Successful Business Leaders' Club

Natalia Kardash established this private club with the aim of providing a platform for her personal business network to connect and interact online and offline.

The club arranges and manages various events, such as meetings, workshops, presentations, get-togethers, seminars, and conferences. Club members participate in brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas and solutions, discuss upcoming and ongoing developments, gain insights into the business community, and stay updated with news from both Cyprus and the global market.

SBL Club in Brief:

Private Club. Successful Business Leaders' Club is a community of professionals consisting solely of individuals who have a business relationship with the Founder and have worked with her on one of her business projects.

Online and Offline. The Club regularly organizes online and offline meetings for members. One-to-one meetings between members can also be arranged upon request.

Members:

EDC members are distinguished business leaders, including shareholders, founders, presidents, and CEOs with international interests. All EDC members reside in Cyprus and meet in person.

IBEB members are owners, decision-makers and senior executives of local and international businesses, both in Cyprus and abroad. Over 85% of members reside in Cyprus, and board members participate in virtual and in-person meetings.

Activities within the Club:

Networking in the Club. Our online and offline events include informative presentations on current research and developments, as well as discussions on hot topics of concern to the business community. We also make sure that all our members meet each other in 1x1 format or in small groups. In addition to that, we organize (for EDC members) get-together breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, which offer a relaxed and informal setting to meet with other members.
We also offer Q&A sessions with key people such as ministers, ambassadors, mayors, representatives from the public and business sectors, experts in various areas, municipal and local organizations, tax & economic advisors/experts, and many others.

Additional Benefits:

Networking outside the Club. As the Founder of the Club organises many events and participates in various business projects, she occasionally invites Club members to join her. They may become speakers or panelists, join cocktail receptions or farewell parties of events organised in Cyprus by partners or contacts of Ms. Kardash. She always keeps in mind business interests of Club members and helps to create opportunities for their business development.

Special rates. Μembers are eligible for a 20% discount on all events organized by Vestnik Kipra Group, as well as for all PR, communication, and advertising services of the Group.
Not included into membership fees, provided on project or retainer fee basis:
-- One to one introductions to people outside of the Club;
-- Advice and assistance in possible partnerships, connections / recommendations / introductions to third parties etc;
-- Business development for Club members' companies or projects, business growth management and communications.

Τhe SBL Club Bodies

Economic Diplomacy Council (EDC)

- All members are shareholders, founders, presidents, CEOs of multi-million businesses with international interests;
- Each member attends 10+ offline events per year;
- The physical events are organised for groups of 6-8 people (coffees, lunches, dinners) or up to 15-20 people (thematic meetings). 2-3 times a year the Council runs events where all its members gather together.
- Economic Diplomacy Council members have complimentary access to the network of IBEB and its meetings.
- All the activities (events and meals) are included into the yearly membership fees.

International Business Executives' Board (IBEB)

- Members have the opportunity to participate in at least 20 online activities a year: private introductions, thematic discussions, seminars, workshops, lectures, presentations;
- Most of events are organised online, via Zoom;
- At least 6 times a year members have an opportunity to participant in an offline event;
- Ms Kardash will ensure that online and offline meetings allow each member to network with at least 100 club members during one year;
- All the online activities and six offline meetings are included into the yearly membership. Participation in some other business club events is optional and possible with an extra fee.

Membership Requests

If you would like to join the Club, please contact its director Lusine Mirzoyan (mm@vkcyprus.com, tel. +357 99195493). Lusine will help to schedule an online or offline meeting with Natalia Kardash to discuss your participation.
The SBL Club Founder:
Natalia Kardash
Main areas of expertise: Publishing, communications, networking. Natalia's personal network exceeds 6000 business people in Cyprus: half of them are Cypriots on all levels of business and political governance, another half – foreign businessmen who live and work in Cyprus.
"I created this private business club to help people I know in person. My activities are related to establishing business contacts, promoting interests of international community of Cyprus, organising various events and meetings for networking purposes. As I know Cyprus business realities well, I can always find a way to reach the goals we set. In addition to my club leader role, I help to the members of my club with business development, marketing, communications, PR- and GR-related matters."
100+ people, 23 countries, 37 business fields
Most of the members live in Cyprus. Originally, they are from 23 countries and have expertise in 37 business fields.