Membership Qualification
Membership in Entrepreneurs’ Organization is by invitation only.
As an EO New Jersey member, you can participate in exclusive executive-led education, mentorship programs, networking opportunities, and numerous social events. Our chapter has the tools and resources to help build your business while lending support as you balance work and regular life, all while positively impacting the communities around us.
Looking for help with the most difficult challenges you face as a business owner? You’ve come to the right place. Membership in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization is by invitation only.
Qualification Criteria
Looking for help with the most difficult challenges you face as a business owner? You’ve come to the right place. Membership in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization is by invitation only.
To qualify you must:
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 publicly 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.
Members of EO must be the owner, founder, or majority stakeholder of a business earning a minimum of $1 million in revenue during the most recent fiscal year.
Venture-backed companies must have either privately-raised funds of at least $2 million or publicly-raised funds of US$5 million, and a minimum of 10 employees.
Application Process
As a prospective member, you must first apply to the local EO New Jersey chapter to ensure you meet the membership criteria.
A representative from EO New Jersey will then contact you for an interview and make a decision on your application. Next, you will receive an invite to our Membership Test Drive dinner event.
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 be placed in a forum with EO members, and also receive an orientation which will include a an exclusive new member orientation
Cost for Membership
There is a one-time Global initiation fee of $3,500 plus a one-time New Jersey initiation fee of $2,000, and annual membership dues are currently $5,747.50. Upon joining, you would pay the initiation fees plus the pro-rated membership dues based on the quarter you join. Dues are collected annually during the month of June.
A World of Benefits
for Entrepreneurs.
Take a look at what membership in EO, the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs, can mean for your entrepreneurial journey. As a member of EO New Jersey, you will have many benefits that include peer-to-peer learning, support from our Strategic Alliance Partners, and once in a lifetime experiences along the way.
Become a Member
Forum
Wouldn’t it be great to have the opportunity to tap into the insights and experiences of a group of 6-8 fellow business owners? After you become a member of EONJ, you will join a forum that acts as your personal board of advisors. With the benefit of a safe environment built on trust and confidentiality, you will be able to explore the deepest decisions you face in your life as an entrepreneur. Your forum meetings are guided by time-tested approaches that draw out your forum members’ experiences, rather than their opinions and advice, letting you draw your own conclusions about how to proceed.
Global & Regional Events
Wouldn’t it be great to have the opportunity to tap into the insights and experiences of a group of 6-8 fellow business owners? After you become a member of EONJ, you will join a forum that acts as your personal board of advisors. With the benefit of a safe environment built on trust and confidentiality, you will be able to explore the deepest decisions you face in your life as an entrepreneur. Your forum meetings are guided by time-tested approaches that draw out your forum members’ experiences, rather than their opinions and advice, letting you draw your own conclusions about how to proceed.
Chapter Events
As an member of EO New Jersey, you are part of one of one of the worlds highest performing chapters! Our chapter has built a learning and social calendar that allow you to explore new ways to thrive in your life as an entrepreneur – what we consider the 360 entrepreneur. As a peer group, our goal is to help each other grow as business, family and community leaders. And an added benefit, is that you’ll have an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs who are looking to live their best lives, just like you
Executive Education
At the core of EO’s mission is an unrelenting commitment to helping both young and experienced entrepreneurs learn and grow on a personal and professional level. EO is proud to offer members the opportunity to learn at a higher, more intense level through executive education programming, both locally and globally. Our programs, such as EO@Wharton, EO@Harvard, and the London Business School Growth Forum all challenge members’ assumptions, tests their ways of doing business, and introduces them to new and unexpected ways of thinking.
