Business Networking

International

Overview

Last year BNI members passed over 2,000,000 referrals, which generated more than £500 million worth of business for each other. Of this total, 317,000 referrals were passed in the UK and Ireland, resulting in over £79 million worth of business during that year. BNI is an 18 year old business and professional organisation that allows only one person from each trade or profession to join a chapter. With over 2,300 active chapters and nearly 50,000 members, it is the most successful business referral organisation in the world.

Can you afford not to join?

Benefits To You

• Increased exposure to many other people and businesses
  
• Substantially increase your business through referrals.
  
• Tools to network more effectively, including an orientation CD, giving advice on how to succeed in BNI, a badge, a card holder to carry member's business cards, a comprehensive member manual, referral slips and marketing materials for your chapter.
  
• The right to participate in up to 52 meetings per year.
  
• Quarterly newsletters are sent to your chapter with educational material on how to network more effectively and to get more business through word of mouth.
  
• particiaption in business trade shows (where you will have an opportunity to market your chapter and your business at no additional costs).
  
• Regular workshops on networking
  
• And much, much more

BNI Policies

Networking requires committment. Founded in 1985 by Ivan R. Misner, BNI provides a positive, supportive and structured environment for individuals to further their business by getting referrals.

The most successful chapters of BNI are comprised of people who are sincerely committed to helping one another through networking.

They are a team.

BNI members have a responsibility to comply with the organisations policies. These include:

• The meeting begins promptly at 7:00am and is over at 8:30am
  
• Only one person from each profession is permitted to join a chapter
  
• All participants should represent their primary occupation, not a part-time business
  
• Attendance is critical - members are allowed three absences without a substitute every six months. More than this and they can be asked to leave the chapter.
  
• Members are required to bring bona-fide referrals and/or visitors to their chapter.