I, have read and understand the MSI BRG guidelines and agree to abide by them as a member. Sign Date. Do Not Write Below: Membership Committee Only

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1 Business Name: Representative Name: Birth Date: Day & Month Only Title: Address: Phone: Website: BRG Host: What is a good lead for you? How will you contribute to the group? (leadership, special skills, etc ) I, have read and understand the MSI BRG guidelines and agree to abide by them as a member. Sign Approved: Reason for Rejection: MSI Chamber Member: Do Not Write Below: Membership Committee Only Rejected: Approval Date: Comments: Amount Dues Paid:

2 Mooresville Business Resource Group By-Laws Purpose To exchange business referrals and general information as it relates to our businesses. Actively recruit new members to fill available industry slots. Pass leads to members on an informal basis. Leads are not tracked nor reported. Membership Membership to the MSI Chamber of Commerce is required. Members and applicants must follow the membership guidelines & application process. Membership dues must be addressed to: Mooresville/South Iredell Chamber of Commerce BRG Membership Dues and submitted to the Treasurer. DO NOT SUBMIT MEMBERSHIP DUES CHECKS TO THE CHAMBER. The BRG will supply 1 business card holder and 1 name badge per member. Upon terminating membership, the cardholder and badge must be returned to the Chair or Co-Chair. Meetings Meetings are held monthly on the second & fourth Fridays from 7:15 AM to 8:30 AM. November and December meetings are held on the second Friday only. Member only meetings will be announced. The venue will be listed on the website, communicated at meetings and via . Members and guests will give a 30 second commercial, detailing their business. Guest requests must be submitted to the membership chair. Members will be scheduled for a 10 minute presentation of their business. Committee activities will be reported to the group. Member announcements are encouraged. Attendance Each member is responsible for signing the attendance sheet at each meeting. Members may have another representative of the company attend as a proxy. Members may be granted a leave of absence (LOA), with majority group approval. Members granted a LOA may not vote. Membership dues must be paid in full before requesting LOA. After 3 months LOA, the industry slot will be considered open. Upon receipt of an application for that industry slot, the LOA business member will be contacted for reinstatement or dismissal. Upon missing a 5 th meeting, the Chair or Co-Chair will contact the member to communicate the attendance policy.

3 Upon missing a 6 th meeting, membership will be reviewed for dismissal. Termination The Chair and Co-Chair will review membership status every 4 months. Upon a majority vote of the group, a membership may be terminated if a: Member or Company does not renew MSI Chamber membership. Member fails to pay dues for BRG renewal prior to February 1 st. Member is unethical or immoral in business, the community or within the BRG. Member does not abide to the By-Laws. Member attendance reaches 6 or more absents. Before member termination is voted on, the member must be contacted for details on membership. A letter will be sent to the member, notifying them of any action taken by the BRG. Voting All issues will be decided by majority vote. By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of the members. A quorum of 75% of the membership must be present to amend the By-Laws. Issues unrelated to the By-Laws can be voted on without a quorum. If a business is represented by multiple individuals, only the primary representative may vote. Officers The Chair, Co-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary Seats will be nominated at the first meeting in September. Officer elections will be held the second meeting in October. Current Chair, Co-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary can be nominated for re-election. The majority vote will decide the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. The second majority vote for Chair will decide the Co-Chair. The Treasurer will be a member representing one of the financial industries within the group (CPA, Financial Advisor, Banker, etc.). The Treasurer will work with the MSI Chamber to manage all funds accumulated by the BRG. The Treasurer is the ONLY BRG member that can request BRG funds. The Chair, Co-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Webmaster and venue host will have their dues waived during their term of service to the BRG. Website Every member will be represented on the website: The website will promote the BRG and serve as a communication tool. Each industry representative will have a webpage for their business with: Contact information Pictures Description of services offered

4 Members may contact the webmaster to edit the content of their page. Access to the website will be provided to appointed members. The webmaster will perform the majority work on the website. The webmasters labor is donated to the BRG. All website costs (Hosting, Domain Name, Software, etc.) will be reimbursed to the webmaster. MSI Chamber The MSI Chamber of Commerce will not govern the BRG. The BRG will operate under its own discretion without guidance, restrictions or reprimands from the MSI Chamber. The MSI Chamber acts only as a catalyst to enhance membership of the BRG. The BRG will represent the MSI Chamber in an ethical and positive manner.

5 New Guest/New Application Process for BRG In order to maintain the integrity of the group and also to avoid any uncomfortable situations where a guest might conflict with an existing member of the BRG group, the following guidelines have been established. 1. Current member s the Membership Chair the name, company and website or other information for any potential new guest BEFORE the guest is invited to come to the group. Or Application is received from the potential member directly. Date 2. The Membership Chair reviews the current membership list to see if there appears to be an immediate business conflict. If the Membership Chair does not see an immediate business conflict, then that potential guest s information is ed to the Membership Committee for their review for potential business conflict and approval. 3. The Membership Committee will respond to the Membership Chair within a two day time frame with their approval/disapproval. 4. Assuming there is no business conflict, the Membership Chair will contact the member who wants to invite the guest and let them know to invite the guest to the next meeting. 5. The member will invite the guest and if the guest decides to submit an application, the Membership Chair can deliver by , fax or in person the BRG membership application or the guest may obtain the membership application from the website and forward it to the Membership Chair. Application is received by the Membership Chair by , fax, or in person from the potential member. 6. The Membership Committee will check with the Chamber and confirm that the member is in good standing. 7. Membership Chair s the application to the membership committee for review. 8. Membership Chair gets responses from Membership Committee. If there is an overlap of business services, then the Membership Chair contacts the current member to see if there is a business conflict with a request for a response from the current member of 2 business days. 9. If the current member indicates that there is a business conflict, then the Membership Chair s the potential member that there is a business conflict and s/he will not be able to join the group. 10. If the current member indicates to the Membership Chair that there is no business conflict, then the Membership Chair will the Chair and Co-Chair regarding the potential new member and request their concurrence. Once that concurrence has been received by the Membership Chair,

6 then the Membership Chair will the group the information for the potential new member. 11. Membership Chair requests responses from the group within 2 days from the If there are no dissents from the group, Membership Chair sends a welcome letter to the new member providing the pertinent information for the next meeting. 13. The new member will bring their check for the annual dues to the group at the first meeting that they attend and give to the Treasurer. Date