BECOME A MEMBER CONSULTANT


OVERVIEW 

Callister International is an international corporate advisory and professional services network consisting of a myriad of independent legal, financial and accounting, management consultancy, architecture, engineering, IT and corporate risk management firms that provide its clients with instant access to quality comprehensive advisory services anywhere in the world. 

The Objectives of the Callister International network are: 
  • For member firms to earn substantial additional income from new foreign and domestic business, generated through the Callister International network which would otherwise not have been possible.
  • For member firms to be referred foreign commercial clients who wish to do business in their countries.
  • For member firms to keep existing commercial clients who need overseas referrals and who will go elsewhere if this resource is not provided.
  • To market member firms as having appropriate and applicable international industry specific expertise and/or international connections.
  • For member firms to win new commercial clients who seek overseas referrals because the clients’ existing advisory firms do not have access to such international resources.
Callister International is always looking for new member firms to become part of the dynamic and robust network, specifically: 
  • Independent legal, financial and accounting, management consultancy, architecture, engineering and IT firms owned by their principals who are active in their practices.
  • Medium sized in their jurisdictions with the ability to devote the personal attention of its partners to their clients.
  • An entrepreneurial commercial approach to solving business challenges.
  • Registered and active in their respective Professional Associations.
  • Firms having, or seeking an international dimension to their practice to promote and develop international work to their existing and prospective clients.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES 

Each Callister International network member firm is required to pay an annual membership fee of US Dollars 2 500. 

Each new Callister International network member firm shall pay a once only joining fee of US Dollars 2 500 to contribute towards the expenses associated with a new firm joining our network. 

MEMBER BENEFITS 
  • To benefit from substantial new professional fee income sources when actively and successfully participating in the Callister International network referral program.
  • The immediate advantage of being internationally connected.
  • The opportunity to receive and make commercial referrals through the Callister International network.
  • The use of the Callister International logo and brand to increase your profile with your clients.
  • Membership to the Callister International network is useful to attract and retain high quality staff from around the globe.
  • An established Corporate Governance Code adopted by all member firms.
MEMBER OBLIGATIONS 
  • To accept and adopt as practice the Callister International Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Codes in corporate dealings.
  • Communicate electronically with a commitment to use the latest technology in the delivery of applicable advisory and professional services and have your own up-to-date website.
  • To have English speaking executives at a senior level, as well as executives speaking the language(s) of the host country.
  • To promote Callister International to your existing global professional and social networks.
  • On request from Callister International, identify and invite other professional legal, accounting, management consultancy, architecture, engineering or IT firms in your region to become part of the Callister International network, as membership is exclusive and are by invitation only.
  • To refer at least one qualified venture capital funding application from your region in support of Callister International’s Corporate Social Responsibility commitment.
  • The said funding transaction may be in respect of any of the following transactions having a funding requirement of $1-million US Dollar or more:
    • Start-ups
    • M.B.O., M.B.I. or L.B.O.
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • First and second phase financing
    • Corporate Restructurings
    • Syndication funding ventures
    • High yield speculation transactions
    • Institutional Investments
    • Joint ventures in private equity funds and hedge funds
    • Financing of commodity transactions (high yield, short term transactions)
    • Import/export finance or payment guarantees (high yield, short term transactions)
    • International expansion transactions
    • Property Developments
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants should follow the following procedure in applying to become a member firm of the Callister International network: 
  • Familiarize yourself with all information.
  • Complete the ‘Membership Application Form’. 
  • Await assessment and acceptance by Callister International. Callister International will provide the applicant with an ‘Acceptance Letter’ and invoice reflecting the banking details of Callister International’s independent global marketing firm.
  • Pay the first annual membership fee of US Dollar 5 000 (inclusive of the once off joining fee).
  • Provide Callister International’s independent marketing firm with a proof of payment.
  • Upon receipt of the membership fee, the new member firm’s details will be entered in the Callister International ‘Member Register’.

  • The new member firm will then be provided with a ‘Welcome Letter’ containing his applicable membership number.

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