Benefits of Membership

Associate Membership Available

Membership Benefits to BIA Members:

Visa/Mastercard Discounts:

Members of the BIA are eligible for visa and mastercard merchant discounts which could help to trim costs for your business. Global Payments Canada Inc. is pleased to offer Ontario B.I.A. Association members the following preferred Visa and MasterCard merchant package:

No application fee ($100 savings)
Visa rate – 1.79%
MasterCard rate – 1.85% (assessment fee 0.054%)
Interac/Debit fee – 10 cents per transaction
Verifone 3750 Dial with Internal Pinpad $29/mth.(Chip Card Enabled)
No charge funding to bank of your choice ($10 per month savings)
No minimum monthly processing fee ($240 annual savings)

**Note: This offer is not available to manual merchants.

For more information or to start saving right now please contact:

Candy Hoang, Account Manager
Toll Free Phone: 1 (800) 361-8170 ext. 74438
Toll Free Fax: 1 (800) 608-8595
candy.hoang@globalpay.com

Flyer Distribution:

Members of the BIA can submit a flyer for distribution to over 550 businesses in the Downtown core which can be inserted in the BIA’s newsletter. The newsletter is distributed quarterly and members can insert their flyer at least 3 times per year at a cost of $75 per insertion. New businesses of less than 6 months which open in the Downtown BIA area may place an insert in the mailing once free of charge.

Group Home, Auto, Benefit and Commercial Insurance Discounts:

Members and their employees are eligible for member rates on

Group Home and Auto Insurance with savings of up to 30% or more
Group Insurance Benefit Plan for businesses from 1 to 1,000 employees
Commercial Insurance program exclusive to all BIA member businesses including commercial property, business interruption, commercial auto, D & O Liability, E & O Coverage, Crime coverage, Identity theft, disaster recovery and much more.

Please contact:

Home & Auto: Cathy Phimister
Commerical Insurance: Darryl Gautreau
Group & Life Insurance: Jim Lea
Insurance Brokers: Dan Lawrie

105 Main Street East, Suite 1400
biainsurance@danlawrie.com
(905) 525-7259 or (800) 661-1518

Savings on Wire Service Fees

Western Union Business Solutions offer no wire fees on Foreign exchange transactions such as
International wires & drafts
Flexible forward contracts & exchange rate bidding programs
International receipt of funds
Free courier delivery of cheques & drafts
Secure online services

Western Union Business Solutions

1 King St. W. Suite 901
(905) 523-6004

Free Resources for Business Owners

Members are eligible for free resources for business owners

Please contact
Scotiabank
12 King St. E, (905) 577-8525
or go to www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,593,00.html

The UPS Store

4 colour copies for a loonie and other in store specials.

The UPS Store
140 King St. E.
(905) 522- 1971

The Cash Store

Members are eligible for a free cash card ($15 fee waived) or
50% discount on prepaid MasterCard
Call Holly Moote

(905) 577-4729
96 Main St. E.

10% Discount on entire stock at regular price

Hamilton Vision Centre
Cannot be used with other specials
164 King St. E. (905) 527-1591

$100 off Agency Placement for Child or Senior Care

Niagara Caregivers & Persons
701 – 20 Hughson St. S.
Contact Cherie Richards (905) 523-4241 (905) 523-4241

20 % off Dinner Entrees/10% off off-site catering

Incognito Restaurant & Wine Bar
92 John St. S.
(905) 296-5832

$20 discount on first temporary staffing request for min. 4 Hour placement
Hunt Personnel

25 Main St. W. Suite
(905) 540-4868

Purchse 500 business cards and receive 500 free.

(Artwork and taxes extra, in-house services only)

Allegra Printing
11 Hughson Street South
(905) 522-0788