What Is BNI, Anyway?

BNI, or Business Networking International, is the largest business networking organization in the world. BNI offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals, in turn resulting in more closed business. BNI is built around the philosophy of Givers Gain: By giving business to others, you will get business in return.

Founded in 1985 by Dr. Ivan Misner, BNI currently has over 5,300 chapters worldwide. Last year alone, BNI generated 5.6 million referrals resulting in $2.3 billion dollars worth of business for its members. Most importantly, BNI is a business and professional networking organization that allows only one person per professional classification or specialty to join a chapter, so by joining, you lock out your competition. To find out more about BNI, click on the links to left.