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How-To Apply!
Opening A New Store? - Mentoring Program Applicants
Mentoring Program Membership Cost
The cost of the Mentoring Program Membership is $79 per year.
Membership Benefits
ComicsPRO offers an affiliate membership for anyone who wants to open a comic book retail business. Prospective retailers can be in any stage of business planning, whether you just have the idea to open a new comic book store or you're already getting your business loan and negotiating your lease. Mentoring Program Members will have access to a limited-access forum for new retailers where you can talk to existing store owners around the country about the different steps you're about to take. You will also receive special newsletters directed at entrepreneurs in the planning stages of their new businesses.
The Mentoring Program membership does not come with ComicsPRO voting privileges or access to the business member benefits, but it can be upgraded to a Full Membership once your new business has reached the lease stage. Once upgraded, new business owners can start their companies with discounted credit card rates (and more!) already in place.
Established Store Owners - Full Retail Memberships
Help shape the future of comic-book retail when you become a Full Retail Member. In addition to money-saving discounts on credit card processing, insurance and payroll processing, full members have a vote on important issues facing our organization and our industry. Full members will also receive e-mail news updates and have access to a members-only web forum.
Full Comic Retail Membership Cost
The cost of the Membership is $299 per year.
Full Comic Retail Members are eligible to:
- Have the right to (1) vote on issues presented to the membership in accordance with the Bylaws.
- Appoint (1) person as a representative to vote on its behalf at meetings of the Organization.
- Appoint a person(s) to receive Organization communications.
- Full Comic Retail Members with more than one retail outlet or with franchise outlets shall have only (1) voting representative.
Also, Full Memberships are eligible to receive:
- Access to all of the areas of the future website, including business and financial information.
- Automatic admittance into programs that the Comicspro organization creates.
- Participation rights in the planned health insurance programs, credit card processing programs, payroll process discount and more.
- Business and organization news through the association's newsletter.
Established Store Owners - Associate Memberships
Retailers who would like to support a trade association for comic book stores, but who are not interested in directing the organization or taking part in the member benefits, can join ComicsPRO through our Associate Membership. Associate Members do not have access to all member benefits, but are invited to participate in the retailer discussions at our members-only forum and will receive the ComicsPRO business newsletters and updates.
Associate Comic Retail Membership Cost
The cost of the Membership is $99 per year.
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