Welcome to BNI Western Massachusetts THE
Business Referral Organization
In 2008, Business Network Int'l passed over 5.6 million referrals in 5291+ chapters with over 111,000 members in 40 countries resulting in more than $2.3 billion in business!
Find a professional
Each BNI chapter is made up of one person per profession, working together to build their businesses through word-of-mouth marketing. In BNI we check the references of our applicants and hold members to the BNI Code of Ethics. Memberships are reviewed annually to insure competent and ethical members.
You can find our members by searching our member
directory.
Visit a meeting
The first steps toward applying to a current or creating a new BNI chapter is to visit a current chapter. BNI Western Mass also has an evening chapter available for those individuals who have early AM challenges. In order to get involved with this great organization, you need to SEE what we're about.
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Education Center
BNI offers many different educational opportunities including in February a training session with David Hilton, a master coach with "E-Myth Revisited". Click the logo to our training calendar to find what you need.
2008 FOUNDERS AWARD WINNERS
Two Western Massachusetts Chapters won Founders Awards for their performance in BNI Fiscal Year 2008.
In December 2008, Don Boisvert, BNI Western Mass Executive Director, presented the Founders Award to the Holyoke North BNI chapter and also to the Sprinfield Area BNI Chapter.
This was the first time the BNI Springfield chapter and the Holyoke North chapter have been so honored.
This prestigious award is given to chapters who represent the top 10% in the organization in terms of attitude, performance and commitment. They must have a minimum of 20 members, be nominated by the local BNI Executive Director and approved by the BNI Founder, Ivan Misner.
Congratulations to both the Holyoke North BNI Chapter and the Springfield Area BNI Chapter.
International Networking Week
The week of February 2nd through the 7th has been decleared International Networking Week. An initiative of BNI, BNI seeks to acknowledge and recognize Networkers around the globe. A number of BNI chapters are celebrating the event by joining with Chambers of Commerce, United Ways, and even High School business clubs.
On the evening of February 3rd, BNI Western Massachusetts is hosting a NETWORKING event and a presentation by David Hilton, Senior Coach with "E-Myth Revisited". This event is open to both BNI members and the general public. Check the event calendar for more details. For a link to a video from Dr. Ivan Misner highlighting International Networking Week, click on the video to the right.
What's
BNI?: BNI is the world's largest business
referral organization. To learn more, check out the world headquarter's website
and click on About BNI.