Membership

Become a member of the Business Leadership Forum.

Working membership makes you a partner in the Forum's mission: empowering entrepreneurs, supporting small and medium enterprises, and connecting Syrian business with markets and with Syrian expertise in the diaspora — with a voice in the Forum's General Assembly.

What membership means

Under the bylaws and the membership regulation, applicants submit a written application, the Board of Directors decides on it, and accepted members are entered in the Forum's members register.

Working members form the General Assembly: the Forum's highest authority, which elects the board and approves the budget and audited accounts.

Member rights

  • Attend and vote in General Assembly meetings.
  • Stand for election to the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions.
  • Access annual reports and audited accounts.

Member duties

  • Abide by the bylaws, regulations, code of conduct, and conflict-of-interest policy.
  • Never use the Forum's name, or one's position in it, for personal gain or any political purpose.
  • Pay membership dues on time, if the General Assembly adopts them.

Who can apply?

Applications are considered against the membership conditions in the bylaws and the membership regulation, including: full legal capacity, good standing, and having no interest or activity that conflicts with the Forum's objectives and its non-political character. The Board of Directors decides each application at its discretion.

How your application proceeds

  1. Submit — Complete the application online in minutes and receive a reference number.
  2. Completeness check — The executive team verifies the application is complete and may contact you for clarification or documents.
  3. Board decision — The application is put before the Board of Directors at its meeting; the decision is the board's alone.
  4. You hear back — We contact you with the outcome by email after the board meeting that reviews your application.
Submitting an application does not create membership or guarantee acceptance; deciding on applications is solely the Board of Directors' authority under the bylaws.
Application data is used only to assess your application and communicate with you about it, and is seen by the executive team and board members. (Final wording pending legal review)
Start your application
  1. Personal details
  2. Business activity
  3. Declarations
  4. Review & submit

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