{"id":5033,"date":"2008-09-17T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/17\/business-networking-international-scam-review-scam-or-legit\/"},"modified":"2008-09-17T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2008-09-17T15:31:20","slug":"business-networking-international-scam-review-scam-or-legit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=5033","title":{"rendered":"Business Networking International Scam Review, Scam or Legit"},"content":{"rendered":"
by George L. Kenney<\/div>\n

BNI or Business Networking International prides itself on being the world’s largest referral organization. Chapters consist of one member per profession. As a co-founder and past president of a BNI South Florida chapter, I would like to share some of my experiences with you in order to assist you in making any business decisions regarding the organization.<\/p>\n

Business Networking International or BNI started in California in the mid 1980’s. It was founded by Dr. Ivan Misner, who is still the Chairman. The main theme of BNI is “givers gain”. Through the years the organization has grown from it California roots to an international organization. <\/p>\n

What’s it all about? <\/p>\n

Whether you join an existing chapter or would like to start one of your own, the main focus is twofold. First, you’ll want to be aware of, and pass referrals to, other members of your chapter. And you’ll also want to actively recruit new members on a continuous basis.<\/p>\n

Members generally pass a minimum of one referral per week. If for some reason you don’t have a referral, bringing a visitor is acceptable. If you have neither a referral or a visitor, you are expected to give a testimonial about a member of the chapter you’ve had business dealings with.<\/p>\n

How does membership benefit YOU?<\/p>\n

You benefit when you pass referrals because the people receiving those referrals will feel an obligation to return the favor. Think of it this way, how do you feel when you receive over the holidays and you don’t have one to return to the person who gave it to you. Same thing goes for business referrals.<\/p>\n

The reasons that you want to continue to recruit new members is so that the chapter will continue. Statistics have shown that when a chapter has 20 members there are about 20 referrals passed per week. Once a chapter grows to 30 members the referrals move up to about 40 per week. You can see the benefit of having a larger chapter. Another advantage of a larger chapter is that over time you will always lose members through attrition, and with a larger chapter you will still remain strong.<\/p>\n

In Summary<\/p>\n

Business Networking International is a great concept and a well structured organization. Some have problems because some chapter member’s desire to go strictly by the rules. Others benefit greatly by sticking pretty much to them. One member from each business profession is a strength. <\/p>\n

Just a few final things to mention. When you join a BNI chapter, according to the rules, you can not join another similarly structured – one person from each business – group. Another thing to keep in mind is that although BNI’s business structure is pure MLM, it does not allow its members to promote business opportunities, only products.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
George L. Kenney<\/a> is an online marketing pro. Prior to investing in a Home Based Business<\/a> or to learn more about George L. Kenney<\/a> or the tremendous Marketing Mentors Program<\/a> please visit http:\/\/www.prosperityprescription.biz<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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