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Benefits of Membership

Forums
 A MEMBER-LED, CONFIDENTIAL, PEER-SHARING PROGRAM

What would you give for the ability to tap into a group of 7-10 fellow business owners who can offer you direction based on their experiences? Your Forum acts as your personal board of advisors on the situations you choose to discuss. Monthly Forum meetings allow you to explore the deepest decisions you face in a safe and non-judgmental environment.

Moderator-trained EO members guide the sessions, which emphasize confidentiality, personal responsibility and lessons learned. Members don’t give advice; they speak from prior experience, letting you draw your own conclusions on how to best proceed. Upon joining EO, your chapter’s Forum Chair will work to get you in a Forum, and will ensure you are placed with the right number and mix of business owners to avoid sharing the room with competitors.

Questions? Contact forum@eonetwork.org

Global Events
 EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES, LEARNING AND NETWORKING

EO Global events combine provocative learning programs with unique resources and memorable social venues. Our biggest events, called Universities, bring hundreds of members together for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at exciting locations around the world each year. Universities, as well as smaller events like our EO Colleges, enable you to learn from business experts, experience other cultures and build relationships with members outside of your chapter.

Questions? Contact events@eonetwork.org

Chapter Events
 LOCAL INSIGHTS AND CONNECTIONS

As an EO member, you’re not only a part of the global organization— you’re a part of a thriving chapter! As a member of this local community of entrepreneurs, you get to participate in regular chapter learning and social events, all of which help you grow as a business, family and community leader. What’s more, the peer interaction and educational opportunities at these events will help you become a well-rounded entrepreneur by expanding your network and improving your business knowledge.

Questions? Contact learning@eonetwork.org 

EO | Executive Education
 LEARNING FROM THE WORLD’S EXPERTS

EO is proud to offer members the opportunity to learn at a higher, more intense level through executive education programming. Our programs strive to bring members to new levels of leadership, as well as growth and success in their business, community and family lives. Through a variety of partnerships, EO challenges members’ assumptions, tests their ways of doing business, and introduces

them to new and unexpected ways of thinking. Most important, members return to their business with fresh ideas, new skills, a toolkit of resources and a greater capacity for addressing the challenges they and their company will face.

Questions? Contact learning@eonetwork.org

EO | Mentorship
 LEARN AND GROW THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE RELATIONSHIPS

EO Mentorship is about building yourself and others throughout the entrepreneurial journey. Whether you have a “thirst for learning” and seek a mentor to help you “boldly go,” or have a desire to “make a mark” and give back to the next generation of entrepreneurs, EO Mentorship offers an opportunity for you. Programs are based locally at the chapter level.

Questions? Contact mentorship@eonetwork.org

EO | Marketplace
 SHARE A DEAL. GET A DEAL. ENJOY!

EO Marketplace is an online platform for sharing and creating online deals. The program offers EO members and non-members the opportunity to create exclusive product or service deals, which represent value through a discount or upgrade for EO members. To view deals, visit the “My Benefits” tab on EOaccess.

Questions? Contact marketplace@eonetwork.org

Healthnetwork Foundation
 LEARN AND GROW THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Connecting members to the best health care and counseling in the world through alliances with top centers of medical excellence, the Healthnetwork Foundation offers members peace of mind. If a member or one of his/her family faces an addiction, mental health need, illness or injury, the Entrepreneurs’ Organization provides access to leading doctors at the best facilities around the world through Healthnetwork Foundation.

Questions? benefits@eonetwork.org

EO Partners

Our members boost their bottom lines every year by taking advantage of discounts and special offerings from our partner organizations. As an EO member, you will gain access to tremendous benefits that will enhance your EO experience and drive growth and excellence in your business.

Questions? benefits@eonetwork.org

Member Exchange

Member Exchange is a powerful peer-to-peer resource database that offers you the collective experience of more than 25,000 members of EO, the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), the World Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and the Chief Executives’ Organization (CEO). When you want answers to your most pressing business and personal issues, Member Exchange connects you with other business leaders who possess the most relevant experience to your question in a secure, confidential and timely manner.

Questions? benefits@eonetwork.org

To Qualify

  • Be the founder, co-founder, owner or controlling shareholder of a company
  • Hold one of the above titles for a company that grosses more than US$1 million annually
  • For venture-backed companies to qualify for membership they must have privately raised funds of US$2M or publically raised funds of US$5M, and 10 full-time employees. Venture backed companies have three years before they must meet the standard qualification of US$1M in gross annual revenue.

Application Process

  • Prospective members must first apply to their local chapter to ensure they meet the Entrepreneurs’ Organization membership criteria.
  • Your chapter will then contact you for an interview and make a decision on your application.
  • If accepted, you will gain access to Forum training and meetings, chapter and Global events, and a wide variety of other exclusive benefits.Within your first three months, you will also receive an orientation which will include a welcome package and introductory calls from Global staff.
  • During your first few months of joining, you will go through Forum training and be placed in a Forum group.

Costs

Members pay both chapter and Global dues in one annual membership payment. Global dues are currently US$1,700 plus a one-time US$800 initiation fee. EO|DC annual chapter dues are US$1,800, with a one-time new member chapter initiation fee of US$1,000. All dues are prorated based on the fiscal quarter you join.