Membership Agreement

Version: EMPTY  ·  Adopted: EMPTY

This is the agreement between South Florida Business Leaders and each of its members. Every member accepts it on joining and on each renewal.

1. Purpose of the group

We are a group of allied business owners and professionals who exchange referrals, support each other’s businesses, and serve the South Florida community. The group is incorporated and member owned. No outside for-profit company directs it.

2. Who can join

Members must be the owner, principal, or an authorized representative of their business, must hold any license or insurance their profession requires, and must be able to attend on the first and third Thursday. We primarily recruit local and family-owned businesses whose owners are genuinely part of this community. Applicants are expected to visit as a guest before applying.

3. One member per category

Each business category is held by one member at a time. This is the core rule of the group. Where a profession has clear-cut sub-specialties, the board may recognize separate categories, but no member may operate in a way that competes directly with another member’s category. If a member materially changes what their business does, they must tell the board so the category can be reviewed.

4. Attendance

Members attend each meeting. If you can’t make it, send a substitute from your business or notify the group in advance. Repeated unexplained absence puts your category at risk, because an unheld category costs the whole group referrals.

5. Dues

Dues are set by the members and are EMPTY, payable EMPTY. Dues cover meeting costs, the website, and the group’s civic work. Dues are non-refundable on resignation or termination.

6. Referrals

Members pass referrals in good faith. A referral means you have actually spoken to the person and prepared them — it is not a cold name from a list. Members are expected to respond promptly to referrals they receive and to report back on the outcome. Quality matters more than volume.

7. Conduct and ethics

Members represent this group to everyone they meet through it. That means honest dealing, honest pricing, doing the work you were paid for, and treating other members’ clients as you would your own. Conduct that damages the group’s reputation is grounds for termination.

8. Your directory listing

Members consent to the group publishing their name, photograph, business category, description, and business contact details on this website and in group materials. You are responsible for keeping your listing accurate. You may request changes or removal at any time.

9. Use of the group’s name

Members may say they belong to South Florida Business Leaders and use the group’s name and logo in their own marketing while their membership is current. That permission ends when membership ends. Members may not speak or contract on behalf of the group without authorization.

10. Leaving or being removed

Members may resign in writing at any time. The board may terminate a membership for non-payment, persistent absence, or conduct under section 7, following EMPTY notice and an opportunity to respond. On departure, your category reopens and your listing is removed.

11. Changes to this agreement

Members may amend this agreement by EMPTY vote. Members will be given written notice of any change.

12. Acknowledgement

By joining or renewing, a member confirms they have read this agreement, meet the requirements in section 2, and accept the obligations above.

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