Membership Categories & Benefits

EAEA MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW (CATEGORIES AND BENEFITS)

Our membership is divided into five categories;

  1. Basic member
  2. Silver member
  3. Premium member
  4. Platinum member
  5. Affiliate member

General Membership Requirements
To be a member of EAEA, you need to meet some/all of the following are requirements;

  1. An enterprise or an organization or an aspiring entrepreneur.
  2. Dully filled and signed EAEA Membership application form
  3. A Copy of Identification Document (ID) of one of the directors (preferably National ID for locals and Passport for foreigners).
  4. A copy of certificate of incorporation or Registration
  5. Pay a one-time registration fee of Ugx. 35,000
  6. Pay membership subscription fees at Silver, Premium, Platinum and Affiliate membership category.

a)BASIC MEMBER

This category is open to aspiring entrepreneurs or enterprises whose operations are on subsistence level. This also includes entrepreneurs who may have done the preliminary work before starting their enterprise, but have not started actively serving customers sustainably.  However, this membership category contains very limited services.

Benefits of a Basic Member:

  1. Information sharing
  2. Updates on the Association’s activities
  3. Free Event calendar
  4. Free E-Newsletter.
  5. Free attendance at designated networking events, programs and other events that are indicated as open.
  6. Free listing on EAEA Website
  7. Other benefits that the association may from time to time determine.

How to become a Basic member
-Pay Annual Registration fee of Ugx: 35,000.
-No Membership subscription fee

Note: Basic members are not eligible to Attend or vote at AGMs and any closed members’ events.

b) SILVER MEMBER

This category is open to Micro enterprises and aspiring entrepreneurs who have not yet started their businesses, but are planning to start in the near future. This also includes entrepreneurs who may have done the preliminary work before starting their enterprise, but have not started actively serving customers. Micro enterprises can be formal or informal and they employee not more than 5 people and have a total assets not exceeding UGX. 10million. A Basic member may upgrade to being a Silver member upon payment of the annual membership subscription fee of Ugx.270,000.

Specific benefits for Silver category are:
For this category, a member enjoys all the services of  basic membership above plus the following;

  1. Information on affordable business finance
  2. Participation in Exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and business fora
  3. Free Consultation in business planning and forecasting
  4. Participation in trainings, workshops and seminars
  5. Advice and assistance in sourcing for funding.
  6. Market research insights
  7. Assistance in writing business plans, proposals and feasibility studies
  8. Free attendance at designated networking events, programs and other events that are indicated as open to silver members.
  9. Attend and vote at Annual General meetings of the association
  10. An opportunity to serve on the EAEA committee of specialists
  11. Automatic entry into the EAEA Entrepreneurs competition.
  12. Discounted rates for publishing adverts in The EAEA Magazines, Newsletters
  13. Reduced cost of advertising on EAEA website
  14. Business Arbitration and counselling
  15. Mentorship programs
  16. Taxation and financial advisory services
  17. Assistance in accountancy and book keeping
  18. Other benefits that the Association may, from time to time, become able to avail


How to become a Silver Member

-Pay a one-time Registration fee of Ugx: 35,000
-Pay Annual Membership Subscription fee of Ugx: 270,000

c) PREMIUM MEMBER

Premium MemberPremium membership is open to enterprises classified as small sized enterprises. They employee between 5 and 49 people and have total assets between UGX.10million but not exceeding 100 million.

Specific benefits of Premium members are:

All benefits enjoyed by a silver Member plus the following

  1. Business to Business (B2B) networking and linkage programs
  2. Trade Mission participation
  3. Visa Recommendations
  4. Recommendation for bidding and Tendering
  5. Recommendation in financial sourcing
  6. Participation in partially sponsored events & Exhibitions
  7. Receive the exclusive Premium member newsletter that gives insights into growing your business.
  8. An allocated space on the website.
  9. Display your company’s promotional materials and other marketing materials at our offices.
  10. Assistance in sourcing funding for your business through our networks.
  11. Lobbying and advocacy services, where the Premium member’s issue is of a nature that affects several other members’ operations.
  12. Attend and vote at general meetings of the Association.
  13. Participation in the nomination process of electing the board committees
  14. Access to donor contacts
  15. Other additional benefits that as the Association may from time to time unveil


How to become a Premium member

-Pay Registration fee of UgX.35,000
-Pay Annual Membership Subscription fee of UgX. 650,000.

d) PLATINUM MEMBER

Platinum MemberPlatinum membership is open to enterprises classified as medium sized enterprises. These enterprises employee between 50 and 100 people with total assets in excess of 100 Million

Services/Benefits for Platinum Category;

For this category, a member enjoys all the services of Premium membership above plus the ones stated below;

  1. Platinum members are entitled to one-on-one services.
  2. Assistance in securing appointments to key decision makers in the economy
  3. Participation in high level conferences and meetings
  4. Preferential consideration for Events marked as “FREE” or “SPONSORED”
  5. Preferential access to funding and any other benefits sourced by the Association through its activities.
  6. Lobbying and advocacy services, where the Platinum member’s issue is of a nature that affects several other members’ operations.
  7. Participation in corporate dinners, cocktails and other events
  8. Once active, assistance with listing on the SME stock exchange.
  9. Free advertisement on EAEA website as per EAEA terms and conditions
  10. Business referrals
  11. Eligible to chair the board of directors and per EAEA terms and conditions
  12. Access to business database/contacts
  13. Other benefits as the Association may from time to time decide to avail.

 How to become a Platinum member

-Pay Registration fee of UgX.35,000

-Pay annual membership subscription fee of  UgX. 1,200,000

e) AFFILIATE MEMBER

This category shall be available to Multi-national companies, Business Associations, and other organizations with interest in SME development, or SME businesses.

For this category, a member enjoys all the services of Platinum membership above plus the following

  1. Affiliate members are eligible for appointment to advisory seats on the committee
  2. Joint venture partnerships and other forms of collaborations
  3. Assistance in establishing operations with in East Africa region
  4. Lobbying and advocacy services, where the Affiliate Member’s issue is of a nature that affects several other members’ operations.
  5. Business referrals
  6. Access to EAEA Membership database
  7. Exclusive branding and marketing at EAEA events
  8. Participation in corporate dinners, cocktails and other Networking events
  9. Participation in the nomination process of electing the board committees
  10. Other benefits as the Association may from time to time decide to avail.

How to become an Affiliate member

-Pay Registration fee of UgX.35,000

-Pay annual membership subscription fee of Ugx. 2,500,000