MEMBERSHIP: The
Sugar Grove Chamber Leads Group (SGCL) is open to anyone who
is a member in good standing of the Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce.
PURPOSE: The
Purpose of Sugar Grove Chamber Leads Group is to provide a forum and structure for members
to meet bi-weekly to promote their business and network with
other members of the group.
ATTENDANCE: Members are expected to attend meetings regularly. For networking to be effective it is necessary to have periodic and regular contact with other members of the group. A member may have an associate or other person from the same or unrelated business fill in for him or her as a guest. The guest is intended to be your representative for that meeting and, as such, will be responsible for providing a 60-second commercial on the member's business. Guest representation will be limited to 3 times during a six-month session. Only 2 unexcused absences are permitted.
SESSION: A
session will consist of a six-month period, from July
1 through December 31 and from January 1 through June 30.
DUES: Dues
are $50 dollars for a six month period and are due April
and October of each year by no later than the April 30 or October
31 of the respective session. Failure to pay dues by the stipulated
time will disqualify a member from participating in meetings
during that session unless a prior arrangement has been made
with the Treasurer. Dues
will be prorated at the time of application. A partial month
remaining will count as a full month for determining proration.
MEETINGS: Each meeting is anticipated to last approximately 1 hour, beginning at 8:00 am or other agreed upon time. Meetings are held currently on every other Friday. Each meeting will provide an opportunity for the sharing of business and industry updates, an introduction of your particular business, a referral exchange and a presentation of up to 20 minutes by one member designated to be the presenter for that meeting.
VISITORS: Members are encouraged to invite guests to attend our meetings. A visitor may attend two meetings before joining. Guest representatives (filling in for a current member) are not required to join and, consequently, are not subject to this two meeting limitation.
REFERRALS: Members
are expected to provide quality business referrals at each
meeting. An invited visitor who attends (other than a guest
representative) will be considered a referral. Failure to provide
at least one referral will result in $1 fine.
GROUP
LEADERSHIP: The
leadership of the SGCL will consist of a Group Leader, responsible
for attendance, presentations, and conducting the meetings;
a Co-leader , responsible for membership, tracking referrals,
and conducting meetings in the absence of the Group Leader;
and a Treasurer , responsible for dues collection, payment
of SGCL expenses, and accounting. These positions are intended
to be for one-year terms, and will be agreed upon by majority
vote of those present at the first meeting in April of each
year.
EXCLUSIVITY: There
can only be one type of business per group.
Duplicate businesses priorities:
-
Current
Chamber Member with dues paid
-
Waiting
list by registering on this website
-
Sugar
Grove Business
-
First
come first serve
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NEW MEMBERS: Current
members will vote in any new members. Current duplicate business has
veto power over a new applicant of the same business. Duplicate
businesses can join the waiting list and have first priority of the
new group. |