SME Membership

The process for membership in SME is as follows:

An application must be received by SME and must refer to the following qualifications and how they apply to your current position on the line that asks ”What duties in your career position qualify you for membership?”.
Qualifications for membership in SME of Sioux Falls are based on the following criteria:
- A Sales Manager or Executive in charge of sales, having supervision over sales people; A Marketing Executive whose function is to direct the marketing activities of the company or the marketing department within a company;
- An Owner, President, or Chief Executive Officer of a company; or
- A person employed in a post secondary education institution whose assignment is as President (or its equivalent), Business School Dean or Department Chair, Professors principally devoted to teaching sales or marketing or others whose principle assignments are in the management of student recruiting or public affairs.
- An Independent Sales Contractor/Business Owner who has at least one employee and files a schedule C.
The Membership Committee of SME will review your application and qualifications. They may call you for further definition of your position and duties.
The Membership Committee will make recommendations to the Board of Directors for decision at their next meeting.
If there are further questions, the Board of Directors may refer your application back to the Membership Committee for further research and recommendations.
The Board of Directors will then either approve or deny the application at their board meeting which usually happens the fourth Thursday of the month.
You will receive a letter from the SME office with regard to your acceptance or non-acceptance as a member.
You will be invoiced $495 for your membership. Membership dues last for one year from the month joined.

SME Membership Application

This membership application will be considered pending until a payment has been received and the SME Board of Directors reviews and approves it for qualification.

Filling out the membership application will generate a $495 membership dues invoice to the address you have given.

Personal INFORMATION

Qualification * A senior level leadership position who manages a team/department within an organization or is directly involved with sales or marketing.An Entrepreneur, Business Owner, President, or C-Suite level role of a company.Employed in a post secondary education institution whose assignment is as President (or equivalent), Business School Dean or Department Chair, professors principally devoted to teaching sales or marketing or others whose principle assignments are in the management of student recruiting or public affairs

First Name *

Last Name *

Job Title *

What duties in your career position qualify you for membership? (Refer to qualifications above.) *

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Home Information

Home Phone * Home Address *

Home City *

Home State *

Home ZIP code *

Payment Information

Filling out the membership application will generate a $549 membership dues invoice to the address you have given.

You will be invoiced for the order total.

Membership dues can be paid by mailing a check to: SME Sioux Falls, 101 N Main Ave #308, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 or by calling (605) 336-5626 to pay by credit card. All credit card transactions are subject to a $10 convenience fee.