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Membership

SAM is the right place for every responsible manager in Serbia who wants to improve himself, his company, and his environment. In our focus, we have individuals, managers, and leaders who want to work on themselves, to improve their knowledge and skills, to learn from the more experienced and thus develop their company, build their team and their successors, and leave a positive mark on society. Our members understand how important people and our employees and young people are and therefore want to pass on their knowledge, to be mentors and role models for generations to come.

BY CLICKING on the arrow on the right, you can find more information about how to apply for membership in SAM, and if you are interested in our Article of Incorporation, you can view it here.

TERMS

Members of the Association can be individuals who perform managerial activities and/or hold managerial functions. The general admission criteria are to demonstrate values such as reliability, change, responsibility, and friendship while nurturing the principle of giving as a special value. Special criteria: for managers is to hold a managerial position for at least 2 years and to manage at least 5 people. For entrepreneurs, the company has to have at least 5 employees. In the case of business advisors and consultants, the condition is to have at least 5 years of previous experience in managerial positions. Important note: each candidate needs to have 2 recommendations from SAM members, one of which needs to be from a  SAM Board Member. For more information, about the procedure

MEMBERSHIP FEE

Members up to 35 years of age pay a reduced membership fee in the amount of 50% of the annual membership fee. The reduced membership fee is valid for each year of membership, until they reach the age of 36.

If three or more managers from one legal entity are regular members of the Association, that legal entity is granted a discount in the payment of their membership fees.

Members of the Association can be managers working in Serbia, as well as managers, citizens of the Republic of Serbia, who reside abroad.

Regular members of the Association, who have left the Republic of Serbia as a result of assumed business obligations, and have the will and intention to maintain their status in the Association and thus be informed about its activities, pay an annual membership fee in the amount of 10% of the annual membership fee (expat members)

All members are obliged to pay the annual membership fee. Only after paying the membership fee, you become a full member of SAM.

You can find more information about the annual membership fee at the link, and for further information you can contact the SAM Executive Office at office@sam.org.rs or at 011 308 76 05.

If you meet all the requirements and have the necessary recommendations, you can apply for membership by clicking the button below.

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Membership benefits


  • - Free participation in SAM events, including Evening with..in Crowne Plaza, June Meeting, Wine Club, After Holiday Cocktail, Business Club, as well as a large number of lectures and educational workshops: Business Breakfast, Funky Leaders, Mind Networking...
  • - Free access to the database and contacts of all managers-members and companies of SAM
  • - Professional services of the Executive Office in networking and establishing cooperation with other members and companies
  • - The possibility to elect and be elected to SAM bodies and working groups
  • - The possibility of accessing the unique Business Hub network in order to obtain or provide professional support from various economic and professional fields
  • - The possibility of joining the exclusive Mentoring program, which stands out for its uniqueness and effort to focus on young managers and their development

Expat members


In 2022, the Serbian Association of Managers launched the EXPAT SAM program, which is intended for ours managers abroad. The program is intended for members of the Serbian Association of Managers, but also for others managers who currently live and work outside Serbia. The program aims to bring them closer together getting to know and connecting, but also maintaining contacts with the business community in Serbia, exchanging knowledge, experiences and first-hand information about life and business in certain foreign markets, as well as identification an opportunity for cooperation in Serbia and abroad. With this program, SAM wants to make our managers abroad more active include in its initiatives and activities and thus create a network of SAM ambassadors around the world.

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PRIVILEGE CLUB


All members of SAM can take advantage of special benefits created especially for them. One of the most significant is the Privilege Club, which is based on the active involvement of the company by providing its goods and services at favorable prices to the members of the Association. Any company with at least one manager who is a member of SAM can become a member of the SAM Privilege Club.

Discount providers check membership of discount users via list of members on the SAM website. If you want to offer a discount or other benefit to SAM members, send us the completed form and a visual of the offer to office@sam.org.rs