ACG Tampa Bay is an Approval Chapter ... ACG Tampa Bay provides high quality programs and resources focused on corporate growth best practices and the opportunity to develop relationships with the area’s top private equity groups, corporate executives, financial intermediaries, attorneys, accountants, commercial and investment bankers, valuation specialists, and other professionals.
As a premier professional organization, ACG Tampa Bay seeks to maintain a membership balance of senior-level business leaders in these roles. Therefore, we accept only members who meet our core business criteria and intend to further our chapter objectives and professionalism.
As an approval chapter, PLEASE note that after you fill out the application, we will send you a short questionnaire about your involvement with middle-market growth. Once the Membership Approval Committee reviews your application and questionnaire, we will "activate" your membership. If you are not approved, we will refund the dues.
Apply for ACG Tampa Bay membership here
Our annual dues are only $450; Emerging Professionals dues are $300 and are effective for the first two (2) years or until member is 35.
Membership Requirements and the Approval Process
ACG Tampa provides high quality programs and resources focused on corporate growth best practices and the opportunity to develop relationships with the area’s top private equity groups, corporate executives, financial intermediaries, attorneys, accountants, commercial and investment bankers, valuation specialists, and other professionals.
As a premier professional organization, ACG Tampa Bay seeks to maintain a membership balance of high-level business leaders in these roles. Therefore, we accept only members who meet our core business criteria and intend to further our chapter objectives and professionalism.
Applicants are encouraged to attend a chapter event and discuss membership with board members, the Chapter Executive, or the Membership Committee in advance of completing an application.
Member Sponsor:
All new applicants must be recommended and sponsored by at least one ACG Tampa Bay member in good standing and be approved by the ACG Tampa Membership Committee, based on our published criteria. Letters of recommendation will be solicited from sponsors by the Chapter Executive upon submittal of the application.
Should a potential member not know an ACG Tampa Bay member to sponsor him or her, then that person may request an assessment of the application by the Membership Committee.
Membership application process:
Application to ACG is completed online. Incomplete applications are not accepted. Decisions on completed applications may take up to 3 weeks to process.
Applicants have an advantage when they have an ACG Tampa Bay sponsor, letter of recommendation and is currently involved in a position that meets any of the following criteria:
Other application factors to be considered in application decisions: