Belonging to BNI is like having dozens of sales people working for you because all the other members carry several copies of your business cards around with them. When they meet someone who could use your products or services they hand your card out and recommend your services. BNI is a business and professional organization that allows only one person from each professional category to join a chapter. It’s as simple as that!

It’s simple because it’s based on the proven concept of “what goes around comes around.” If I help you, you’ll help me and we will both benefit as a result. Would you like to increase your business by 20%, 30%, 50% or as much as 100%? You can see results like this! Many have. Some participants have added as many as 50 new clients in the first 2 years!!!

Successful businesses depend on word-of-mouth. Word-of-mouth advertising is the best advertising there is and BNI provides a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. It does so by providing an environment in which you will develop personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. By establishing this “formal” relationship with other people, you will have the opportunity to substantially increase your business.

Benefits to You:

• Members have the opportunity to present and promote their business to all members in a group exclusively without competing professionals. Each profession has only one representative per chapter.
• Increased the awareness of your profession from other networking members who will use or recommend your services once they know and trust you.
• Substantially increase and expand your business through referrals by exposing your service and knowledge to businesses and success oriented people throughout the community.
• Gained knowledge from information on other networking members' professions.
• Design a complete process to promote yourself and your business efficiently, effectively and economically by routinely meeting with other focused, motivated business professionals.

BNI in North Alabama

BNI Northern Alabama was founded in 1997. Currently there are 28 chapters (See Find a Chapter), with several forming in many different areas (see Chapters Forming).

Meaghan Williams is the Executive Director for BNI Northern Alabama. Recognizing the potential to help businesses, the BNI Northern Alabama directors are working to develop chapters in 29 counties: Blount, Cahoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburn, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston. In order to maintain a high level of support to members while developing new chapters, BNI Northern Alabama has a team of Directors. This team is made up of members who embody BNI's givers gain philosophy. The Directors visit, educate and support other chapters and members while maintaining commitment to their own chapters. Find a Director here.