20, Under 5 Free, Family 4-Pack $110) and Regular (Adults $75, Children $40, Family 4-Pack $200), plus a two-day adult wristband at $65. Features 50+ eateries, artists, and local businesses.
• Rise & Shine Redondo Monthly Networking Meetings Free monthly networking meetings held on the second Thursday from 7:45–9:00 AM at the South Bay Galleria Community Room, featuring guest speakers, city leadership updates, and interactive business programs for members and prospective members.
• NRBBA Scholarship Program Annual scholarship funded through event raffles and silent auctions awarding one Redondo Union High School senior pursuing a business degree with financial support for college, selected from dozens of applicants each year.
• Storefront Improvement Program Facilitation City of Redondo Beach initiative administered through NRBBA that offers up to 50% matching grants to qualified businesses along the Artesia/Aviation corridor for storefront improvements, providing NRBBA members access to capital for facade and signage upgrades.
• Small Biz LIVE Video Interview Series Free video-interview series hosted on NRBBA's YouTube channel that features North Redondo Beach businesses for promotional exposure and community storytelling, amplifying merchant visibility beyond the physical footprint of the district.
• Second Saturday Sweep Community Cleanup Monthly community greenway cleanup initiative launched in 2021 and organized by volunteer Jeff Rowe, providing supplies and coordinating volunteers on the second Saturday of each month to maintain neighborhood cleanliness and beautification.
• Sales & Promotions Community Calendar Free community calendar platform on nrbba.org that allows local businesses to submit and share special promotions, sales, and events, providing members with a shared promotional channel that aggregates neighborhood deals in one discoverable feed.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Bay Credit UnioncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 July 2026Presenting sponsor for Dine Around ARTesia & ARTwalk 2026. Provides sponsorship support for signature community events that benefit local businesses and youth scholarships.
• Redondo Beach Art GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2026Partnership for Dine Around ARTesia & ARTwalk event. Redondo Beach Art Group artists are paired with businesses to display and sell artwork along the Artesia corridor during the event.
• SoCalGasminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 July 2026Gold sponsor for Dine Around ARTesia & ARTwalk 2026, supporting local business initiatives and community events.
• Minuteman Press Redondo BeachminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 July 2026Gold sponsor for Dine Around ARTesia & ARTwalk 2026, providing marketing and printing support for local events.
• City of Redondo BeachcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026City leadership regularly attends NRBBA monthly meetings. City staff provides updates on commercial rehab, parking, pedestrian safety, and beautification initiatives. The City offers the Storefront Improvement Program providing 50% matching grants for storefront improvements.
• Redondo Beach Performing Arts CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 April 2026Venue partner for Springfest 2026. Located at 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Redondo Beach. Provides venue for carnival rides, entertainment, and family activities.
• Martin ChevroletminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 April 2026Gold sponsor for Springfest 2026, supporting the signature community festival.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce: Umbrella association of South Bay chambers of commerce. Provides regional coordination, advocacy, and joint programming across local chambers — comparable in mission to NRBBA's business-association model, but at a multi-city regional layer.
• Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce: Larger South Bay regional chamber serving Torrance and surrounding communities. Comparable membership-association model but with a broader geography, paid staff, and a wider program portfolio than NRBBA's neighborhood-scale operations.

Broad incumbents

• California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Statewide business association with regional chapters. Comparable advocacy and networking model for local businesses across California, but operates at a much larger geographic and organizational scale than NRBBA.
• Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce: Large, established LA-region business association with paid staff and a broad portfolio of advocacy, networking, and policy programs. Overlaps with NRBBA in serving local SMBs and advocating for business interests, but at a vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce: The citywide chamber of commerce for Redondo Beach. Directly comparable to NRBBA in serving local Redondo Beach businesses with networking, advocacy, and events, but operates citywide (including South Redondo) rather than focusing on the North Redondo 'The78' neighborhood.
• El Segundo Chamber of Commerce: Chamber for the adjacent South Bay city of El Segundo. Comparable chamber-style organization running networking events, business mixers, and community programs for local merchants and employers.
• Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of commerce for neighboring Manhattan Beach in the South Bay. Closely comparable in scope — a beach-city membership organization supporting local SMBs with mixers, advocacy, and community events — making it a strong functional peer despite serving a different municipality.
• Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce: Chamber for neighboring Hermosa Beach in the South Bay. Comparable business association model — dues/fee-based membership supporting a small beach-city business community through events, networking, and city advocacy.

Others

• Main Street America: National nonprofit focused on commercial-district revitalization through a network of local programs. Thematically comparable to NRBBA's Artesia corridor beautification mission (e.g., undergrounding power lines, Storefront Improvement Program) at a national scale.
• American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA): National nonprofit that helps communities form 'Independent Business Alliances' — local, independent coalitions promoting locally owned businesses. Conceptually analogous to NRBBA's local-business advocacy role, though AMIBA is an enabling/movement organization rather than a direct operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NRedondoBeachBA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NoRedondBeachBA
• Facebookfacebook.com/NRBBA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-redondo-beach-business-association-nrbba-
• Instagraminstagram.com/northredondobeachbusiness

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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