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Free local visibility
Be listed as a BMN community partner with your business name, location, category, and a simple description.
Ann Arbor & Beyond • Community Partners • Support Local
Partner with BMN and help bring real community back.
The Business Meetup Network partners with local businesses, venues, nonprofits, coworking spaces, apartments, restaurants, cafes, studios, and community-minded organizations that want to support local connection, host meaningful experiences, and bring good people together.
Community partners can be listed in the free directory, host BMN experiences or events, sponsor the network, invite Charlie to teach classes, or collaborate on custom experiences that support local people and local business.
Free directory listing
Get listedJoin the free BMN community partner directory for Ann Arbor and beyond.
Host experiencesBring people into your space for meetups, classes, talks, or special events.
Support localHelp create real conversations, local discovery, and community connection.
Get listed in the free community directory.
Businesses that support BMN can be listed as community partners so residents, members, and local collaborators can discover places that care about connection.
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Community trust
Show people that your business supports local connection, conversation, learning, and meaningful in-person experiences.
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Future opportunities
Directory partners may be considered for events, sponsorships, member offers, special gatherings, and Builders Table features.
Host BMN Experiences
Bring the community into your space.
BMN experiences are designed to help people meet, learn, support local businesses, and build real relationships. Your space can become part of the weekly or monthly rhythm of the community.
Community meetups
Casual gatherings where people meet, talk, make friends, network, and support your location.
Lunch & Learns
Short educational sessions on business, marketing, AI, systems, community building, and practical growth topics.
Special experiences
Custom events, demos, tastings, tours, creative sessions, local showcases, or community nights built around your space.
Charlie’s Pick
Occasional curated community meetups at places Charlie personally wants the community to discover and support.
Sponsor + Support
Support free events and local connection.
Sponsorship helps keep BMN events free and accessible while giving your business local visibility through event mentions, email updates, social promotion, community recaps, and on-site recognition when appropriate.
Sponsorship can be simple or custom. You might sponsor a Lunch & Learn, a Saturday community event, a special workshop, refreshments, a venue experience, or a featured community series.
Classes + Speaking
Invite Charlie to teach in your space.
Charlie is available to come to community partner locations to teach practical classes, lead conversations, facilitate workshops, or organize educational events for your audience, tenants, customers, members, or staff.
- Website lead capture and better follow-up
- AI and automation for small businesses
- CRM, systems, calendars, and communication
- Community building and real-world networking
- Custom topics for your audience or business community
For apartments
Resident workshops, networking nights, side-project meetups, and professional development events.
For coworking spaces
Business classes, founder meetups, member education, AI workshops, and community programming.
For local businesses
Events that bring people into your location while supporting learning, relationships, and local discovery.
Partnership ideas.
Start simple or build something bigger. The best partnerships are the ones that fit your space, audience, and goals.
Simple
Directory Partner
Get listed for free and stay open to future collaborations, offers, events, or community spotlights.
Community
Host Partner
Host a meetup, Lunch & Learn, Saturday gathering, class, workshop, or special community experience.
Growth
Custom Partner
Work with Charlie to create a promoted event, lead capture strategy, recap content, or ongoing community program.
How It Works
Keep it simple.
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Email your idea
Send your location, business type, and what you want to explore to [email protected].
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Talk through details
We look at timing, space, capacity, promotion, event type, and what would make the partnership useful.
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Support local together
We create a simple way to connect people, support your space, and help the community discover you.
Community Partner
Want to support local connection in Ann Arbor and beyond?
Get listed in the free directory, host a BMN experience, sponsor an event, invite Charlie to teach, or share an idea and let’s build something that supports your business and the community.