BNI Helps You Grow Your Houston Area Business
BNI operates on the “givers gain” philosophy; those who help others will benefit, and in return, will get business referrals in return.BNI is the largest networking organization of its kind.
Currently, BNI has over 5,300 chapters in operation in the United States and forty-one other countries. Members of Business Network Int´l have passed over 5,600,000 referrals which generated over $2.3 billion dollars of new business for its members last year. This method of word of mouth recommendation has proven to be more powerful than most sales, marketing and advertising activities combined.
For more information about our chapter: Visit our Official BNI Chapter Web Page
Visitors are invited to attend one of our meetings. Meeting fees are $25 and that includes lunch. Visitors are asked to bring plenty of business cards to distribute. They can look forward to being introduced to numerous other business professionals in the group.
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Every Wednesday from 11:30AM to 1:00PM
Catalan Food and Wine
http://catalanfoodandwine.com
5555 Washington Ave.
Houston, TX 77007
713.426.4260
- Episode 170: “Get Your Act Together” September 1, 2010Synopsis Here are some tips for positioning yourself as a professional when you go to networking events. Look the part. Don’t wear jeans to a professional networking event. Be well-rested if you’re going to a morning event. Shirts with company logos are appropriate. Brand yourself appropriately. Make sure your body language sends the right message. […]
- Episode 169: “Need Advice? Your Network Can Help.” August 25, 2010Synopsis When Dr. Misner started BNI, he didn’t really think of it as a “knowledge network,” but your fellow BNI members can be a great source of knowledge as well as referrals. Here are some tips for getting advice from your BNI network. Ask about something they enjoy talking about, an area they have expertise […]
- Episode 168: “Fast Tracking Your Way to Success” August 18, 2010Synopsis This week Tom Fleming, Executive Director of BNI West Central Florida, joins Dr. Misner on the podcast. The average number of members per chapter in Tom’s region of 40 chapters is thirty-eight. Tom initially hesitated to implement Fast Track in his region because he’s on the CDs and didn’t want to appear to be […]
- Episode 167: “Ask the Right Questions” August 11, 2010Synopsis August 11th is the BNI Staff Day at Dr. Misner’s house in Big Bear. People like to talk about themselves; giving them the time to tell their own stories is more likely to result in a genuine connection. Here are five good questions to ask in your first conversation with a new person. What […]