Welcome to BNI, the world’s largest business referral organization. Our BNI Chapter, Business Connections was launched on April 16, 2008, thanks to the efforts of our Founding Member, Rebecca White, President, Ian Blei, Vice President, Judy Marrocco, Secretary/Treasurer , Ariana Arredondo and our BNI Regional Assistant Director, Donna Aldrich as well as our “core” Members. We look forward to seeing all of you at our next meeting this coming Wednesday, 12 noon at The Orchard Hotel.

About BNI
BNI has more than 100,000 members in 37 countries, more than 500 of whom are in BNI chapters in San Francisco. Every member of BNI San Francisco acts as a part of the marketing team for the other members of their chapter, with the aim of securing qualified business referrals for each other.

About Joining
The best way to find out about BNI is to visit a chapter. Visitors may attend chapter meetings twice ONLY (one chapter twice, or two chapters once each), before they will be asked to make a decision about joining. Visitors may NOT promote their business in a chapter where their business category is represented. It is not necessary to have an invitation to visit a chapter, however it is best to contact the president of the chapter prior to the visit. Click here for BNI San Francisco chapter details.

About The Rules
It is important for visitors to be aware of the following BNI policies:

• Only one person from any professional specialty is permitted to join each BNI chapter.
• An individual BNI member may represent only one business category.
• Members represent their primary occupation.
• Attendance is critical.
• Chapters conduct weekly business meetings of 90min duration, and all members commit to weekly attendance.

About Member Benifits

• Increased exposure to many other people and businesses.
• Substantially increased referrals.
• Listing in our Members Directory

Tools you receive to network more effectively, include:

• Orientation CD giving the “Formula for Success” in BNI, a badge, a vinyl card holder to carry members’ business cards, referral slips, marketing materials for your chapter and much, much more.
• Participation in up to 52 networking meetings per year.
• Bi-monthly newsletters with educational material on networking, public speaking, and business.
• Participation in business tradeshows (where you’ll have an opportunity to market your chapter and your business).
• Free periodic workshops on networking.