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JOIN THE SIGMA MEMBER NETWORK
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Are there benefits you want, information you need, and education you should have? Then SIGMA is the place to be! Shouldn't your name be there too?
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Mission Statement
"SIGMA's Mission is to benefit its members by ensuring a free and unencumbered economic environment for the fully competitive marketing of motor fuels."
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Membership Benefits
SIGMA's unique approach as a member-driven association. These are the dynamics that make SIGMA a unique and powerful association. As a member-driven association dedicated to ensuring an unencumbered economic environment for motor fuel marketing, SIGMA’s role is to interpret market conditions, laws and regulations for the benefit of its members.
- Integrity
- Independence
- Information
- Ideas
- Interaction
Networking and Communication
- SIGMA meetings
- Committee participation
- SIG's - peer-to-peer share groups
- Website involvement
Information Exchange and Education Seminars
Thought-provoking publications and educational programs set the stage for non-competing marketers to share ideas and best practices in a relaxed, cooperative environment.
This interaction is typically dominated by top-level executives involved in strategic planning for some of the most influential companies in the industry.
SIGMA Masters Programs - intense 1 and 2-day programs focusing on one specific topic.
Recent programs covered:
- How to properly value your business, and focus activity on those things which truly create value! Aprogram for CEO's and CFO's of independent petroleum marketing companies led by George Overstreet,from the University of Virginia.
- Motor Fuel Marketer Insurance: Becoming a Smarter Buyer... an intensive two-day program that can give you the tools to become a smarter buyer, a better risk manager, and gain control over your insurance premiums.
- Positioning Your Business for Growth & Succession: Getting Smart Enough, Early Enough: how to build lasting value and sustain growth through strategic planning and capital formation
- Marketer-Supplier Relations
- By encouraging fuel supplier participation in SIGMA, we foster critical marketer-supplier relationships. In this industry, supply is everything. Recognizing that, SIGMA’s leadership opens the door for greater understanding through formal and informal networking opportunities.
Legislation and Representation
- SIGMA is the voice of independent petroleum marketers on Capitol Hill, with a long history of legislative impact. By maintaining a dialogue with lawmakers involved in policy that affects independent marketers, we ensure that decision makers have valid data and are aware of the practical ramifications of the proposed action on the industry.
- Legal advice and clarification - Collier Shannon Scott
- Legal memos and quarterly Legislative Briefing Books - summarizing issues.
Timely, organized information helps marketers remain competitive and plan for the future. The Weekly Report, available exclusively to members, encapsulates the latest legislative developments and time critical news. Legal Memos are issued to members as needed to explain new laws and regulatory changes. And the award-winning IGM magazine, published 6 times a year, explores marketing issues in greater detail, including case studies and success stories.
Weekly Report summarizing weekly petroleum issues on Capitol Hill. View past Weekly Report issues.
SIGMA Conventions - key decision makers, timely issues, top quality education, and idea sharing that make a bottom line difference.SIGMA’s twice-yearly conventions and the Winter Management Conference are legendary in the industry.
Along with blockbusting business and educational sessions, there is additional value in what happens between them. If you want to know the value of a SIGMA convention, just listen to a member: "The SIGMA convention is a great event that allows for a dialogue between all types of industry members -- great educational value in a nice social setting."
SIGMA is a member-driven organization, get involved today and help fuel the effort!
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