Information for Prospective New Members

1. Please give your business card to the Membership Chair during the first meeting.

2. Prospective members must attend two meetings before submitting an online application.

3. Please complete an online application prior to your third meeting - On Line Application

4. During either your third or fourth meeting you will be asked to provide a 4-5 minute presentation to the members. This information will offer the members who haven’t gotten to know you yet a better of sense of you as a business professional and how your membership would benefit both of us. It does not have to be a long or formal presentation but do expect some questions and interaction with the members. Please focus on the following areas:

How you would be able to network with some of the members?
Which members would be potentially be “power partners” for you?
Who do you feel you could provide the most leads to?
Who do you feel could provide the most leads to you?
What other types of networking groups are you or were you in?
What other organizations do you belong to (i.e. trade groups, civic groups, etc.)?

5. Once your application is reviewed and voted on by the group, and assuming there are no objections or conflicts, a member of the membership committee will contact you.

6. If you are accepted as a member, your dues will be prorated for the quarter and you will be invoiced quarterly by the Treasurer thereafter (membership is currently $90/quarter).

7. You are typically inducted as a new member during the next meeting and will receive an SDBR Member Packet. Please bring 30 business cards, 40 original business profiles or other items of value for our members and our card and profile notebooks.

8. You will need to add your photo and business information to the website within 14 days. You may request access information from Paul Christiansen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SDBR Profile

San Diego Business Resources is a professional organization of business people dedicated to professionalism, ethical standards, teamwork quality and excellence with a commitment to enhancing the business climate of San Diego. Comprised of over two dozen professionals in non competing businesses, the mission of the organization is to promote commerce, high standards and the professional development of the members. Combining a belief in personal development and quality along with an appreciation of the value of a dedicated professional network, members of San Diego Business Resources are a resource not only to each other, but also to clients they jointly serve and to the business community in greater San Diego.

With all effective teams when operating as a unified whole, the sum of the parts is greatly exceeded. Our purpose is to achieve these synergies by collectively delivering exceptional service and value to our customers. Our membership is for those professions with corporate clients, and only one business profession is allowed representation in the group. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month to give brief presentations of our business methods, functions and results.

Meetings are from 7:15a to 8:45a in the conference room at TransWorld, 8885 Rio San Diego Dr., Ste. 100, San Diego CA.