Name

WEST ALAMEDA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC

Legal name

West Alameda Business Association

Website

https://westalamedabusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Alameda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Tiered membership program based on business size with four levels: Non-Profit ($100), 1-15 employees ($150), 16-49 employees ($300), and 50+ employees ($550). Provides member benefits including directory listings, event participation, and community support.
2. Donations: Accepts individual and corporate donations at various levels ($10, $20, $30, $40 or custom amounts) with weekly, monthly, or one-time billing options. Donations support Webster Street events, beautification projects, and community initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WABA is a non-profit Business Improvement Area that provides tiered membership subscriptions to local West Alameda businesses, maintains categorized online business directories, manages Webster Park as a free outdoor community event venue, and organizes recurring community programming such as the Webster Wednesdays live music series, Game of Shrooms art hunt, seasonal markets, and holiday celebrations. Revenue is generated through membership fees and donations, with members receiving directory listings, event participation, and district promotion.

Product overview

WABA operates as a unified business association platform offering a tiered membership program for local businesses, manages Webster Park as a community event space (formerly Healing Garden, renamed in 2025), organizes West End community events including Webster Wednesdays live music series and seasonal festivals, provides business directories for member visibility, and offers Webster Park booking services for community event hosting. The organization serves as the central hub for West Alameda business promotion and community development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WABA Membership Program Tiered annual membership program for West Alameda businesses, with fees based on employee count: Non-Profit ($100), 1-15 employees ($150), 16-49 employees ($300), and 50+ employees ($550). Members receive business directory listings, event participation rights, networking access, and community promotion support.
• Webster Park A free, open-air community space at 1435 Webster Street in Alameda's West End. Originally created in 2020 as the Healing Garden and renamed Webster Park in 2025 to honor Daniel Webster and Webster Street's 150th anniversary. The space hosts community events, live music, art installations, and cultural gatherings.
• Webster Park Booking Service Event venue booking application service enabling community members and organizations to apply for hosting events at Webster Park through an online application process.
• Business Directories Online business directories categorizing West Alameda businesses across Food and Drink, Grand Marina, Health and Body, Non-Profit, Shop and Play, and Services categories to promote local visibility for member and listed businesses.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West End Arts District (WEAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWABA collaborates with WEAD on community art initiatives. In June 2021, WEAD commissioned ten works from local LGBTQ and BIPOC artists for a permanent outdoor art collection at what is now Webster Park (formerly the Healing Garden).
• West End Business DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWABA works in partnership with the West End Arts District for events, public art installations, and community programming in the Webster Street area.
• Alameda PostminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal news outlet featuring coverage of WABA events, businesses, and community initiatives. Multiple articles highlight West Alameda businesses and district news.
• Alameda PrideminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLGBTQ+ nonprofit organization supporting local initiatives, GSAs, scholarships, and teen center. Listed in WABA's Non-Profit directory.
• City of Alameda - Base Reuse and Economic DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity department providing business resources, permits, grants, and economic development support. Located at 950 West Mall Square, Suite 239, Alameda, CA 94501. Contact: [email protected]

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Association of Business Improvement Districts (NABID): A trade body representing BIAs across the United States. Comparable as a peer in the same organizational category (BIA ecosystem) and a potential resource for WABA, though it is a membership association rather than a competing local BID.
• International Downtown Association: The industry trade association for Business Improvement Districts and downtown organizations globally. Comparable as the umbrella peer for the BIA category that WABA belongs to, though it operates as an enabling/network body rather than a direct local competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Berkeley Chamber of Commerce: A neighboring East Bay business association offering tiered membership, networking, and business promotion. Operates a similar membership-driven model to WABA but at city scale and with more formal structure.
• Oakland Metro Chamber of Commerce: A larger, more established business association serving Oakland and the broader East Bay. Comparable as a chamber-of-commerce-style membership organization, but with a wider geography and more institutional scale than WABA.
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce: A large, established metropolitan chamber offering tiered membership, advocacy, and business promotion. Operates the same business-association model as WABA but at vastly larger scale and with formal policy influence.
• Visit Oakland: A destination marketing organization that promotes Oakland's commercial districts, restaurants, arts, and events to visitors. Overlaps with WABA's business-directory and event-promotion functions but operates at city scale and via tourism-channel funding.

Direct peers

• Downtown Berkeley Association (BID): A designated Business Improvement District in Berkeley that levies assessments and delivers district services, marketing, and beautification. Highly comparable to WABA because both are BIA-style organizations funding district-level promotion and maintenance through member contributions.
• Alameda Chamber of Commerce: The other primary business association serving Alameda, California. Comparable because it operates the same business-association/membership model serving the same local business community, though with city-wide rather than West-End-specific scope.

Regional players

• San Leandro Chamber of Commerce: A local chamber in the adjacent East Bay city of San Leandro with a comparable tiered-membership business-association model. Not a direct competitor geographically, but operates an analogous structure of dues, events, and business promotion.
• Hayward Chamber of Commerce: Another East Bay chamber offering tiered business membership, networking, and advocacy. Comparable business model to WABA but serves a different East Bay submarket rather than directly competing in West Alameda.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/westalamedabusiness
• Instagraminstagram.com/westalamedabusiness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westalamendabusiness

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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