Official CBA-Endorsed Service Providers

Discounted Prices on Services for CBA Members

Service Providers save CBA members thousands of dollars every year!  If you are a CBA member and you are not taking advantage of these programs, you are spending unnecessary dollars! CBA negotiates contracts with select service providers to help you reduce your store’s overall operating costs.

If you are interested in using these programs, please contact the following companies at the phone numbers provided and identify yourself as a CBA Member to find out how to enroll in the programs or to place orders with a member discount.  You can also find information on their Web sites. 

If you have any questions about these Service Providers or any membership benefits, please contact CBA Member Services at (800) 252-1950.

Check Recovery Savings Program

BounceBack from Cash Flow Solutions, Inc., (513) 524-2320 x 255, www.followthefrog.com


BounceBack’s core competency is customer service, specifically preserving the relationship between the customer and the retailer. Using BounceBack's system will save you time and save you and your customers money. When your customers make an honest mistake and write a check without enough funds in their accounts, BounceBack will help you preserve your relationship with those customers, at the time recovery your lost dollars, and save them money.

  • Discounted sign up fees and per check fees for CBA members
  • Pays you 100% of the collected check amount
  • Some stores using this program have seen as much as a 54% increase in collections

Here's what others in the Industry have to say about BounceBack:

"LifeWay has used Bounce Back for more than five years. They have been a good fit with our retail environment, and have been successful in assisting us to handle our returned checks."

- Melissa Mitchell, Loss Prevention Director, LifeWay

"BounceBack is customer friendly and checks are recovered quicker with a higher success rate! They reduce bank fees and reports are easy to create."

- Tricia Brown, Assistant Controller, Berean

Inbound & Outbound Freight Savings Program

Siriani & Associates, (800) 554-0005, www.siriani.com


This single benefit routinely returns much more than members' membership investment.  The Freight Savings Plan provides substantial discounts on your inbound and outbound freight using top-quality shippers such as FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, Roadway, and others. This program can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars every year and doesn't cost you a dime. No registration fee. No annual fee. No hidden charges. 

  • Over 2,000 CBA accounts with average store savings of $500 or more
  • Up to 24% savings on select FedEx Express® shipments
  • Up to 23% savings on select FedEx Ground® shipments
  • Up to 64% savings on select FedEx Freight® LTL (less-than-truckload) shipments
  • Up to 62% savings on Roadway shipments

Click here to download more information about Siriani's freight savings program!

Retail In-Store Solutions

Avery Dennison, (800) 543-6650, www.theretailerscatalog.com

Avery Dennison provides the retail and apparel manufacturing industries with a variety of price marking and brand identification products. They work with more than 90% of the top retailers in the U.S. And they work with you and your store to be as successful as possible.

Avery Dennison's Monarch brand of user-friendly, handheld labelers and tag attachers are renowned for their lightness, durability and ease of use. The labelers require the absolute minimum of training, and thanks to their sturdy construction, they will provide years of trouble-free service. Plus, Avery Dennison offers an unrivaled selection of labels and consumables to ensure a truly cost-effective one-stop labeling solution for your store!

Some of the benefits CBA members receive are:

  • 20% off catalog prices
  • 1-3 day shipping
  • Offers labels, pricing guns, taggers, bags, forms, and security systems

The Monarch Crown Series represents the most comprehensive family of labelers available today. These versatile labelers were developed to assist retailers with a host of merchandising applications such as price marking, date stamping, serial numbering, and promotional labeling.

Avery Dennison brand tag attachers require just one squeeze to secure a tag to your product. Alnog with a wide selection of attacher tags, you'll find plastic fasteners including tagger tails, loops and J-hooks to meet all your tag attaching needs.

Credit Card Processing

First National Merchant Solutions, (800) 354-3988, www.firstnationalmerchants.com

Have you heard of First National Merchant's $500 Meet or Beat program going on right now? If they can't save you money on your credit card processing fees, then they'll pay you $500. Either way, you win! Click here for the details!

  • Negotiated low CBA Member rates; online merchant account access
  • Checking services include guarantee, verification, electronic acceptance, and free collection
  • Performance One interest-bearing account earns interest on all credit card deposits

Workers Compensation Insurance

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, (800) 825-9489, www.wcpolicy.com/cba

  • Percentage discounts allowed up front based on CBA group claim history
  • Free loss control service
  • Flexible installment payment plans
  • Fast claim service with managed care program

Plastic Gift Card & Loyalty Card Programs

PlastiCard+Plus, (800) 767-7718, www.plasticardplus.com

  • Stores can customize gift cards and customer loyalty cards, or select pre-designed cards including one featuring the slogan “What Goes Into the Mind Comes Out in a Life”™ in eye-catching colors and designs.
  • Styles include standard & key-chain sizes, backer cards, display racks, and Christmas cards
  • Cards work with bar codes or magnetic stripes on most POS systems, or PlastiCard+Plus will work with you to design a system to match your store’s needs
  • Cards are rechargeable and reusable, so the actual cost per card is greatly reduced

Traffic Management Solutions

St. Michael Strategies Inc., (800) 658-5148, www.storetraffic.com

  • Unsold traffic can be a gold mine!  Use new tools to help you determine specific strategies to maximize your store’s performance and profits
  • Different systems and configurations available to fit all store sizes, needs, and price ranges
  • Get started with electronic data collection with wireless people counters for under $500

Click here to download a brochure of St. Michael Strategies' products and services.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Six & Geving Insurance Group, (800) 477-2206, www.six-geving.com

  • Most comprehensive casualty insurance in the market
  • Same day proposal and quotes
  • Most competitive prices available, with CBA members saving from 10%-15%

Store-Customized E-commerce Web Sites

Signature Websites / Innovative Inc., (888) 747-4264 www.signaturewebsites.com

  • Offers store customizable Web sites
  • $99 per month charge includes service and hosting plus a $795 set-up fee ($1,695 for non-members)
  • Offers 100,000 customer resources and products for sale, Christian news, key publisher resources, and “What Goes Into the Mind Comes Out in a Life” branding

Online Behavioral Assessments

Ministry Insights, www.cbainsights.com

  • Web-based program assists in matching new and current staff with the right responsibilities and provides the keys to building a stronger team
  • Assessments are only $19 per person
  • Extensive individual reports include keys to motivation, leading, areas of improvement, and do’s and don’ts of communicating
  • CBA members receive a sample assessment for free; view their Web site for more details