Benefits
Everything included in an InUnison membership.
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Every benefit below supports one of three pillars: Your People, Your Intel, and Your Advocate.
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Build trusted relationships with peers who get it.
Roundtables
Small, confidential groups of 7–8 local business leaders, broad or focus-area specific, who meet regularly to work through real challenges together. Peer-led, InUnison-facilitated, with built-in accountability. Individual members get 1 group; Team members get 3 seats.
Get a trusted advisor in your corner.
One-on-One Mentorship
A full year of structured mentorship: five sessions, roughly every 90 days, each building on the one before. Choose Owner-to-Owner or a tenured mentor focused on your growth.
Get discovered by shoppers who want to buy local.
Find Local RVA: Directory Listing
Your business listed on Find Local RVA, the consumer platform that drives Richmond shoppers toward locally owned, certified businesses.
Show customers you’re the real deal.
Local Certification
InUnison certifies your business as locally owned and independently operated, with a certification mark and window sticker included.
Ask a question, get an answer from someone who’s been there.
Online Community Forum
The InUnison Member Hub. Connect between events, share resources, and continue conversations from roundtables and educational events.
Meet other owners without the sales pitch.
Happier Hours
Casual, member-hosted social events: a real gathering of local business owners, not a networking mixer.
Connect with Richmond’s business community at scale.
Premier Events
State of Local and InnovateLocal, InUnison’s flagship annual events, at member pricing for every tier.
Save on the events and services you’re already using.
Partnership Events & Special Discounts
Access to partner-hosted events and discounts across InUnison’s network of local and regional partners.
Know what’s actually happening in the local business landscape.
State of Local Research
Annual research on market conditions, consumer sentiment, and economic trends affecting independent businesses.
Hear from experienced leaders, learn from an expert, or go deep on your own question.
Educational Events
Three live formats, depending on what you need: Panel Discussions with experienced local leaders, Expert Presentations with time for Q&A, and Small-Group Expert Sessions for direct time with an expert on your specific question.
Learn on your own schedule.
Learning Lab Resources
A growing library of guides, templates, recordings, and worksheets. Practical, not theoretical.
Get a straight answer on taxes and licensing.
Tax & Licensing Chat Help
Chat-based guidance on taxes, licenses, the Virginia SCC, EINs, and more.
Know what’s coming before it hits your bottom line.
Legislative Advocacy & Action Alerts
Policy and regulatory changes translated into plain-language business impact, with alerts when it’s time to act.
Hear directly from the people setting economic policy.
Federal Reserve Discussions
Small-group conversations with Federal Reserve representatives about economic conditions and regional trends.
Get a bigger voice through a statewide partnership.
Virginia Retail Federation Partnership
Access to Virginia Retail Federation advocacy through the InUnison partnership, a direct industry voice for Richmond businesses.
*Core includes 4 events per year from a shared pool, drawn from any combination of Educational Events (Panel Discussions, Expert Presentations, Small-Group Expert Sessions) and Happier Hours, not 4 of each individually.
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