BNI is a business and professional networking organisation that allows only one representative from each profession to join. The sole purpose of the group is to give its members more business.

BNI is the most successful organisation of its type in the world; there are currently over 5000 chapters in operation worldwide. Members of BNI last year passed over 5.5 million referrals which translated into over £1.1billion in business being done between the members.

Of these totals over 550,000 were passed in the UK and Ireland resulting in over £185million worth of business for our members last year. The philosophy of BNI is based on “givers gain” – if I give you the opportunity to do business, you will want to do the same for someone in the group. In other words, “what goes around comes around”.

Being a member of BNI is like having a team of sales people working for you. Members carry a card file with everyone’s business cards in it. When a client, associate, supplier or friend, mentions a need that is represented by the group, members can provide a referral to fill that need.

People do business with people they know like and trust and being referred to someone because the person referring them trusts them helps to open doors that are otherwise kept shut.

There is only one way to truly evaluate the potential benefits of being involved in a BNI group and that is to visit a chapter meeting and see for yourself how the structure that we operate has been proven to maximise the business passed between our members. See for yourself the real opportunities being referred within the group and get a sense of the commitment that the members have made to each other to support the growth of their respective businesses.

Find out more about your local chapter and BNI, the world’s most successful business referral organisation by visiting:
www.business-ni.com for BNI in Northern Ireland
www.bnieurope.com for BNI in Europe including the UK and Ireland
www.bni.com for BNI, the global organisation.

To arrange a visit to your local chapter, complete the enquiry form on www.business-ni.com/findoutmore and one of the Director team will give you a call.