FAQs
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Members are encouraged to invite guests who are reputable professionals and potential strong referral partners. Guest invitations should focus on quality rather than quantity.
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Website referrals may happen when a visitor finds a member profile, contacts the business directly, or submits an inquiry through ATLAS systems. ATLAS provides visibility, but members are responsible for professionally following up on opportunities.
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Members are expected to participate in one-to-one meetings to strengthen relationships and improve referral understanding. Current deposit rebate standards reference a minimum of three one-to-one meetings per month, subject to the applicable membership structure.
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ATLAS is a professional business networking organization and is not positioned as a political organization. The organization focuses on business relationships, professionalism, trust, referrals, education, and local market growth. ATLAS does however share from time-to-time their members are typically aligned with entrepreneurial, free-market values, and each meeting begins with the “Pledge of Allegiance”.
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ATLAS meetings are intentionally structured to create consistency, respect time, encourage participation, and help members build relationships. Structure helps prevent meetings from becoming unfocused, repetitive, or purely social without business value.
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Team Leaders will receive access to ATLAS branding, meeting structure, promotional language, on-boarding resources, website features, team pages, educational topics, affiliate or referral tools, and leadership guidance as those systems evolve.
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Consistency matters because it reinforces trust, dependability, and commitment. A consistent member becomes easier to know, easier to trust, and easier to refer.
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Monthly recurring membership is generally billed automatically each month until canceled. Monthly payments are non-refundable, and cancellation must be submitted in writing before the next billing cycle according to the Terms of Service.
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ATLAS requires on-boarding, background checks, or other review steps, and endeavors to properly vet prospective new business members, but visitors and members should not rely on ATLAS as a substitute for their own due diligence. Each member remains responsible for complying with applicable laws, licensing requirements, and professional standards.
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ATLAS enforces one business category per team to reduce internal competition and support stronger referral relationships. Category definitions and availability are managed by ATLAS and may depend on the specific team, market, and member mix.
