A strong professional network, not only helps you with visibility for your business, but also helps you identify mentoring and funding opportunities from various sources – which can help you break the obstacles your business may experience at any point of time. 

Business Network International or BNI in short, is one such professional network that’s been exclusively created for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. 

It’s an International Organization with over 9150 franchise chapters and 259k members worldwide. 

Across the entire network, BNI is divided into small clubs called Chapters – and each chapter can have anywhere from 40 – 70 members in a chapter.

Each of the members in a chapter must represent an exclusive category for which they seek business. There should be little or no conflict of interest with another member from the same chapter. 

If you’re looking to learn how you can pick the best BNI chapter, then check this article out. 

https://blog.zenquestdigital.com/best-bni-chapter-bangalore/

What happens when you join a BNI Chapter?

Once you join a BNI Chapter, you’ll undergo a simple relationship building process which is called as the VCP process (Visibility, Credibility and Profitability)

You’ll start gaining ‘Visibility’ among the BNI Chapter & your community – your network will start getting to know ‘Who Are You’ and ‘What You Do’. 

Slowing building your network and professional relationship at the BNI Chapter increases your ‘Credibility’ – your network will recognize you and get to know ‘what you are good at’.

Once you’ve attained credibility – your network will send you referrals knocking on your door which will in turn help your ‘Profitability’. 

How Can BNI Help You? 

The secret to making your network work is to meet them regularly and consistently in a Face To Face manner and interact with them. 

BNI helps you accomplish that through consistent Face To Face Networking with these entrepreneurs on a weekly basis. 

Attendance is compulsory. You can have an employee or a partner represent you at times, however, full participation is expected at BNI at all times. 

The biggest advantage of BNI is that it helps create NEW doors for you to do business. 

Each member has their own network, and all of their networks need various kinds of products and services. 

… and in many cases, the member is often the go-to person for any recommendations. 

As a result, when he/she recommends something, it’s taken by his network with value. 

I highly recommend enrolling in a BNI chapter if you really want to expand your network, and grow your business with effective referral marketing. 

If you’re a Bangalore based entrepreneur or your business serves customers based out of Bangalore, I encourage you to attend a chapter meeting at the BNI Chapter I’m a part of. 

The chapter that I represent is BNI Royale, and at BNI Royale, we are a bunch of fast-growing entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds. 

Some of them have been in business for over 20+ years whereas some have just started. 

All of them have a passionate bond and work with each other to get more referrals. 

If you’re interested in attending a meeting, here’s what you need to do: 

1. I would need to get to know a little more about you before I can invite you for a meeting
2. So exclusively for my guests, I have created a special Whatsapp Group for business owners.
3. You’ll have to click on the link below to join the Whatsapp group and introduce yourself. Someone from my team or I will get in touch with you, we’ll walk you through how BNI works and invite you to a meeting. 

Click on the link below to become a part of this exclusive whatsapp group: 

https://blog.zenquestdigital.com/bnivisitors

Don’t forget to say hi! 

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The reason you’re probably reading this article is because you’ve been introduced to BNI by someone or have just attended a BNI Bangalore chapter meeting, and are wondering whether it’s the right thing for you…

If that’s the case, you’re in the right place.

There could be 2 reasons why joining a BNI Bangalore chapter may help you:

You’re an entrepreneur based out of Bangalore

OR

You have an existing business that’s doing well somewhere else and you’re looking to expand to Bangalore

For example…

You’re an architect doing architectural projects in Kochi but now planning to expand to Bangalore…

If you meet any of the above cases, joining a BNI Bangalore Chapter can be really beneficial.

One of the fastest & most effective ways to grow your business is with referral marketing.

Referral marketing is a strategy where you consciously build a relationship with people & leverage those relationships to get more referrals for your business.

And this exactly is the idea that fuels BNI.

BNI or Business Network International is the largest and most successful business networking organisation. Members are offered the opportunity to share ideas, contacts, and most importantly, business referrals. 

It’s a worldwide organisation created for the purpose of giving and receiving referrals from other business owners.

BNI is a worldwide movement and the movement has really strong roots in Bangalore with several chapters across the city.

My name is Harry Ramsay and I am a member of BNI Bangalore Chapter – BNI Royale.

With that said, here’s how joining a BNI Bangalore chapter can help your business…

5 Reasons to join a BNI Bangalore Chapter

#1 Build a strong network in Bangalore with BNI Bangalore

As the saying goes, “Your net worth is determined by your network”

BNI helps you build a strong networking relationship with other local Bangalore based entrepreneurs.

And these relationships in turn, help you – attract new leads, qualify them and convert them to sales successfully.

… because at the end of the day, people do business with people they like, know and trust.

When you’re part of a network of high achieving entrepreneurs, and these entrepreneurs trust you, it’s easier for you to find new leads and convert them successfully.

#2 Get more referrals using BNI Bangalore

If you have a business in Bangalore and cater only to Bangaloreans then joining BNI Bangalore chapter will instantly put you in touch with entrepreneurs who have an established business in Bangalore.

Thus helping you tap into their network.

This will help you get leads through referrals thereby increasing your business without a lot of effort on your part.

For example…

You’re a chartered accountant, and you’re looking to get more referrals for startups, tax compliance, etc.

The moment you join a BNI chapter, you find other people that cater to startups and other business-owners.

For example:

Printing service companies – that routinely do printing work for startups and other businesses

IT service companies – that do IT related services

Web Design companies – that design websites or do marketing for other businesses.

All of their customers may or may NOT have a chartered accountant.

By networking with these entrepreneurs, you can identify customers that may have a need for a CA and request them to recommend you, thereby closing the deal.

#3 Expanding your Business in Bangalore

If you’re an entrepreneur based in some other city and planning on expanding  your business in bangalore, then joining BNI gives you the visibility and the connections you need to get started instead of relying on advertising.

For example…

Let’s say you’re an architect whose expanding to Bangalore.

Nobody knows your name, and you’ve just setup your office.

When you join a BNI Bangalore Chapter, and begin networking and build a sincere relationship with them and showcase all of your work, then all of the members in BNI will think about you and recommend you whenever the need for an architect comes up.

And it doesn’t matter if you’re NEW or have just started out. The fact that someone else recommends you – is in many cases – more than enough to help close deals.

# 4 Get High Ticket Deals using BNI Bangalore

It’s a no brainer that every BNI chapter will have few entrepreneurs who are the city’s topmost and influential business owners. 

Being in the same group as them through BNI, gives you an opportunity to have a bond and build trust with them which otherwise is not possible.

These relationships can help you get high ticket clients easily. 

As giving referral is the main motto of BNI, these influential business owners through their network can get you that high ticket client that you have been dreaming of. 

For example, in my chapter, there are certain members who constantly do high ticket deals, and some of these high ticket deals are Government projects and other large Private Sector/MNC Orders which are easily worth Rs. 3 – Rs. 4.5 crore.

While this is not the norm everywhere, when you build the right connections, you can easily land 1 or 2 high ticket deals that give you business for an entire year.

That’s how joining a BNI chapter in Bangalore can be really beneficial, especially if you pick the right one.

#5 You can use BNI as Your Focus Group

If you are a relatively new entrepreneur, trying out new methods to promote your business in Bangalore or launching a new product/ new business idea then joining BNI will help you in many ways.

You will be surrounded with business owners from different industries which will represent a small sample of the market.

Their experience and expertise will come in handy to understand the market rather than spending on advertisement for testing the market.

So if you’re thinking of joining BNI and would like to attend a BNI Bangalore Chapter’s meeting, I would like to invite you to my BNI chapter. 

In my BNI Chapter Royale, we are a pack of fast-growing entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds. Some of them have been in business for over 20+ years whereas some have just started. 

All of them have a passionate bond and work with each other to get more referrals. 

If you’re interested, you can whatsapp me on the following number:
+91 9741192595

Just ping me and introduce yourself, and I’ll take you through the process so you can attend our chapter meeting.

#6 BNI Bangalore Update As On Sep 2020

As you all know, we are in the midst of the global COVID-19 Pandemic and as a result, BNI no longer holds in person meetings. BNI meetings in Bangalore are conducted online virtually via Zoom and people from all locations can now attend the meetings.

If you’re interested in building a strong network of people that you can work with – who can help you grow your business, I recommend joining a chapter.

If you’d like – I’d seriously recommend attending a meeting as a guest for our BNI Bangalore chapter meeting.

Thank you,

Fortune Favors The Brave,

Harry Ramsay

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