About MBA

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With more than 250 members, the Metropolitan Business Association of Orlando is proud to be Central Florida's LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Governed by a 12-member volunteer board of directors, MBA Orlando reaches out in many ways:

  • Host monthly Networking Mixers, New Member Orientations, Better in Biz Workshops, Cocktails & Conversation and Transgender Women’s Business Council events
  • Certify LGBT owned businesses as LGBT Business Enterprises and help open opportunities for corporations and governments to include them in their supply chains.
  • Operate the Referral Exchange Development (RED) Group, the chamber's category exclusive networking group that has generated more than $930,000 in sales for its members.
  • Produce Come Out With Pride Orlando, the state's largest pride parade with more than 70,000 attendees last year.
  • Launched Converge Orlando, Central Florida's LGBT-inclusive Convention & Visitor's Bureau, focused on attracting large LGBT conventions and the 2018 Gay Games.

Purpose


To lead the way for development, advocacy and growth of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender business community and its allies.

We will accomplish this through building our small businesses, working with professionals in corporations, supporting our non-profits and encouraging the general community to support those that support their rights.

Principles


The guiding principles of the MBA are as follows:
  • To establish and nurture a network of business and professional resources for LGBT and allied communities.
  • To encourage fellowship and support among businesses, professionals, individuals, and charitable pursuits in the LGBT and allied communities.
  • To oppose prejudice in society at large and within the LGBT and allied communities on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • To foster communication, acceptance, and mutual support among LGBT persons and the allied communities.
  • To provide positive role models in the LGBT and allied communities.

MBA Member Standard of Business Ethics

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We as members of the Metropolitan Business Association of Orlando, Inc., strive to recognize, promote and improve LGBT businesses and the LGBT business community and to that end, agree to be honor bound by the Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics. Our members agree to:

  • Conduct business with honesty, integrity, and fairness with respect to customers, clients and employees alike.
  • Be accessible and accountable to customers or clients and make every reasonable effort to act for the customers’ or clients’ best interest and benefit.
  • Not discriminate based upon race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
  • Be responsible at all times for truthful and non-deceptive advertising and promotion regarding their business and its products or services.
  • Not use or condone advertising which is untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or which contains insincere offers to sell, or advertising which as a whole, may be misleading or result in misrepresentation by direct statement, inference or omission.
  • Conduct business with strict adherence to the laws of the state where located and to business or professional codes existent for the particular business or profession and in accordance with generally accepted business practices.
  • Support the ideas and goals of this organization, as well as support the LGBT community in general, in a constructive and positive manner


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