About BNI
History
BNI is a 25 year old business and professional organisation that allows only one person from each trade or profession to join a chapter.There are currently over 5,576 BNI chapters and in 2009, BNI members gave over 6.2 million referrals, leading to business worth over £1.6 billion. In the UK and Ireland alone, there are over 646 BNI Chapters that in 2009 gave over 659,066 referrals, leading to business worth £230m.
BNI Philosophy
The philosophy of this organization is built upon the idea of Givers Gain: By giving business to others, you will get business in return. This is predicated on the age-old idea of "What goes around, comes around."BNI Mission
The mission of BNI is to help members increase their business through a structured, positive, and professional "word-of-mouth" program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals.Belonging to BNI is like having dozens of sales people working for you...
...because all of them carry several copies of your business cards around with them. When they meet someone who could use your products or services, they take out your card and recommend you.* It's as simple as that! It's simple because it's based on a proven concept by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner, called "Givers Gain." If I give you business you'll give me business and we'll both benefit as a result.Would you like to increase your business by 20%, 30%, 50% or as much as 100%?
You can see results like this! Many have. Some participants have added as many as 50 new clients in the first 2 years!!! Successful businesses depend on word-of-mouth. Word-of-mouth advertising is the best advertising there is.BNI provides a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business.
It does so by providing an environment in which you develop personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. By establishing this "formal" relationship with other people, you will have the opportunity to substantially increase your business.For more information on BNI please use the links at the bottom of the page.
