Join the Rainbow Business and Professional Association Today!


Joining RBPA is not only a great way to promote your business to the gay,lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, but it’s also an excellent resource for networking or for expanding your client referral base or your sales force.


RBPA is also a great resource for information about area non-profit organizations that benefit the Maine LGBT community as well.


Membership is an Opportunity you just can’t pass up.

Membership benefits include:


  • Reduced fees for our monthly dinner meetings, held from September through May.
  • Monthly Mail announcements of meeting events with dates and speakers.
  • A free listing in the RBPA on-line Directory.
  • Strengthen the LGBT community in Maine through the RBPA Scholarship Fund.
  • Build business and social contacts through networking opportunities around Maine. 
  • Get involved. Join a committee. Work with the Board of Directors to help expand our membership, broaden the scope of our activities or help raise funds for Scholarships. 
  • Maximize your membership through participation.  We want your involvement!
  • Advertising opportunities to promote your business or non-profit.
For more information , please contact us at info@rbpa.org or download our   membership application in printable Adobe Acrobat format.

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Affiliate membership in the NGLCC (National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce). RBPA is now part of a network of 45 state and local LGBT chambers and business organizations across the United States - - as well as nine international affiliates!  The NGLCC is the largest LGBT business development and economic advocacy organization in the world and advocates on behalf of an estimated 800,000 – 1.4 million LGBT owned businesses in the United States.

With a national business voice from Washington, DC to Wall Street, RBPA members are connected to LGBT owned and allied businesses across the country and around the world.  Our membership entitles RBPA members to such benefits as:
  • An affiliate listing in the NGLCC’s National Online Business Directory
  • Business and service discounts
  • Special pricing on travel and lodging
  • Discounted rates at NGLCC conferences
  • The opportunity to participate in NGLCC programs and initiatives designed to strengthen and grow your business

Learn more about the NGLCC’s Supplier Diversity Initiative (SDI).  The NGLCC is the exclusive certification agency for LGBT owned businesses, and serves as the bridge between Corporate America and LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs).  This initiative means that America’s top corporations are seeking to do business with LGBT owned companies, just as they do with ethnic minority and women owned businesses.  Since the SDI’s pilot in 2005, more than $75 million has been spent with NGLCC certified suppliers.  You have the opportunity to become certified with the NGLCC and to do so at a discounted affiliate rate - - all because of RBPA’s affiliation with the NGLCC!

Learn more about the NGLCC online at www.nglcc.org