Types of Membership
There are two Member Classes: Entrepreneurs and Professionals
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs typically have been in their business for 5 years and have at least $1.0M in Revenues.
Since there is no hard and fast definition to fit this changing area of American Business, we have looked at our Entrepreneur Members and found the following characteristics:
- They typically have pledged their house at a bank to make payroll
- They are totally dependent on their business for their income
- When they leave their business it goes into a noticeably lower gear
- They are totally responsible for the strategic direction of the business
- Their business is profitable and growing
- They are interested in learning as a method to help grow their business
Professionals
Our professional members have a minimum of 15 years in their area of expertise.
Characteristics of our Professional Members:
- They usually have an expertise in a specific discipline
- Their compensation is generally the result of a team effort
- When they leave their business for short periods, it goes on without them
- They generally work inside a large organization
- They supply services to the entrepreneur
- They are very helpful to our Entrepreneur Members, particularly in the association's mentoring process
According to our Membership Standards, Professional Members are currently limited to 20% of the Membership.
The Masters Program
A Master is a member who voluntarily sponsors a
A number of “student slots” are given to the Department Chairs of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business based on the number of Masters who step forward.
Students identified by the faculty are nominated through their Department Chair to Jack Soper, the Kahl Chair in Entrepreneurship. Nominated students are then interviewed by Dr. Soper, Mr. Hauserman, and two of the Master Members.
If selected, these students are admitted to The John Carroll Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO), and they become a full member of the EA for one year.
Masters and Sponsored Students meet as a group at an annual lunch sponsored by the association in October.
This program ties together the successful EA member, the faculty, and those students who may become entrepreneurs in the future.
How to make application to Join
Applicants must be sponsored by another member. All applicants are interviewed by the Director, and then their application, if accepted, is presented to the Chair of the Membership Committee for consideration.
Membership Renewal Period
The Entrepreneurs Association’s year is July 1st until June 30th of the following year. The renewal period is during the month of July each year. Members will be sent a renewal form according to their class of membership.
