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partnership opportunities

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Rome wasn't built in a day and we can't change the world alone. The PBMA invites you to participate and partner with us on initiatives, training and focuses important to your business goals. We built the PBMA to be flexible and with that we are able to curate support packages that can meet the needs of businesses of any size!

Past successes include:

• Fundraising more than $20,000 to send 12 BIPOC persons to industry educational opportunities of their choice
• Hosting hands-on technical training that educated more than 400 mechanics around the country 
• Hosting technical education at CABDA and Interbike tradeshows
• Educating consumers on what a Professional Bicycle Mechanic does during the Philly Bike Expo and the NAHBS
• Successful keynote addresses at multiple CABDA Venues on the value of service and raising the bar and expectations
• Valuable Survey Data - available to you!

What we provide you (with potential for more):

• Direct access to engaged mechanics
• Promotional email via PBMA's Mechanics Minute Newsletter 
• Your company logo placed on the PBMA Partners Page (two tiers based on partnership contribution, displayed in alphabetical order)
• PBMA Supporter signage for your booth, wherever you expo
• Opportunity to provide a member benefit, such as a special purchase opportunity or educational opportunity
• PBMA Survey Data and opportunity for specific survey questions to be asked
• PBMA Partners Banner with your logo to be displayed wherever the PBMA is expoing

Opportunities to Engage
PBMA Mechanic Certification 
PBMA Scholarships 
​PBMA Technical Education
PBMA Service Department Management Education

What does it Cost?
The PBMA asks that your partnership contribution reflect the size of your business or your engagement interest. The return to action document found on this page outlines a specific set of opportunity and deliverables for the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. The PBMA recognizes the work you have done to grow your business, we ask for a minimum contribution of $750 from our corporate partners.

​Please reach out to us with your desired engagement goals, how you see your company fitting into the projects and activities the PBMA is engaged in and let's discuss the best path forward for each of our organizations.

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PBMA's Return to Action outlines a fantastic set of engagement opportunity and deliverables for the 2022 and 2023 calendar year. Hands-on training will return and is in demand! 

PBMA Engagement

The PBMA audience is diverse. It includes mechanics, owners, managers, riders, and companies interested in what keeps the wheels turning. Below are some basic engagement data points on where and how the PBMA engages with its audience.

Social Media
​The PBMA utilizes social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to highlight the work that mechanics do.
By the numbers:
Instagram 4500+ followers, with posts reaching 3300+ accounts on a rolling 14-day basis
Facebook 5000+ direct followers with a direct engaged audience of 11,000 Facebook users
Twitter 750 followers, this is primarily an additional outlet for the PBMA Mechanics Minute.

Newsletter 
The PBMA produces the "Mechanics Minute" newsletter approximately every two weeks to around 6500 subscribers  with a 30% open rate. The PBMA Mechanics Minute is a mix of news, sponsor blurbs and helpful articles curated by members, partners and our Board of Directors. This is the perfect platform for our partners to share news, techniques and ideas with an audience engaged in professional development. 

Events
The PBMA strongly believes that in-person interactions and training are critical to the development of professional technical skills. We also believe in the value of meeting current, future and past members face-to-face! As the new "normal" for in-person events is discovered you can count on us being there!