1. Is your business privately held? (not publicly traded) yes or no
2. Do the business owners, totaling greater than 50% of the business  ownership, live within 50 miles of the place of business? yes or  no
3. Is your business located within the Greater Philadelphia region, with no corporate or national headquarters out-of-state? yes or no
4. Can your business make independent decisions regarding the name and  look of your business, as well as all business purchasing, practices and  distribution? yes or no
5. Do you pay all your own marketing, rent and other business expenses  (without assistance from a corporate headquarters)? yes or no
   

INDIVIDUALS:
Benefits of Individual Membership include discounts to seminars and conferences; Invitations to Members-only events; Receive the monthy e-newsletter and a print SBN Members Directory!
STUDENT - $25
INDIVIDUAL - $50

BASIC MEMBERSHIP, BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION:
Benefits of Basic Business Membership include all of the above benefits, plus a listing in our Members Directory (over 5,000 copies distributed in 2006!); Identified in Online Marketplace as SBN Member; Ability to market your event or promotion in our monthly e-newsletter, which reaches 1,500 people; Buy Local Philly Campaign Membership (business located within City of Philadelphia only); Access to a local network of like-minded independent businesses; Competitive differentiation by advertising your SBN membership and using our logo.

Business memberships are determined by the number of employees.
1-2 EMPLOYEES (including owner): $80
3-10 EMPLOYEES (including owner): $150
11-20 EMPLOYEES (including owner): $200
21+ EMPLOYEES (including owner): $350

SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIPS:
Benefits of Sustaining Membership include all of the above benefits, plus additional benefits by level (see below).

To become a Sustaining Member, choose one of the following levels and add the Basic Membership appropriate for your Business/Organization.  For example, a business with 11-20 employees would join at the Basic Level of $200, then add $200 to become a Sapling Sustaining Member, for total membership dues of $400.

SEED: $100 plus Basic Membership
Benefits: Your logo next to listing in Members Directory; Listed in the Members section of SBN website with your logo and link to your website; Discounts to SBN events for all employees.

SAPLING: $200 plus Basic Membership
Benefits: All of the above, plus Listing on SBN homepage with link to your website; Logo on the "Sustaining Members Thank You Page" at the front of the Members Directory.

SYCAMORE: $500 plus Basic Membership
Benefits: All of the above, plus Full color, quarter-page ad in Members Directory (a $200 value); Logo plus listing on SBN homepage with link to your website; Link and logo at the top of all SBN e-newsletters (coming soon!); Acknowledgement on all promotional materials for SBN monthly seminars.

SEQUOIA: $1000 plus Basic Membership
Benefits: All of the above, plus Full color, full-page ad in Members Directory (a $500 value); Acknowledgement on all promotional materials for SBN seminars and announcement during the event.