1.
Meeting Dates & Times
A. SBRA will meet the 2nd Thursday of each month, over lunch,
from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. The current meeting place is Opal
Restaurant & Bar, formally known as Brigitte’s Restaurant,
located adjacent to the Arlington Theatre, at 1325 State Street,
805-966-9676.
2. Monthly Membership Dues
A. There are no membership dues to be a member of SBRA
3. Lunch Fees
A. Every person is responsible for their own lunch fees. SBRA
will collect lunch fees prior to each calendar quarter for
lunches during those three months. Lunch fees are determined
by the restaurant providing lunch. If you are a member of
SBRA and you do not attend a meeting, you are still responsible
for your lunch fees.
4. How to become a Member
A. Membership is determined by attendance. If you meet the
other qualifications of membership and you attend at least
one meeting, you can declare your membership in SBRA
B. You must maintain regular attendance at meetings
C. Your business category must be unique to the group. You
may not become a member of SBRA if your business is in competition
with another member of SBRA, unless, you get the permission
of that person(s) in SBRA with whom there may be a conflict
5. www.sbreferrals.com web site
A. Members of SBRA, have the option, and are encouraged, to
be listed on the www.sbreferrals.com web site. The cost to
support the web site is $10 per Member listed on the web site,
per month. Members are able to create an unlimited number
of pages to promote their own business on there Member page
of the web site. Creating the pages requires can be done from
any computer with Internet access. No special software is
required. Members can add test, photos, tables of information
and links to other web sites.
B. www.sbreferrals.com billing – Members can be billed
monthly, quarterly or semi-annually. All billing is done with
a credit card and all receipts are automatically delivered
to Members via their Email address.
C. Members Personal Email Marketing List – the Member’s
page of the SBRA web site has an Email field where visitors
can enter their Email address. Members can easily send Email
announcements to their visitors from the Member’s password
protected web site.
D. Set up – Please contact Michael Kramer, mkramer@ameravant.com,
to set up your Member Profile on the web site.
6. Absentee Policy
A. Meetings per year - There are twelve meetings per year.
You cannot be absent more than four times per year. If you
are absent more than four times per year or for any two consecutive
meetings, you loose your right to exclusively represent your
business category. If another person declares your business
category, you are no longer invited to attend SBRA meetings,
unless you choose another business category to represent,
which is not already represented in the group.
B. Late Attendance & Leaving Early – Any person
that arrives 15 minutes late or leaves 15 minutes, prior to
the end of the meeting, is considered absent for the meeting,
and will be subject to the “Meetings per year”
guidelines.
Meetings are
for getting referrals and giving referrals. If you are not
present during the entire meeting, you are not fully participating
in learning of other people’s businesses, which can
have a direct effect on your ability to give referrals.
In past meetings, members that have habits of arriving late
and/or leaving early are perceived at not committed to the
group, which directly affects your ability to get leads.
Please make a commitment to be on time and stay the full
meeting.
7. Guests Attending for Absent Members
A. If a member is not able to attend, they may send in their
place a guest. The lunch for that guest has already been
pre-paid by the SBRA member, through their quarterly lunch
fees. The guest must speak on behalf of the member they
are replacing. They cannot promote their own business. If
a guest wishes to promote their own business, qualifying
under the guidelines of membership, they may by paying the
lunch fee for that meeting.
8. Speaker Schedule
A. General Information about the Speaker Schedule - Each
Member will have an opportunity to give a 10-minute presentation,
about their business. At each SBRA meeting, there will be
two or three speakers. The schedule of speakers is maintained
by the President of SBRA. Speakers are assigned to the schedule
in equal rotation with other members of SBRA. New members
will be scheduled at the end of the speaking rotation.
If a member is scheduled to speak and cannot speak when
assigned, it is the responsibility of the member to find
a replacement speaker and notify the President of the change
in schedule.
B. If you cannot speak – If you cannot speak on the
date you are scheduled to speak, it is your responsibility
to find a replacement speaker. You can exchange with some
else or you can give up your speaking time to someone else.
It is also your responsibility to notify the President of
SBRA of any change in the speaker schedule.
C. Speaker Schedule Announcements – The speaker schedule
will be included in one Email to SBRA members each month.
9. Your Business Marketing Materials
A. Business Cards – As a Member of SBRA, you are required
to maintain at least 20 of your business cards in the card
box. These cards are available to other members and for
members to pass out to potential leads for your business.
They are also given to visitors that might be interested
in your business.
B. Promotional Materials – You may bring promotional
materials to the meetings. There will be a separate table
set up at each meeting where you can place your promotional
materials. During your commercial, you can refer people
to pick up your promotional material during or after the
meeting.
If you are giving
a presentation, during your presentation, you may pass out
your promotional material to everyone in attendance.
C. Special Promotions for SBRA Members – SBRA members
are encouraged to have other SBRA members try their service.
This helps SBRA members to know 1st hand who they are referring
business too. SBRA members are encouraged to offer special
promotional offers to each other.
10. Business Card Holder
A. SBRA makes available for your purchase a business card
holder, where you can keep the business cards of everyone
in SBRA. The cost to you is $6.00 per book.
11. Ethical Standards
A. Member of SBRA must maintain good ethical standards to
remain in SBRA. It is up to the SBRA Leadership to determine
if a member has fallen below good ethical standards.
12. Best Business Practice
A. All members of SBRA are expected to conduct themselves
using Best Business Practices for their industry. Any member
that is not conducting themselves with professional integrity
may have their membership in SBRA revoked. Anyone hearing
of professional integrity issues of SBRA members is asked
to report such activity to a member of the SBRA management
team.
13. SBRA Leadership
A. Term – The term for each Leadership member is one
year. A Leadership member is encouraged to find a replacement
for themselves prior to the end of their Term. A Leadership
member may keep their position for a 2nd term, if a qualified
person cannot be found. A Leadership member may not hold
the same position for more than two Terms, unless they take
a one-year break from that position.
B. Decision Making – All available Leadership members
will discuss current issues and/or changes in Membership
Guidelines. A vote/pole will be taken to determine all final
decisions. In the case of a tie, the President will decide.
C. Replacement of Current Leadership during a Term –
In come cases, it is desired or necessary to replace a Leadership
member(s). Any three members may vote to replace any other
Leadership member, if that other Leadership member is not
fulfilling their responsibilities. If a Leadership member
is voted to be replaced, the President or the Membership
Director will approach the other Leadership member and let
them know they will be replaced. A replacement will be appointed
from SBRA members.
If a Leadership
member is no longer able to fulfill their responsibilities
(for example, they are moving from Santa Barbara), they
will notify the other Leadership members and the three remaining
Leadership members will appoint a SBRA member to fill the
position for the remainder of the Term.
D. President – Michael Kramer, Webmaster, 805-455-2399
1. Lead meetings, prepare speaking schedule, add new members
to Yahoo Groups Email list, final say on issues that arise
between members or in people seeking membership, responsible
for maintaining the Membership Guidelines document and any
issue or area not already assigned to another SBRA Leadership
person.
E. Membership Director - Peggy Kamerling, Bookkeeping Service,
682-6150
1. Maintain current list of all members (name, business,
phone & Email), take member attendance at meetings,
collect lunch fees or other fees and maintain SBRA checking
account.
F. Communications Director - Ann Wolverton, Clothing Sales,
898-0456
1. Send monthly Email notice of meeting and/or events, collect
membership listing from Membership Director to include in
Email, collect Speaker Schedule from the President to include
in Email.
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