April 12, 2009 Here's what some members are saying about their BNI experience:
Since I have been a member of BNI, I have met some wonderful people that I now call friends. BNI has helped me to become a better public speaker and just over all has helped me to become a better leader. When you can share ideas with others it is always helpful. BNI has also brought us new business with customers that I never would have been able to reach. The referrals and contacts have been great - you don't have to worry about cold calls. BNI has been very beneficial in many ways to me.
Charles Powell,
President - Powell Brothers Roofing BNI Business Advantage
Having helped start Greater Memphis BNI over eight years ago, I've found that BNI offers regular access to other highly, motivated business owners and their most capable employees. As a result, it has become an invaluable part my marketing and promotional efforts while helping me find superior vendors to improve my firm's services delivery and appearance.
The BNI organization offers structure in building a series of good common sense marketing tips like the 60 second elevator speech. The ability to talk on your feet and succinctly covey your perfect referral is priceless and can be used throughout your career. Frequent meetings outside the weekly meetings have engendered strong partnerships and good business. Utilizing the web site to develop relationships and business has been an integral part of my business growth.
In all, BNI has positively changed my business and made word-of-mouth referrals my primary business growth!
Mark B. Ruleman
Wealth Solutions, LLC BNI Greater Memphis
My BNI group is awesome! I so appreciate our leadership team that makes it happen for us all. Our weekly meeting is a personal and professional uplifting for me in many ways. The educational segment each week gives many opportunities to apply BNI basics. As you strengthen your skills personally and professionally you return the strength back into your BNI chapter. It is an honor to share with my customers a network of companies that I confidently can guarantee their professionalism as they in turn do for me. What a wonderful relationship to be involved in!
Kathy Nelson
LeCarpets
BNI Memphis Metro
BNI has been a great value in advertising dollars for our company. We have been members for many years with great success. I personally value the quality of people I have met in BNI and have a great respect for those relationships.
Chris Murphy
INMAN-MURPHY INC.
BNI Business Professionals
Besides the extra business which "thrills everyone in the office," I personally have gained a confidence, business-wise, that I did not have before. Our chapter has a very strong bond and shares so much information on a lot of different subjects that I can use every single week. I have never missed a meeting and have no intention of it. It is well worth the effort. We are getting so much name recognition locally from our involvement with BNI.
Susan Bell
Customer Support Specialist
STOP Alarms
BNI One Source Networking
BNI is my entire business. Before I can sell a prospect my service, the business must first know, like, and trust me. No business will open the veins of their business to someone unless they first trust them. I gain that trust through warm referrals earned through BNI contacts. My friends and associates I meet through BNI provide virtually 100% of my business. In fact I have developed a network of reselling partners all across the country that I have met through BNI. It is working well and I am prospering in this down economy when so many others are not.
Sumner Buck
Backup Rx.com, Inc.
BNI Greater Memphis
I wanted to let you know how grateful I am to know so many people in not only my BNI chapter, but in other BNI chapters. In my business, I am constantly running across people who need all sorts of things organized in their home and business.
I met Ande Demetriou while subbing in another BNI chapter and began using his services to help my clients get their home movies organized. When I was discussing what all services I offer to a company, I mentioned that I had someone who transfers VHS tapes into DVDs. The company asked how fast I could get a rush order for them. I told them I would try to get it back to them next week. I called Ande and asked if he could do a quick order for this business. He met me last night in the pouring rain and sent me a text this morning that the job was complete. You can imagine the surprise on the President's face when I delivered the product. He was so impressed with not only the service, but with the many contacts I know through BNI who can help get almost any job done quickly.
My applause to Ande for getting the job done so quickly and professionally. I hope this will lead to more business for the both of us, and the President of the company is sending an employee to visit my BNI chapter next week.
Frances Livesay
Professional Organizer
Organize It! BNI Premier Referrals
I joined BNI, Premier Referrals in May of 2008. I have been
with the group almost a year now. Towards
then end of last year I started keeping track of my referrals using the
“Referral Tracking System” sheet. In the
month of February I made $4,000 in sales from referrals in BNI. I highly recommend this to everyone!
