About BNI

We allow only one member from each profession into the chapter. Some enterprising companies are actually having one of their employees placed into every chapter that is opened. In our area, only one person from your business category will be able to join a chapter this year. As we grow, you will see some visitors who wish they could be members, but their category is already filled.

BNI is a business and professional networking organization that allows representatives from each profession to join. The sole purpose of the group is to give its members more business. It's based on the concept that what goes around comes around. If you give business to me, I'll give business to you.

Being a member of BNI is like having 25 to 30 salespeople working for you. Members carry a card file with everyone's business cards in it. When they speak to a client, associate, or friend that mentions a need represented by the group, members can provide a referral to fill that need.

"Word of mouth" is the most cost-effective form of advertising possible. BNI provides a structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business referrals for both men and women. If referrals are an important part of your business, then BNI is the organization for you.

There is also a network beyond members of each chapter. Each member knows dozens of people, who in turn, know dozens of other people. Through this "extended network" come most of the business referrals that are given each week. The average chapter of gives over 50 referrals per month to its members!

Referrals are an important part of our business. People either get most of their business or their best business through referrals. That's what is all about...GIVING BUSINESS to its members.

BNI is a coalition of businesses with one person from each profession represented. Through this mutual support system, members help each other do more business by giving each other referrals.

More than ever, it is important to develop personal relationships in order to increase and maintain one's word-of-mouth based business. It's through this educational process that other people learn more about each other's business and feel comfortable about referring one another.

As business professionals, we all need an "edge" over our competition. How many people are doing what you do in this area? Well, in BNI you have an edge over your competitors because none of them can join this chapter as we only allow one person per profession.