EM Austin Moms Marketplace Co-op

EM Austin is working with a local market to offer its Members a unique opportunity to put their products and services in front of their customers in a community market while sharing the responsibilities in a co-op format.  Please contact Christie Schultz for more information.

Group Power!: Trade Shows and Other Promotional Opportunities
Periodically EM Austin participates in trade shows and other promotional opportunities in which we showcase our Members.  In Austin we plan to duplicate the success of our EM Calgary chapter's trade show experience.  In May 2009 EM Calgary invited all of its Members to showcase their products or services with us at our Entrepreneurial Moms International booth at The Mompreneur Marketplace Trade Show.  Nine EM Calgary Member companies were physically present to dispay their products, while another 20+ EM Calgary Member companies were represented at our table in our Member portfolio, in their own Member company brochures, and/ or in the brochures and products that we handed to visitors to our booth.  All types of presence at our EM booth was complimentary and included as a benefit of Membership.

Becoming an EM Member means becoming a part of a larger organization with your company's best interest in mind.  We seek out opportunities to continue to maximize your Member dollars, and to promote your company using the leverge that our group affords. 

Online Member Profile

• Includes listings of (at Member’s discretion): Member name, member photo, company name, logo, URL, physical address, phone, hours, email addresses, paragraph about company in member’s own words or by professional marketing writer at no extra charge
• Unlimited member company-related classified ad text listings on EM Austin site
• Unlimited member company-related event text listings on EM Austin site
• Automatic submission of family-friendly event listings to fellow Entrepreneurial Mom-run event listing site via EM Austin partnerships
• Member company highlighted as a feature story once during membership duration in online newsletters and on EM Austin site
• Secure member login for private features (rollout through 2010)
• Unlimited private discussion board and chat room use, and public blogging on EM Austin site – clear distinction between public WWW and private group site areas (rollout through 2010)
• Increased web exposure for member profiles, member-listed events and classified ads, blogged texts, tags, and labels, smart URL search engine optimization for URL’s listed on our site, and member profile data; If you’re on EM Austin's site, customers can’t help but find you!
• Tax receipts emailed annually or per-event basis in printer-friendly .pdf format

 Meetings, Renewals, and Referrals

• As a Member, if you refer a friend who also becomes a Member you receive a $25 EM Austin credit toward our next event!  No limits, and definitely may be combined with other promotions!  So refer away!  Please notify us of your referral!
• Attendants enjoy speakers sharing their experiences, offering relevant domain expertise, and education on entrepreneurial topics.  Attendants also enjoy professional networking, social connection, peer support, inspiration in their respective ventures, and an overall sense of belonging to a group of like-minded, dynamic moms with big dreams for themselves, their families, and their businesses.
• Guaranteed 10% or greater discount for EM Austin Members on EM Austin monthly meetings
• 10% membership discount on annual renewal for returning members
• One complimentary pass for Member’s guest to attend an EM Austin event for the first time

 Accelerated Education and Support

• Periodic offerings of complimentary business coaching- EM Austin is partnering with local coaching providers to serve Members in their business development needs
• Exclusive mentorship opportunities through local, state, national, and international entrepreneurial and women-oriented EM Austin partner organizations
• Guaranteed 10% or greater discount on registrations for seminars and workshops produced, hosted, or presented by EM Austin – leadership and entrepreneurship events led and facilitated by seasoned entrepreneurial moms and business and community leaders -  planned for Summer and Autumn 2009

Within Mom-Empowering Community (launching2010)

• Automatic Momventures Mombucks™ Patronage Discount Circle Membership
• Exclusive sponsor, member, and Mombucks™ offers and discounts for EM members
• 15% discount on Momventures™ Premium Membership program encompassing all Momventures™, Mombucks™, Momcations™, Momvestments™, Momspirations™, Momcessories™,  and EM membership programs and benefits

Additional Discount Opportunities Available on EM Austin Membership & Meeting Registration (discounts may not be combined)

Discounts on Membership Fees

• $15 EM Austin meeting credit to any EM Austin Member whose referral results in a new EM Austin Membership
• Significant contributions of leadership or talent to EM Austin such as membership on the EM Austin Board may qualify for membership discounts- please contact Christie Schultz for more information

 Discounts on Meeting Fees

• EM Austin Members 15-20% discount on EM Austin meeting registrations