Welcome to the Westside Business Leaders Association!

News

Meeting Notice

Our next meeting will be July 9, 2009. Bob Thompson will be speaking about Cecil Field.

We've announced our 2009 Scholarship Recipients!

Past Speaker Bios.

"It's 5 O'clock Somewhere"

Join your fellow WBLA members and bring a guest to our next Mixer -

• Tuesday, July 14
• 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Edgewood Bakery Banquet Hall

1012 S. Edgewood Ave
corner of Edgewood & Post
(904) 389-8054

"Margaritaville" will be in Jacksonville that evening so we can enjoy each other and the flavors and music of Key West (including Cheeseburger in Paradise)!

Wear your brightest for the Best Tropical Shirt Contest!!!

Join us and help some young person pursue their dreams with education!

WBLA Calendar of Events.

Mission

The Westside Business Leaders Association is both a community service organization and a place to help you build your business through networking, presenting informative speakers, sharing and encouragement among members.

Our motto is “The Club with a Vision.” However, there are many important themes within our organization. We also believe in “Giving to the Community – Building for the Future” and making the Westside a better place to live and work by:

• Encouraging members to do business with each other on the Westside
• Improving the public image of business and businesspeople
• Assisting each other in solving business problems
• Working to help improve schools, streets and public safety
• Assisting proposed legislation that abets a good business climate, as well as discouraging harmful legislation

The main idea is that the Westside of Jacksonville is a good place to live, and it’s getting better every day. People and businesses are moving to the Westside in droves, and we want to keep the quality of our community high as the growth continues.

The WBLA is here to help Jacksonville's Westside get the best results possible.

We want a higher quality of life for our residents, and we want to make our area businesses successful. Our most important initiatives, however are focused on education. We give several scholarships each year to encourage borderline high school students to go to college. Several of our members are educators and the WBLA unanimously agrees that we must make sure that our youth are as educated as possible in today's world. It’s the best survival tool a person can have.

From our President

Ever desire to get the edge over your competition?

Ever wonder what the future economic development plans for the Westside are?

Are you frustrated at times because you were the last one to know?

We have the answer to your questions. The Westside Business Leaders Association has been providing guidance to many established as well as new businesses for over 30 years. And what is even more critical, is the fact that we focus on the Westside.

Over the years, Jacksonville has developed at the beaches, the Southside and most recently the Northside. With the developments at Cecil Field, and over 14,000 acres of developable land, the time has come for the spotlight to be west of the St. John’s River.

Hand-in-glove with economic development is an educated workforce. We work with many area high schools to select the best and brightest for scholarships to many fine institutions of higher education in the area.

Not only is this organization interested in the development of your business, but we believe the area in which we work in is important as well. We support charitable organizations that have the best interests of the community in mind.

Why not get involved? Come visit us at our next monthly meeting. Your next best business decision should be made at lunch (11:30) at the Holiday Inn at Commonwealth and I-295 on the second Thursday of the month. See you there!

J.B. Renninger