J25 BNI Derby Business Networking

BNI meetings are all run to a fixed agenda. As each member has the opportunity to complete a 60 seconds presentation and visitors are asked to introduce themselves too  for chapters with 25 or more members fitting in the BNI agenda can be a squeeze.
J25BNI have been using an animated clock to [...]

Business Network International (BNI) has announced a 21 per cent increase in the amount of business passed between members through ‘word-of-mouth’ referrals in 2009.
The business referral organisation increased the amount of business passed between members in 2009 by 21 per cent, which translated to GBP230m - up from GBP185m in 2008.
Charlie Lawson, national director [...]

The first and only BNI I ever visited was absolutely amazing, meaning the members of the chapter, so amazing were they that I didn’t visit any other chapters in the area and I immediately joined. It wasn’t until about 6 months later that I visited and substituted at other chapters, and what I saw was [...]

YES. Bringing visitors helps to grow the chapter and therefor the business you will gain from BNI.
You’re encouraged to bring visitors for those occupations that are open. Any profession which is not represented in a chapter is elligable to be a visitor. 
If you are unsure if you should bring a visitor to a meeting, always ask [...]

After Featuring at the BNI Derbyshire Big Breakfast. Here is the link to the BNI song that made Cornucopia Famous..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPZetC8jPhY

Every 6 months your BNI’s leadership team changes.
Every 6 months the Chapter Director will ask for members to help being visitor hosts
Every 6 months the membership coordinatior will ask for comittee members
Every 6 months a new Education Cordinator and Events cordinator will be picked.
Why should you want to do these posts ? I seams like [...]

For anyone considering joining BNI …. or new to their business networking organization … here’s some tips.
You know …. nobody wants to know about your business if they don’t know you. At BNI or anywhere.
Just follow the BNI training to the letter and you should do fine. That’s the benefit of BNI over many other [...]

IN THE WORLD OF NETWORKING, a “cave dweller” is defined as “someone who remains in one of several confined spaces for the duration of an entire business day, day after day’.”

The problem is, networking is a contact spoil. You have to get out of that cave and make contact with people.
Cave dwellers will always remain [...]

A Customer of mine was moving premises recently.
He decided that rather than send the money on getting external people involved he would use all of his staff to move the Computer network, Telephones, Internet Connection, IT equipment Install the signs and update his web site.
On the day he moved all of his staff were very busy moving [...]

10. Leave their badge and card holder at home.
The name badge and card holders are networking tools. Wearing your name badge properly makes you a stand-out as a professional networker and makes conversation easier for visitors.
Share your collection of trusted professionals with those you contact daily.
9. Arrive late for the weekly BNI meeting.
Puntuality and dependability are [...]