Raising the Voice of Small Business in North Topeka! When North Topeka businesses join together, we can exercise tremendous clout with a bold new vision of how to compete economically. The North Topeka Business Alliance is a non-partisan, nonprofit, forward-looking advocacy organization dedicated to championing North Topeka businesses. The Alliance understands that an important way to stay competi
tive and ensure profitability is to invest in our business and our community. This means that as efforts are underway to grapple with the #1 issue facing North Topeka businesses you will have a place at the table! Empowering North Topeka! Activities
Legislative Agenda: The NTBA will work with legislative leaders, business groups and professional associations. Outreach: The NTBA will serve as a liaison between government leaders and the small business community. NTBA Board Members will be available to speak on important legislative issues, to attend events with key policy leaders, and be contacts for the media. The Alliance will host meeting with elected leaders and candidates in order to educate its members and the public. Such forums provide an excellent opportunity for candidates to demonstrate their support of North Topeka and to receive useful feedback. The Alliance will offer to provide technical assistance during policy formation, and its business members and staff will be available to sit on boards and commissions in order to provide their North Topeka perspective. Coalition Building: Though most of its members are small businesses, the Alliance will also recruit individuals, academics, local and state associations and larger businesses that share the organization’s philosophy. During important debates, the NTBA will be able to bring to the table its wide and diverse membership, and build coalitions with a variety of other organizations and interests in order to facilitate broad-based support.