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| The BNI Experience |
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| Being active in BNI is like having up to 40 sales people working for you, because your fellow members will be carrying your cards and referring your business to people they meet, without you having to pay them any salaries or commission. Successful businesses depend on 'word-of-mouth' marketing as the best form of promotion there is. |
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| BNI provides a structured, supportive, business environment in which local business people can get together to network, learn valuable new marketing skills and develop the strong personal relationships that lead to trust and the consequent generation of significant business for each other. |
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| Benefits of Membership |
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| Increased exposure to many other people and businesses. |
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Substantially increased referrals. |
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Tools to network more effectively, including an orientation cassette tape giving the "Formula for Success" in BNI, a badge, a vinyl card holder to carry members' business cards, referral slips, marketing materials for your chapter and much, much more. |
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Participation in up to 52 networking meetings per year. |
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Quarterly newsletters with educational material on networking, public speaking, and business. |
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Support from like minded & established business people |
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Free periodic workshops on networking, presentation skills, marketing, leadership etc. |
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Access to a network spanning dozens of countries |
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And much, much more!!! |
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| Joining A BNI Chapter |
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| Join Now Before Your Competitor Does! |
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| Started in January 1985 by Dr. Ivan R. Misner, Founder & CEO of Business Network Int'l., BNI provides a positive, supportive, and structured environment for men and women to further their business through word of mouth marketing. |
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| Networking requires commitment. The most successful chapters of BNI are comprised of participants who are sincerely committed to helping one another through networking. They are a team. As a participant in BNI, you are responsible for complying with the policies and guidelines of the organization. A partial list of the policies of BNI are listed below: |
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| What You Should Know |
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Only one person from each profession is permitted to join a chapter of BNI. |
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All participants should represent their primary occupation, not a part-time business. |
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Attendance is critical. If you cannot attend a meeting, you may send a substitute. This will not count as an absence. |
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Participants are required to bring bona-fide referrals and/or visitors to their chapter of BNI. |
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| All members are expected to adhere to a strict code of ethics. Click here for more info. |
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| How to Join |
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| Visit a local BNI chapter and after the meeting, ask any member of the leadership team for an application form. If you apply to participate in BNI, your application will be reviewed by the chapter's membership committee, and you will be notified of the status of your application before the next meeting. Any business person is welcome to attend a BNI chapter meeting as a visitor. |
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| To find out if there is a meeting near you, choose an area from the list at the top of this page and then use the "Locate a Chapter" menu. |
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| Looking To Refer Business To |
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| Currently, There are no business referrals. |
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| It’s a fantastic place to network with like-minded, trusted, business professionals. I never imagined that I'd be able to represent 30 businesses to people I meet. |
| - Sandeep Nanu (CBEYOND, Newsletter Specialist, Bangalore), gained business worth Rs 6,66,000, in eight months. |
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