We are the Roland Park chapter of Business Network International
(BNI). Please visit the national or Maryland chapter site for more
information about BNI, but the basic idea is we are all business
people who meet to pass business leads. No two people from the
same industry can be in the group at the same time, but there are
plenty of other chapters from which to choose. We just happen to
be the best chapter.
We meet 7:30am. (sharp) every Friday morning at Cafe Hon, in the Hampden section of Baltimore (see our map). We have breakfast, netWORK, learn more about each others business, and have a special speaker for 10 minutes. Then we pass referrals to one another, helping all our businesses grow.
We are an active networking group with 16 members and several
guests each week. We are strictly a leads group, not a professional sales
organization or "Rotary" style club. We believe strongly in
going to other business networking events in order to bring
the maximum amount of good leads to our group. Let's briefly
tell you how it works.
First and foremost it's Networking. We meet each week at 7.30am on Fridays. The meeting is promptly finished at 9. We start by allowing each member to do a 30- to 60-second "infomercial" about their company and more importantly to tell us specifically what company or company profiles they are seeking.
Our job is to find leads for that need. We believe in Giver's Gain: The more leads you give, the more you're going to get. You are accountable for the leads given and received by meeting each week and following up: "How did it go?".
We also allow each week a member to give a 10-minute presentation that can be an extended version of that infomercial. We try to invite guests that may need those services.
The meeting concludes with the big event: leads slips -- filled out and passed by members.
We have found this group at Café Hon to be an excellent cohesive
group of professionals we can really rely on in recommending to our own
customers and contacts. Besides all that we have a GREAT time! We can't
think of a better way to kick off Friday mornings! When you return to
your office, you'll find you're ready to run and far more focused on making
your business succeed.
By practicing your own sales pitch to a friendly audience prepares you to meet clients and prospects to not only your services but possibly those of the group.
We invite you to check us out this Friday; you may find this is the group for you, or if you like to be closer by we can tell you of other BNI groups in your area.
We are looking to increase our group size to 30 members, at this size the lead generation skyrockets!
When you join you will lock out your competition. You are allowed two visits before joining to "test drive".
We welcome you to give us a look. Many thanks to Ryan Felps of ClearVision
Internet Solutions for our site.
Questions? Fill out our form.
Please tour the site, and if you still have some questions, ask Ben Woodworth.
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