Partner and affiliate program
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Partner and affiliate program
A recruiting page for the referral partners and affiliates who send new members your way: accountants, bankers, consultants, podcasters and happy members. It sets out three commission tiers clearly, explains how referrals are tracked and paid in four steps, adds a word from an existing partner and collects applications through your own form. The terms sit in an accordion so nothing is hidden. Set your own commission rates and payment schedule, rewrite the terms with your adviser, and choose your partner application form on import.
Partner and affiliate program
Introduce an owner. Earn while they grow.
Accountants, bankers, consultants and members who send business owners to Summit Founders Circle earn up to 20% of every membership payment for a full year.
Three tiers, based on referrals a year
Commission is paid on every membership payment your referrals make in their first 12 months. Your tier resets each January.
Referrer: 10%
1 to 3 members a year. About $690 for each annual member you introduce. For members and friends of the circle.
Partner: 15%
4 to 9 members a year. About $1,035 per annual member, plus two free guest passes to the annual retreat.
Premier partner: 20%
10 or more a year. About $1,380 per annual member, a co-hosted workshop for your clients and a listing on our partners page.
Four steps
How it works
A good fit
Who makes a great partner
CPAs, bookkeepers and fractional CFOs with small business clients
Business bankers and commercial lenders
Consultants, coaches and HR advisers who serve owners of 5 to 50 staff
Podcast hosts and newsletter writers with an owner audience
Current and past members of Summit Founders Circle
We don't accept paid ads that use our name, coupon sites or cold email lists. Partners succeed here because their clients trust them.
My clients kept asking me questions that weren't really about accounting. They were about being the boss. Now I introduce them to Jordan, they get a group of peers, and the commission pays for my own team's training budget.
Apply to become a partner
Tell us about you and the owners you work with. There is no cost to join and no minimum number of referrals.
Questions first? Email hello@example.com or call our partner team at (555) 014-2290, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Central.
Program terms
The short version of the partner agreement you'll sign when you're approved.
What counts as a referral
A referral is credited when a new owner applies using your partner link or a direct introduction, is accepted and pays for membership within 12 months of the introduction. Existing applicants and past members are not eligible.
How commission is calculated
Your tier rate applies to the membership fees your referrals pay in their first 12 months, after any refunds. Retreat tickets, workshops and taxes are excluded. Your tier is set by the number of referrals who join in the calendar year.
When you get paid
Commission is paid on the 15th of the month after the payment clears, by direct deposit, once your balance is $50 or more. We need a completed W-9 before your first payment.
How you can promote us
Share your link with your own clients, audience and network, and use the logos and copy in your welcome kit. You may not bid on our name in search ads, offer discounts we have not approved, or make income or results claims on our behalf.
Disclosure
Tell the people you refer that you earn a commission. A simple line such as "I'm a paid partner of Summit Founders Circle" is enough, and it is required by law for online promotion.
Changes and ending the agreement
Either side can end the agreement with 30 days' notice by email. Commission already earned is paid in full. We may change rates with 60 days' notice, and changes never apply to referrals already made.
Know an owner who's doing it all alone?
Apply in five minutes and send your first introduction this week.
Use this page
Make it yours in a few minutes
- Find it in your Control Panel. Go to Content > Page Library and search for "Partner and affiliate program".
- Add it to your site. Choose a title and a department. The page arrives as a draft, with its pictures copied to your site and your site's name already in place.
- Change the words and pictures. Open it in the page builder, replace the sample text and images with your own, and make it live when you are ready.