The Entrepreneur Member tier of the Israel Ibero-America Chamber of Commerce (CILIB) is a membership for entrepreneurs: individuals or companies that are starting to develop business projects or ideas. It gives you access to the Chamber’s tools, experience and contacts to help your project develop successfully.
What is an Entrepreneur Member?
Entrepreneur Members are individuals or companies that are starting to develop business projects or ideas. The purpose of this membership tier is to provide them with the tools, experience and contacts available to the Chamber in order to support the successful development of the project in question.
Who this membership is for
It is designed for those who have a business idea or project in its early stages and need guidance, information on financing and contacts with customers and suppliers. The project is approved in advance following an interview with a Chamber advisor.
Entrepreneur Member benefits
- The same benefits set out in items 1 and 2 for Observer Members: access to the Chamber’s public reports and attendance at its public events.
- Access to a business project consultant assigned by the Chamber.
- Advice on, and access to information about, potential sources of financing (available depending on the country where you wish to carry out the project).
- Access to the database of potential customers.
- Access to the database of potential suppliers.
- You may use the Chamber’s logo in your advertising materials, always accompanying the logo with the following phrase: “Full Member”.
Membership conditions
- You must always be up to date with your membership payments.
- You must comply with the conditions set out in the Chamber’s “Membership Agreement”.
- Attendance at events organized by the Chamber is subject to the conditions defined for each event.
- The Chamber reserves the right to decide whether to accept or decline to provide support and assistance to any business venture.
- The Chamber is exempt from any liability should the assisted project not achieve the expected success.
- The Chamber is exempt from any liability should the project in question fail to gain access to the financial instruments provided.
- The Chamber is exempt from any liability should the member fail to close agreements with the suppliers or customers provided; likewise, the Chamber is exempt from any situation that arises within or as a result of such potential relationship.
Requirements to join as an Entrepreneur Member
- Be in full exercise of civil rights in accordance with the laws of the country, whether a natural person or a legal entity.
- Be a person or legal entity of recognized moral standing.
- Submit a copy of your passport. Legal entities must submit a document proving the entity’s legal registration and the applicant’s legal capacity to represent and sign on its behalf.
- Complete the membership application on the Chamber’s official website.
- Hold a preliminary interview with a Chamber advisor for prior approval of the project in question.
Other membership tiers
If you only want to follow the Chamber’s activities, the Observer Member is the basic tier. Once your company is established, the Full Member includes all the benefits of the Entrepreneur Member and more. Compare the tiers on the membership page.
Why start your venture with the Israel Ibero-America Chamber of Commerce
The Israel Ibero-America Chamber of Commerce (CILIB) is a private, international, non-profit organization, founded in Israel in 2019 and registered in Florida (USA). It works in foreign trade, training and cooperation between Israel, 22 Ibero-American countries, Andorra and the USA. It has agreements with SE-CECC/SICA, DINADECO, the Ombudsman’s Office (Defensoría de los Habitantes), UTN and FIJE, and is a member of AICO.
Learn more about the Chamber and its Academy.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Chamber Entrepreneur Member?
It is the Israel Ibero-America Chamber of Commerce membership tier for individuals or companies that are starting to develop business projects or ideas.
What benefits does an Entrepreneur Member have?
Access to public reports and events, a business project consultant assigned by the Chamber, advice on potential sources of financing depending on the project’s country, and access to the databases of potential customers and suppliers.
Does the Chamber accept any project?
Not necessarily. The Chamber reserves the right to accept or decline to provide support and assistance to any venture, and the project is approved in advance following an interview with an advisor.
Does the Chamber guarantee financing or the success of the project?
No. The Chamber is exempt from liability if the project does not achieve the expected success, does not gain access to the financial instruments provided, or does not close agreements with the customers or suppliers provided.
What requirements must I meet to join as an Entrepreneur Member?
Be in full exercise of your civil rights, be of recognized moral standing, submit a copy of your passport (or proof of legal registration for legal entities), complete the membership application and hold a preliminary interview with a Chamber advisor.