All Persons seeking to become Members or to renew their membership in the Chapter must meet each one of the eligibility criteria set forth below:

• Such Person must be either a founder, a co-founder, the owner or the controlling shareholder of a Qualifying Business (i.e. a proprietorship, company or other incorporated entity that either
• (i) has an annual gross turnover of sales or annual commission billing equal to or in excess of US$ 1,000,000, or
• (ii) where such business is venture backed, has privately raised funds of at least US$ 2,000,000 or publicly raised funds of at least US$ 5,000,000, has at least 10 employees and achieves the annual gross turnover requirement within 3 years of membership.)
• Such Person must be engaged in managing the Qualifying Business
• Such Person must be less than 50 years of age at the time of becoming a Member
• Such Person should not be a Relative of a Member
• Such Person should not have been convicted of a crime involving Moral Turpitude (i.e. a crime, any offence punishable under Chapters VI and XVI of the Indian Penal Code 1860 as amended from time to time