We are the world’s leading business referral organization supporting 328K+ Member businesses in over 79 countries worldwide. In 2023, BNI Members generated $20.01 billion USD in revenue via more than 14 million referrals. Many BNI Chapters are currently meeting using BNI Online®, a powerful and convenient platform that enables Members to continue sharing new client referrals. BNI Members are actively supported by regional, national, and global BNI staff that provide the training, structure, and technology needed to help them grow their businesses and exceed their goals.
BNI: Changing the Way the World Does Business®.
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With thousands of BNI Chapters worldwide, BNI provides a global business network that remains unmatched.
The mission of BNI is to help BNI Members increase their business through a structured, positive and professional referral marketing program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals.
The mission of BNI is to help BNI Members increase their business through a structured, positive and professional referral marketing program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals.
BNI is built on a set of guiding principles which form the foundation on which Members interact, conduct themselves and fulfill their goals. At BNI, we're Changing the Way the World Does Business®.
Be willing to give first, before you expect to gain. Giving unconditionally creates a better world for everyone and creates important opportunities and lasting relationships.
We honor our traditions and look to a brighter future fueled by innovation, optimism, and excitement.
Building strong relationships creates an environment of trust and support that yields happiness, opportunity and meaning.
Your value grows as you develop your knowledge and skills. Create a curriculum based on the person you want to become and follow that curriculum to get yourself there.
We keep the promises we make, especially when it is hard to do so. This creates trust and supports strong relationships.
We find the good in everything that happens to us, and that propels our lives forward. Finding the good in every person enables us to attract terrific people, opportunities, and wealth.
We appreciate that recognition fuels the growth of successful organizations. The person who masters the art of recognition attracts success, meaning, and happiness.
The altruism and goodwill we feel towards one another, and to the world, start with a genuine love of people –all people, equally. We encourage and embrace diversity in every respect.
BNI requires that BNI Chapters review and select candidates for BNI Membership without discriminating on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age or disability. BNI will not support actions by a Chapter in violation of this statement.
For nearly 40 years, BNI has stood above politics and geopolitics and, while respecting all faith traditions, BNI does not in any way incorporate religion into the organization. BNI will continue this tradition for the next 40 years and well beyond. By doing so, BNI has become an incredibly positive and productive institution – one that serves as an effective bridge between people worldwide, a unifying force in a disrupted world. BNI will continue to protect and strengthen this bridge. BNI requires that Members and Leaders refrain from posts, messages, or communications related to controversial world events. No BNI nor BNI-related systems, nor marks or logos should in any way be incorporated into – nor appear alongside or adjacent to, any messaging related to current political, geopolitical, religious, or territorial tensions.
Purpose-driven entrepreneurs and business leaders need to lead the world forward. And BNI will be the platform on which they do so. BNI is Changing the Way the World Does Business®.
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