Comparison · 12 material differences
Detroit Economic Club vs Entrepreneur Leadership Network
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Verified September 2026
Networking organization
Verified September 2026 Detroit Economic Club
Business, government, academic and civic figures in the Detroit region who want access to the club's speaker programme, plus a large cohort of under-40 professionals
Networking organization
Entrepreneur Leadership Network
Founders, executives and subject-matter experts who want a recurring bylined column on Entrepreneur.com
What the records say
- Maximum age at joining: Detroit Economic Club: Young Leader membership requires the member to be under 40; Entrepreneur Leadership Network: No published maximum age at joining.
- Geographic restriction: Detroit Economic Club: Non-Resident membership: individuals who live and work more than 50 miles from downtown Detroit; Entrepreneur Leadership Network: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: Detroit Economic Club: $150 a year; Entrepreneur Leadership Network: $3,000 a year.
Side by side
| Detroit Economic Club | Entrepreneur Leadership Network | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Networking organization | Networking organization |
| Founded | 1934 (Founded in 1934; Wikipedia names Allen Crow as founder.) | Not documented |
| Headquarters | Detroit, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | Detroit and south-east Michigan, with a discounted non-resident category for people living and working more than 50 miles from downtown Detroit | Online programme run by Entrepreneur Media Inc.; no chapters. Member articles appear on the US edition of Entrepreneur.com and are viewable worldwide. |
| Members | 3,500as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed |
| Chapters | A single-city club with no chapters. | No chapters |
| Primary audience | Business, government, academic and civic figures in the Detroit region who want access to the club's speaker programme, plus a large cohort of under-40 professionals | Founders, executives and subject-matter experts who want a recurring bylined column on Entrepreneur.com |
| Typical member | Membership spans corporate executives and professionals in the Detroit region, with dedicated discounted categories for clergy, full-time faculty at accredited institutions, government officials, non-profit employees, retirees over 60, and people based more than 50 miles away. Over a third of the membership is reported to be in the under-40 Young Leader Program. | Entrepreneur Media describes members as "selected industry experts" and "entrepreneurs and executives". No revenue, funding, title or seniority threshold is published, so the member profile is defined by the selection committee rather than by a stated test. |
| Qualification | ||
| Maximum age at joining | Young Leader membership requires the member to be under 40Includes all regular member benefits plus professional development programming.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published maximum age at joining |
| Geographic restriction | Non-Resident membership: individuals who live and work more than 50 miles from downtown Detroitverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Membership is bought online through the club's membership pages by selecting a category. No sponsorship, interview or committee review is described in the published process. | Applicants complete an online application form. A member of the selection committee evaluates the submission, typically within three to five business days, and may schedule a short one-to-one interview about the applicant's background and goals. Approved applicants then finalise annual payment before access begins. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed; the published route is open paid enrolment. | Not publicly disclosed. Entrepreneur states applications are evaluated by a selection committee but publishes no acceptance rate. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $150 a yearRegular membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗ | $3,000 a year"As of November 1, 2022, the cost of a membership to the Entrepreneur Leadership Network is $3,000 per year. There are no monthly options currently available." Billed annually on the purchase date and renewing automatically unless cancelled; members who joined before 1 November 2022 may pay a different amount.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee appears alongside the published dues.verified September 2026 | Payment is taken only after acceptance. Group subscriptions are available on enquiry. |
| Event costs | Not publicly disclosed on the membership page. Meeting attendance charges, if any, are handled at the event level.verified September 2026 | Payment is taken only after acceptance. Group subscriptions are available on enquiry. |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual, billed on the purchase date and renewing automatically unless cancelled |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | About 35 meetings a season, typically breakfast or lunch events with a 20 to 30 minute speaker address followed by questions and networking | ELN Insider workshops, talks and networking sessions; article submission capped at one per month |
| Peer forums | Speaker meetings and the Young Leader Program; no confidential facilitated peer forum is published | No peer forums |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed; meetings are on-the-record events, many of which are covered by press | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Virtual, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Not documented | Partial |
| Member directory | Not documented | No |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Partial |
| Leadership development | Partial | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | No |
| Next-generation programming | Yes | No |
| Investment discussions | No | No |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | Low |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Low |
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