Group Power!: Trade Shows and Other Promotional Opportunities
Periodically EM Calgary participates in trade shows and other promotional opportunities in which we showcase our Members. In May 2009 we invited all of our Members to showcase their products or services with us at our Entrepreneurial Moms International booth at The Mompreneur Marketplace Trade Show. Nine EM Member companies were physically present to dispay their products, while another 20+ 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 (please see above promotion with Miko Photography for a great deal on headshots and so much more), 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 Calgary site
• Unlimited member company-related event text listings on EM Calgary site
• Automatic submission of family-friendly event listings to Family Fun Calgary site via EM Calgary-FFC partnership (listing on FFC subject to approval by FFC)
• Member company highlighted as a feature story once during membership duration in online newsletters and on EM Calgary site
• Secure member login for private features (rollout through 2010)
• Unlimited private discussion board and chat room use, and public blogging on EM Calgary site – clear distinction between public WWW and private group site areas (rollout through 2009)
• 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 Calgary’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

• 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 Calgary Members on EM Calgary monthly meetings
• 10% membership discount on annual renewal for returning members
• One complimentary pass for Member’s guest to attend an EM Calgary meeting for the first time

Accelerated Education and Support

• Periodic offerings of complimentary business coaching- EM Calgary has partnered with PowerHouse Inc. to offer free trials of their groundbreaking business development board model of coaching called Parents'' PowerBoard, which serves parent entrepreneurs who seek intensive expert and peer support for their business.
• Free Financial Advice from Economic Expert!- "Screaming Capitalist" and financial guru Kevin Cork has generously offered complimentary financial advice and planning to EM Calgary members. He has made himself available to our group members for questions via email.
• Exclusive mentorship opportunities through local, provincial, national, and international entrepreneurial and women-oriented EM Calgary partner organizations
• Guaranteed 10% or greater discount on registrations for seminars and workshops produced, hosted, or presented by EM Calgary – 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 (coming mid-2010)

• 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
• Membership Benefits for The Business of Bliss
• See The Business of Bliss page for full details!

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

Discounts on Membership Fees

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

Discounts on Meeting Fees

• EM Calgary Members at least 10% discount on EM Calgary meeting registrations (usually more)
• momcafe members receive 10% discount (and sometimes greater) on EM Calgary meeting registrations
• EM Calgary Members receive a 10% momcafe meeting discount with coupon code provided upon momcafe registration

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