Educational Programs

• CSP-Certified New Home Sales Professional
  This course was developed to enhance the professional skills necessary to ensure success for the on-site sales agent, as well as fine-tune the knowledge to be a competent manager. This course is DRE-approved for Continuing Education Credits.
• IRM-Institute of Residential Marketing
  This four-course certification program is considered the ultimate recognition of the professional sales and marketing manager within the building industry. Completion of the four IRM courses qualifies enrollees for the CMP-Certified Marketing Professional designation.
• SMC Workshops
  The Sales & Marketing Council offers interactive and informative, mini-workshops to provide education on relevant topics for practical application in attendee’s professional lives.
• Safety Training
  The Safety & Construction Committee offers informational seminars and training programs to address construction and job site safety issues in the building industry.

Membership-Directed Committees

• Membership Committee
  Establishes goals for increasing HBANC Membership by focusing on new member recruitment through cultivation of prospective member Leads and referrals generated from business-to-business networking and new member referrals. This committee leads and manages the association’s annual Membership Drive and partners with the Membership-Retention Committee to present quarterly New Member Welcome Orientation receptions. They advocate the “Members doing business with members” program.
• Membership-Retention Committee
  Partners with the Membership Committee as association Ambassadors to “Welcome New HBANC Members” and focuses on association retention of current members, as well as helping to preserve the memberships of members about to expire or encouraging reinstatement of members who have expired.
• Associates Committee
  Supports the Membership and Retention Committees efforts and presents the annual members Tradeshow exhibition and the associations VARA-Volunteer Appreciation and Recognition Awards annual event, (formerly GREATS awards).
• PA Subcommittee
  Purchasing Agents representing 20 Builder-Member companies support the efforts of the Membership Committee and Membership Drive and the three divisional BIDS-Builders interested in developing Subcontractors events.