business networking international

Oct 06
2010

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BNI – Business Networking International?

I think to join. I heard all the sugar coating laready flowery stuff on the way which is good, but can someone tell me if there is a down side to join? Thank you

I've been in BNI in the past and am not now. It is quite expensive for members and local contributions, which includes meals. – It is important to a change in the composition of more than 6 months an important time and they have the support of readers who are essential to keep the group alive due from the members. Many members are in services Financial, real estate sales, insurance, and sales of cars so you can see the mutual benefits of these. There are representatives who are actually MLM looking for others to be representatives MLM beneath them and claim to sell their goods around the BNI prohibiting the recruitment criteria MLM. There are many "Vitamin glorified" sellers who try to sell overpriced product under the guise of absorbance in the body "all natural" or "greater than or marketing method, in fact, they offer nothing, sell low, and they drop fast enough. are very structured and there is intense pressure for members to produce son. This causes people to bring in leads that are eventually claimed unleaded at all – which is often a problem more serious. Others claim to have a handful of son, which consisted of presenting himself and 3 other people in a restaurant BNI members claiming three son, 2 leads or claimant because he fed his two cars in a gas station BNI member last week, so new members are expected to build relationships with BNI members and relationships with members of BNI false drop. This means that you should abandon affialiaiton with your bank, unless your bank is represented (even for the representation of cell phones, car insurance and home owner, etc.). Some do, some do not. If a member of a discipline of a business (eg from a banker gave the bank) is replaced by one with the same discipline to another company (Eg banker from a different bank) that you're supposed to switch banks – and is asking a lot franchise. BNI is one. It is a regional director, who has a financial interest in the busienss. He usually refuses to remove a member who does not meet the criteria of BNI – as it will cut his salary. There are no financial responsibility so that you do not know where the money actually goes to the national level. At the local level, fiscal responsibility is not much better. If the chapter you are considering joining a group of members who are in the type of operations that will be of mutual support (for example, car mechanic, car salesman, representative of automobile insurance or mortgage representative, salesperson, owner home insurance rep) may be helpful. You can also get to know others who can help. There are other similar organizations. BNI is often considered the dominant player. Clearly they have rules and game plan well defined. Some love it, but most are there for a period of 12 months and abandonment.