Become a Women In Consulting Member
Gain access to speakers, events, workshops. and networking opportunities.
Choose a membership level that works for you.
Our Membership Levels
Basic Membership Level
Connect with our generous community and gain insight into what it takes to succeed as an independent professional.
$145/year
Build your new professional consulting or contracting business faster using the hard-won tried and true insights from women who’ve already been through the process. You’ll get the foundational details and inside information on success strategies and tactics while connecting with like-minded professional businesswomen. Our consulting education offerings are based on the expert insights and over 18 years of Women In Consulting original Best Practices Research. Your connection to the entire Women In Consulting community gives you access to generous responses to whatever questions arise in starting and building your business.
Standard Membership Level
Leverage our research and insights to grow your expertise-based business and help other women do the same.
$245/year
Grow your practice faster and more successfully with access to our original Best Practices Research with over 18 years of insights on fees, marketing, tools, operations, and more from successful businesswomen. You’ll get information on successful strategies and tactics for growing your revenues and profits PLUS community connection with business-minded women.
Premier Membership Level
Increase your visibility, hone your expertise, and partner with other women.
$350/year
Continue to increase your business success with the generously shared wisdom of successful women. Stay on top of the latest key strategies and tactics to build your leadership and connect with like-minded businesswomen. You’ll have access to the community, to all of our Best Practices Research over 18 years, Expert talks by select speakers, and Sandbox community discussions on topical issues, as well as forum access. Our quarterly mastermind-like event for Premier members focuses on important topics to further your expertise.
Executive Membership Level
Explore best practices, share challenges, and gain insights from a circle of experienced professional businesswomen.
$495/year
We offer Executive members a select series of quarterly events with expert speakers, facilitated discussions, and plenty of connection tailored to the pressing needs of our members. Our Best Practices Research, Expert Series talks and Sandbox community discussions round out your access to our members’ wisdom.
Summary of Benefits for Each Membership Level
| Membership Benefit | Basic Member |
Standard Member |
Premier Member |
Executive Member |
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| Community Access: Email Listserve discussion forum | ||||
| Consulting Foundations Education | ||||
| Sandbox Discussion Events | ||||
| SF Bay Area Networking Events | ||||
| Directory Listing | Enhanced | Website Page | Website Page | |
| Visibility opportunities: interviews, spotlights, etc. | ||||
| Best Practices Research | ||||
| Exclusive Partner Discounts | ||||
| Expert Series Talks | ||||
| Quarterly Mentoring and Speaker Events | ||||
| Library of Select Expert Talks | ||||
| Quarterly Focused Select Speakers Discussion and Exchange Events | ||||
| Pricing | $145/year | $245/year | $350/year | $495/year |
| Membership Benefit | Basic Member |
Standard Member |
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| Community Access: Email Listserve discussion forum |
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| Consulting Foundations Education |
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| Sandbox Discussion Events |
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| SF Bay Area Networking Events |
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| Directory Listing | Enhanced | |
| Visibility opportunities: interviews, spotlights, etc. |
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| Best Practices Research | ||
| Exclusive Partner Discounts | ||
| Expert Series Talks | ||
| Quarterly Mentoring and Speaker Events |
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| Library of Select Expert Talks |
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| Quarterly Focused Select Speakers Discussion and Exchange Events |
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| Pricing | $145/year | $245/year |
| Membership Benefit | Premier Member |
Executive Member |
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| Community Access: Email Listserve discussion forum |
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| Consulting Foundations Education |
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| Sandbox Discussion Events |
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| SF Bay Area Networking Events |
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| Directory Listing | Website Page | Website Page |
| Visibility opportunities: interviews, spotlights, etc. |
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| Best Practices Research | ||
| Exclusive Partner Discounts | ||
| Expert Series Talks | ||
| Quarterly Mentoring and Speaker Events |
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| Library of Select Expert Talks |
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| Quarterly Focused Select Speakers Discussion and Exchange Events |
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| Pricing | $350/year | $495/year |
Additional Benefits for Each Membership Level
| Membership Benefit | Basic Member |
Standard Member |
Premier Member |
Executive Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastermind | $399/year | $300/year | $150/year | $150/year |
| Expert Series Talks | $20 | $10 | Included | Included |
| Workshops/Mini Conferences | $75 | $70 | $60 | $60 |
| Team Memberships | 25% Discount |
| Membership Benefit | Basic Member |
Standard Member |
|---|---|---|
| Mastermind | $399/year | $300/year |
| Expert Series Talks | $20 | $10 |
| Workshops/Mini Conferences | $75 | $70 |
| Team Memberships |
| Membership Benefit | Premier Member |
Executive Member |
|---|---|---|
| Mastermind | $150/year | $150/year |
| Expert Series Talks | Included | Included |
| Workshops/Mini Conferences | $60 | $60 |
| Team Memberships | 25% Discount |
Business is difficult enough without going it alone.
Are you feeling a bit isolated working on your own?
- You often get a lot done and you’d like to share your challenges with someone who really gets it.
- You’re with clients and you need to maintain a professional relationship as their go-to expert.
Want to share the challenges of being a woman in business with others who get it?
- Do you miss the camaraderie of business-minded women in your previous workplace?
- You’d like to connect with like-minded women who are interested in and enjoy talking business.
Need different perspectives on structuring your fees and agreements?
- You wish you knew whether you’re charging what you’re worth or what clients would pay.
- You’d like to know how to set up initial fees vs. hourly vs. project and what really works.
- Are you charging what you’re worth?
You’d like to know how to best use a virtual assistant to get things done.
- You’re not quite sure where to find a really good candidate to help you get the operational parts of your business done.
- You need tactical marketing help with social media and website updates but not as a big expensive project.
You need to stay at the top of your game as an expert.
- You’re always looking for valuable insight from high-quality sources.
- You want to be current on all aspects of your expertise-based business but you don’t have time to look for multiple ways to get that knowledge.
What really works to scale an expertise-based business?
- You’ve asked people how they grew their business and what recommendations they have, but people aren’t anxious to share.
- You would love a circle of like-minded businesswomen to share challenges and lessons learned along the way so you can all reach your goals faster.
CONNECT
Forge connections with other high-powered women
Reach the top of your game and avoid the loneliness of isolation through a generous community of high-powered successful and collaborative businesswomen.
- Sandbox: Community Discussions
- Networking Events
- Community Forum
- Organization Partners
LEARN
Level up with select speaker series, events, education
Deepen your expertise and stay current on new ideas, approaches, and technology with insights from expert speakers, workshops, and discussion groups.
- Expert Series Events
- Consulting Foundations Education
- In-depth Mini-Conferences
ACCELERATE
Achieve success faster with less effort
Advance your consulting practice with actionable insights, practical tips, and supportive advice from like-minded women.
- Success Intensive (formerly Business Health Check)
- Masterminds
- 18 years of Best Practices Research Reports
Here’s what our members are saying
about Women In Consulting…
“I am always impressed by the willingness of WIC members to share their experience
and knowledge with others in the WIC community.”
“WIC has been generously sharing best practices, expertise, advice and resources to expand its members’ capabilities, shorten time frames, and take our businesses to the next level successfully since 1998.”
“WIC is a major reason I moved to the Bay Area.
It is an incredibly collaborative, supportive and welcoming group.”
“Women In Consulting’s collaborative environment, educational presentations,
and connections are invaluable.”
“Women In Consulting has been essential in growing my business—the collaborations,
advice and support are invaluable.”
“Women In Consulting has been a godsend. Not only is it so helpful to be able to collaborate with other smart women running & growing their own businesses, these women have become good friends, too.”
“Volunteering at Women In Consulting has given me such an opportunity to understand the back-bones of a well-organized professional non-profit board. It also has given me tremendous deeper connections to professional women who I truly respect and admire. Volunteering has been my way of also giving back the support that I have gained from WIC in building my own business.”
“Volunteering raised the bar for me in connecting with some amazing, powerful and talented women. The level of networking increases exponentially for volunteers—we have access to more people, and more opportunities as volunteers, gain more experience in collaboration, and improve our talents overall.”
“It’s hard to believe how many years Women In Consulting has run our consulting best practices survey. Over the years, it’s offered interesting insights into the evolution of consulting businesses, such as revenue and profitability trends and fees, consulting expertise and specialties, business structure and operations. These in turn help our Women In Consulting community and beyond gain critical insights in how to streamline operations and drive growth of their consultancies.”
“The WIC Executive Membership catapulted my business knowledge because I was able to learn best practices from industry luminaries.”
Joining Women In Consulting’s board at this critical time in the organization allows me to act on my professional convictions through direct service. Women In Consulting’s goal aligns closely with my own: empower other women with the tools and opportunities to find their own professional freedom, defining success in whatever way matters most to them.
Tax Benefits of Joining Women In Consulting
Women In Consulting is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN #68-0486946. No benefit as defined by the Internal Revenue Service was bestowed upon this donor in exchange for your dues contribution, therefore, the full amount of your contribution may be tax-deductible; consult your tax professional to learn more.
Terms of Membership
- Basic, Standard, and Premier Membership is on a rolling-year basis. No matter what time of year you join, you’ll receive a full year of membership benefits. You’ll receive a notice to renew 60-days before your membership expires.
- Executive Membership is based on a calendar year. Executive Members are invoiced in December annually to receive benefits for the entire following calendar year.
- Women In Consulting Memberships are not transferable.
- No refunds on membership fees.