About CBNA
Empowering entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals through structured networking, accountability, and referral-driven growth.
Built by Business Owners,
for Business Owners
The Connecticut Business Networking Association (CBNA) is a membership-based networking and referral organization that helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals build relationships that lead to business growth. Founded by Cesar Barros and rooted in Connecticut, CBNA connects a growing community across multiple states.
CBNA combines the structure of a referral group with the reach of a broader business community. Members connect through local chapters, networking events, expert-led workshops, and a private online community, with access to member directories and tools to capture leads, manage relationships, and track results.
Each chapter offers one seat per industry, allowing members to represent their profession and develop trusted referral partnerships. Beyond their chapter, members can connect and collaborate throughout the CBNA network.
Our purpose is simple: help members turn meaningful connections into referrals, opportunities, and measurable growth.
Our Mission
To provide an affordable, structured, and high-value networking environment that empowers local business owners to grow through meaningful connections, accountability, and warm referrals.
Our Vision
To become the most impactful business networking organization — transforming communities and economies one chapter at a time, and proving that powerful, high-quality networking doesn't require a premium price.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Honest referrals, transparent pricing, and genuine relationships.
Community
We succeed together. Every member is invested in each other's growth.
Accountability
We follow through on referrals and hold each other to high standards.
Growth
Every meeting, every referral, every connection drives measurable results.
What Sets Us Apart
One Per Industry
Each chapter allows only one member per industry, eliminating competition and ensuring every referral counts.
Affordable Dues
Premium networking without the premium price tag. No hidden fees, mandatory meals, or surprise costs.
Structured Meetings
Every meeting has a purpose: introductions, spotlight presentations, referral exchanges, and accountability check-ins.
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