The Business Referral Association or TBRA as it is commonly referred to was born out of a want for business owners to get together and promote their own business in a friendly social atmosphere. They were looking for a low cost, effective method of spreading their contact base to the greatest number of potential customers in a personal manner.

TBRA does this by using the contacts, both business and personal, that all the other members have as a referral base. When a member is going about their own business, quite often there arises in conversation the other parties need for a particular type of service. If the member has a business in the association that may supply that service, the member will inform the customer of this and be able to give a personal recommendation of the other business.

The business owner will then, with the customer/personal contact’s approval, then contact the other business and inform them of the potential customer details for follow up.

TBRA meets once a week where these referrals or recommendations are passed between the relevant members and the association keeps a loose tally of the income generated by all the businesses within the group.

TBRA is a non profit organization and any surplus funds generated over and above the cost of getting together are donated to local charities.