In any structured business environment, networking is an age-old tradition. Making the network work will depend on how an associate member utilizes the structures, grows contacts, and creates opportunities from the available resources.

Becoming an associate member of Professional Investors Group does not mean that associate members are provided with a vast number of projects and/or wealth. It does mean that associate members belong to a select corporate network association of professionals through which they can, amongst others, source new business; create new projects; gain access to funding on new, pre-approved projects; speculate with transactions; expand areas of business interest and expertise; develop new business relationships; and earn commissions on referrals – all within a supportive environment.

The only benefit membership holds for associate members is indirect access (use value) into the global intellectual infrastructure of the Group, allowing them to utilize the following potential opportunities, available through the facilitation and negotiation by the Group:

1. Venture capital funding

The Group has direct access to more than 1200 funding syndicates, venture capital funders and investment angels. The funding capacity of the said funders exceeds $115-billion. Through the negotiation and facilitation services provided by Professional Investors Group, associate members have access to the following:

• Access to venture capital or project funding.
• Access to institutional funding or investments.
• Funding opportunities available to venture capitalists and investment angels.
• Access to merger and acquisition funding and professional expertise.
• Access to import and export finance and/or payment guarantees.

 2. Viable business opportunities

The Group has direct access to more than 5 000 international business brokers, project brokers and investment bankers to provide entrepreneurs with viable and lucrative business opportunities and project development support systems. Through the negotiation and facilitation services provided by Professional Investors Group, associate members have access to the following:

• Exposure to high-profile and lucrative new global business, project opportunities and speculation transactions for development or trading purposes.
• Exposure to new markets for products and/or services.
• Access to global partnership and consortium opportunities.
• Access to global corporate opportunities.
• Global business referrals.

 3. Corporate expertise and knowledge

The Group has direct access to specialist international corporate expertise, through more than 250 000 selected professional individuals, business leaders and executives, visionary entrepreneurs and corporate intellectuals that can provide professional services and advice. Through the negotiation and facilitation services provided by Professional Investors Group, associate members have access to the following:

• Specialized corporate expertise available to entrepreneurs.
• Access to global corporate information.
• Access to entrepreneurial and/or business support.

 All opportunities made available and/or provided to associate members are strictly subject to availability as well as the rules, regulations, policies, principles, procedures and the Constitution of Professional Investors Group. In addition to the aforesaid, associate membership participation is subject to the laws and regulations of the applicable associate member’s country of citizenship or residence and/or where an associate member may choose to conduct business.

Top of page