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MEMBERSHIP
terms & conditions
What are the benefits of bizNetClub membership?
Benefits of becoming a bizNetClub member include:
- Access to our monthly newsletter
- Free attendence at monthly workshops, held on the 1st Tuesday of the month
- Free attendance at periodic social functions and symposiums
- Improved business building through strategic relationships and skills development
How much does bizNetClub membership cost?
bizNetClub membership is designed to be affordable: All prices are excluding GST
- Graduate Students: $50
- Technology entrepreneurs or academics without investor/grant support and with less than $200k annual revenue: $150 per annum
- Graduates of ATP Innovations' bizStart or bizConnect program: $150 per annum
- Technology entrepreneurs or academics with investor/grant support or with greater than $200k annual revenue: $300 per annum
- Mentors working to assist in the commercialisation of technology companies: $300 per annum
- 1 Corporate Membership Licence: $500 per annum
- 2 Corporate Membership Licence will receive 'Supporter recognition: $1000 per annum
- 5 Corporate Membership Licence will receive 'Partner' recognition: $2500 per annum
- 10 Corporate Membership Licence will receive 'Major Partner' recognition: $5000 per annum
The new corporate membership is a 'concurrent attendee' licence for your staff and/or your clients.
How does the Corporate Membership work?
- A membership program allowing you to extend free invitations to your clients and staff, to meet their professional development and networking needs.
- Branding and recognition packages based on the level of corporate membership.
- Simply advise us of who you have invited to attend any given workshop, to the maximum number of licences you have purchased.
- We add value to your relationship with your clients, and provide professional development for your staff.
- The recognition packages include banners at our premise; text, logos & "click through’s" via our website; and the ability to distribute marketing information.
The corporate membership is a “concurrent attendee” licence for your staff and/or your clients, for skills development and networking, priced at $500 excl GST. You simply advise us of who is attending the workshops, to a maximum of the number of licenses you have purchased. Through this we can add value to your staff, and to your relationship with your clients.
50% bizNetClub Membership Fee Reduction for Biotechnology Companies through DSRD Sponsorship
We are pleased to announce that the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) through the BioFirst Biobusiness Program is a sponsor of the bizNetClub. Through this support DSRD will pay 50% of the bizNetClub membership fee to enable individuals of a NSW biotechnology company, a biotechnology researcher or biotechnology student to join bizNetClub and participate in events for a period of 1 year.
This means that technology entrepreneurs without investor/grant support and with less than $200k annual revenue only pay $82.50 for the yearly membership. Similarly, technology entrepreneurs or academics with investor/grant support or with greater than $200k annual revenue only pay $165.00 for the yearly membership. Biotech students will only pay $25.00
How do I become a member of bizNetClub?
You become a member of bizNetClub by
PLEASE NOTE: biotech applicants eligible for the 50% subsidy from DSRD should not register online, rather they should download the application form, complete and return to the address below.
Members must be familiar with their responsibilities under the terms and conditions of membership. If you have any questions about the terms and conditions, please contact:
Britt Hartnett
Manager, Business Programs & bizNetClub
Tel: (61 2) 9209 4461 or
Email: b.hartnett@atp-innovations.com.au
Find out more
ATP Innovations is delighted to release our 2007 bizNetClub Program and new corporate sponsorship package. In response to the results of the 2006 Member survey we have altered our events calendar to be more in keeping with our member requirements.
All workshops are on the first Tuesday of the month, alternating between breakfast and evening (with a later start time) except for mid winter when the breakfast workshop is replaced with an evening social.
We thank all of our members who responded to the bizNetClub Survey, your responses assisted us greatly in producing this year’s program.
All workshops will be highly interactive with extended group discussion, and all will be podcasted adding to our rapidly growing podcast resource. We will continue to deliver workshops focusing on the tools and processes required to set your business on solid foundations, and provide you with essential business building information for technology based business, sharing with you insights and significant trends shaping 2007.
Opportunities to support and leverage bizNetClub in 2007
Now entering its 5th year, bizNetClub continues to grow and we are fortunate to receive a strong endorsement for the program from our members and partners. Major changes for 2007 include:
- Supporter and Partner branding and recognition packages.
- A focus on fewer, higher quality workshops, free to members with networking drinks/nibbles.
- Various operational modifications including a slightly later start for evening workshops.
- Podcasting of bizNetClub and related activities through our Successful Innovation website.
Our branding and recognition packages are based on your contribution through membership licences described above, and reward you for your contribution in growing bizNetClub.
- Organisations purchasing 10 or more $500 licenses for their staff and clients will receive a "major partner" recognition package.
- Those purchasing 5 licenses will receive a “partner” recognition package
- Those purchasing 2 licenses will receive a “supporters” recognition package.
The recognition packages include banners at our premises, logos & "click through’s" via our website, the ability to distribute marketing collateral, and other benefits, according to the status of the membership.
