The idea of a paid consultant was an innovation in Japan at the time, so he adopted a "member-ship system" --the model for today's Chiu Alumni Club, which consists of nearly a thousand top business executives. That move enabled him to transcend the narrow confines of financial management and enter the broad field of corporate management.
這種「受薪顧問」的概念在日本算是創新之舉，一開始邱永漢就採會員制，不僅奠下今日「邱友會」有近千名企業界老闆的規模，也使得邱永漢超越理財投資的狹窄領域，實際進入企業經營的廣大天地。