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ICBA
Qualifications for Ownership/Membership
The
Independent College Bookstore Association is a non-profit, mutual
benefit corporation, incorporated in the State of California.
Membership
is open to any two- or four-year college or university store in
the United States or Canada. The store must be owned or controlled
by the institution or associated student body (see #4 below). ICBA
members chose to use the term "independent" to describe
us as distinguished from private or lease stores. Independent stores
are sometimes referred to as institutional stores. Rather than "institutional,"
we chose the name "independent" because it reflects our
understanding that our success as individuals and as a group rests
with us.
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Requirements
for ICBA Membership
Any United States or Canadian two- or four-year college or university
store owned or controlled by the institution or associated student
body is eligible for consideration for membership if the following
requirements are met:
- The
store is adequately stocked in all lines of books, supplies and
other merchandise to supply the basic requirements of a two- or
four-year college offering an associate or baccalaureate degree,
respectively.
- The
store has a professional store manager in daily contact with,
and fully responsible for, the store's operation and management.
- The
store maintains a daily operating schedule and is open at least
forty (40) hours per week.
- All
revenues of the store are retained by the store, institution,
students, faculty, staff, alumni or cooperative members.
- There
is only one (1) membership per campus. Multiple locations of the
same store constitute one (1) store membership.
- To
be a member, a store must pay the annual dues and assessments
to the Secretary/Treasurer by the first day of February for the
ensuing fiscal year, must participate on a regular basis in the
activities of the organization, and must have otherwise fully
complied with its rules and regulations.
ICBA
operates in a January-December fiscal year. The members themselves
establish the ICBA dues structure and amounts. Currently they are:
$600
for stores with sales less than $1 million = 0.12% - 0.06% of
sales
$1,200 for stores with sales from $1 million to $3,999,999 = 1.2%
- 0.3% of sales
$2,000 for stores with sales from $4 million to $6,999,999 = 0.05%
- 0.3% of sales
$2,600 for stores with sales from $7 million to $9,999,999 = 0.04%
- 0.03% of sales
$3,300 for stores with sales over $10 million = 0.03% - 0.006%
of sales
The
ICBA No Risk, Money Back Guarantee!
We
are confident you will be completely satisfied. Simply participate
fully in ICBA Programs your first year as a member, and if you are
not satisfied, we will refund any difference between your savings
and your dues payment. A complete set of ICBA Articles of Incorporation
and Corporate By-Laws is distributed to all members each year, and
is available on request to stores considering joining us. Contact
the ICBA Business Office at 800.888.9222, office@ICBAinc.com.
For
Membership forms click here
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