ASES International encourages the efforts of enthusiastic and committed individuals to use their entrepreneurial skill to start an ASES chapter in their own University. In order for ASES International to ensure that the organization’s mission is consistent throughout the world, there is a formalized process for applying to be a new chapter. Furthermore, every chapter, old and new, is required to satisfy the requirements below in order to be recognized as an official ASES chapter. ASES International wishes you the best of luck in helping to expand our mission. The current international leadership is a valuable resource throughout the process and frequent communication with them is encouraged.

After committing to starting a chapter, ASES Stanford’s international operations team will guide you and y our tem through the chapter maturation process. The ASES International leadership will review the new chapter’s monthly reports, constitution, and overall progress to ensure the chapter adheres to the overall mission of ASES. If the new chapter demonstrates that it will be able to meet the following requirements, ASES International will officially welcome it into the network.

Steps to Take Contact ASES Stanford’s International Operations Team: ASES.international@gmail.com. Introduce yourself and explain why, as well as where, you want to start a new chapter. # If there is already an existing chapter or individuals who want to start a chapter in your area, ASES International will help put you in touch with those individuals. Request the chapter guidelines which will give you instructions on how to start building your chapter and the requirements to be in ASES. Continue to be in frequent contact with ASES International leadership.

Chapter Requirements (basic overview, for details request the chapter guidelines from ASES.international@gmail.com) Faculty Advisor/Sponsor Any chapter needs to show that it has the support from at least one academic institution. That show of support should be a faculty advisor who can help the chapter leaders define the role of ASES within its own university context. Regular meeting At the VERY least, monthly meetings. Some of us do meetings once a week, but it is very important that each chapter meet frequently to plan events, have events, and keep members informed and connected. University charter Every chapter must have recognition and approval by the host university before the chapter can be launched. Programming Aside from our mission to network young entrepreneurs, ASES should also be very committed to educating the community. All of our chapters find very creative ways to do this (whether through mentorship programs, case study groups, speakers) and every chapter needs to demonstrate that it has this entrepreneurship educational component. Communication As a start, leaders need to get their chapters on board to our international communication server (www.asesinternational.org). I think we also decided that quarterly updates in the form of a short “e-newsletter” would also be a requirement. These could be posted on the website for all to see. Recruiting Every chapter needs to demonstrate a plan and system to introduce individuals to ASES. As a corollary, there needs to be some system for leadership turnover. Constitution Every chapter needs to have its own constitution.