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Essentially,
the Merchant Company is a membership organisation comprising
over 600 current and former business people, both male and female.
Two thirds
of the members are currently active in business, either as
owners and managers of SMEs or as employees of larger companies. All
types of
business are represented including professions such as accountants,
lawyers, doctors and dentists.
How to become a Member
- Application for membership is made to the Secretary
- Prospective Members must work or reside in Edinburgh
or within 20 miles of General Register House
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How does the Company benefit Members?
- The Edinburgh Merchant Company is actively involved
at the heart of the City in educational and charitable
works
- The Edinburgh Merchant Company is the foremost
and most prestigious business organisation in the
City and is also Scotland's pre-eminent livery company
- The Company provides an environment for like-minded
business people to meet informally at business
and social events
- Such meetings provide an excellent opportunity
to network with senior business people across
a broad spectrum of industries and professions
- Attendance at business meetings and seminars enables
professional as well as personal development
- The Company is noted for being a friendly organisation
with a wide range of business and social activities
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How to serve the Company
- Regular attendance at Company Meetings
- Supporting
Business & Social Events
- Graduating to serve
on Standing Committees
- Assisting the Education,
Liaison & Enterprise Committee with:
- Presentations
and talks at Merchant Company Schools
- Mock Job interviews
for pupils at Merchant Company Schools
- Running Business
Dynamics Courses
- Young Enterprise Advice
- Supporting the Charitable & Community
Services Committee by arranging
fund-raising events and
supporting the work of the almoner
in the community
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