Vision and Goals

GBA’s Vision for Business and Economic Development

WE PROMOTE THE COMMON GOAL OF THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS BY FOSTERING LOCAL BUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL GROWTH IN THE TOWN OF GROTON. THROUGH A SERIES OF LOCAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, THE GROTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, PROMOTES COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS. THESE EVENTS PROMOTE AND SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS, NON-PROFITS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. PROFITS FROM THESE EVENTS ARE DONATED TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. THE GBA IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE WITHIN THE 501C3.

GBA’s Goals

  1. Generate more business for members,
  2. Create business opportunities, and promote positive business and agricultural growth,
  3. Encourage residents, organizations, and businesses to “Shop Groton”,
  4. Reach out and connect with the community through physical and monetary community service,
  5. Collaborate with other groups and organizations to better deliver GBA Goals, and
  6. Persistently evaluate the Value Proposition of GBA membership and ensure member satisfaction.

GBA’s role in business and Economic  Development is manyfold.  We want to help new and existing businesses understand how to work with the Town, to expand or change services.  We want to enable businesses by providing a platform for networking and business education.  We want to encourage local shopping, including the many farms in Groton that produce a variety of products.  We want to be vigilant in identifying potential disruptors of our beloved town’s culture, charm, and assets.  Growth is inevitable.  We want to help our elected officials define and shape our community. 

A GBA Sub-Committee, the Community Outreach Committee, is charged with establishing channels for businesses and the community to connect with GBA, generating commerce and making it easier for businesses to grow and flourish in Groton.

Increase Membership

Increasing membership facilitates the reach of our message to more businesses and farms as well as provides citizens with a better understanding of what various businesses do.

GBA is committed to increasing its membership and communicating with businesses in Groton to explain what GBA is, and how GBA can enable them to be more successful.

Charitable Giving

Business groups often provide a sound base for charitable giving.  GBA Fundraising implements business development programs directly for its members.  GBA may also give annually to local student scholarships, grants, or donations to various entrepreneurial business initiatives.

For this purpose, GBA’s Director of Giving is responsible for developing and maintaining a sub-committee whose primary focus is the organization’s charitable contributions, how they will benefit the Groton community, and how they will be delivered, monetarily or otherwise.