Benefits

Membership in the Institute of Certified Business Counselors can provide a meaningful increase in your business through enhanced professional skills, resources, credentials and networking.

As a Certified Business Counselor you can give comfort to prospective clients that they are selecting an ethical and knowledgeable professional. This assurance can be extremely valuable in the advisory services field where few qualifications are legally required.

Membership Levels

Full Membership - has met all the requirements and earned the CBC designation. For more details see  the CBC Accreditation Program.

Candidate - are those member who have joined the Institute to access educational, networking and professionalism-enhancing opportunities and are working toward accredited Status.

Affiliate Members - are those members who do not provide advisory services but join to network with ICBC members and access educational, networking and professionalism-enhancing opportunities

Senior Status - is given to those members who hive reached sixty-five years of age, have been a member of ICBC for ten years or more, are inactive in their profession. A senior member cannot hold or serve on the board of directors, however they can serve on committees.

Honorary Status - is bestowed by the Board of Directors for recognition in exemplary service or achievements.

Inactive member - is a member who wishes to remain a member but is currently inactive in his profession. This requires a written request is only valid for one year.

Master Certified Business Counselor -  (MCBC) is the highest professional certification awarded by the Institute of Certified Business Counselors in recognition for service provided to ICBC and its membership. Member(s) meeting the requirements for MCBC shall be submitted for approval by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting.

Requirements for MCBC certification are:

1. Must hold a license or another designation from a recognized professional society and be a member in good standing of ICBC for ten consecutive years, or any combination totaling ten years, as follows;
   • Serve as board member - one year additional credit for each year served.
   • Serve as President (upon completion of full term) four-years additional credit.
2. Or be a member in good standing of ICBC for 15 consecutive years.