The Association at every level defines the HBA as the "Voice of Canadian Residential Construction". For small local, this is difficult.

Some larger HBA's have revenue streams like

• pay-for-use education and training,
• annual 'Parade of Homes'
• gold tournaments
• awards events and conferences

If possible, I would like to incorporate revenue generation in our membership, but not at the expense of our members' free time and added monetary input.

The background work I hope to perform is as such:

• New growth strategies - promotional, membership drive(s), communication with support sectors and local bodies.
• Define our image better in the community and foster cooperative communication.
• Define the VALUE FOR MEMBERSHIP that we get from being a part of an HBA - this will be a big one. When we've got it, I intend to exploit it to the maximum possible.
• Ultimately, drive more business to our members.