Welcome to BNI

Faversham BNI meet at Boughton Golf Club, which is ideally located at the junction of the A2, M2 and Thanet Way.

Every Thursday morning from 6.30am.

Being active in BNI is like having up to 40 sales people working for you, because your fellow members will be carrying your cards and referring your business to people they meet, without you having to pay them any salaries or commission. Successful businesses depend on 'word-of-mouth' marketing as the best form of promotion there is.

BNI provides a structured, supportive, business environment in which local business people can get together to network, learn valuable new marketing skills and develop the strong personal relationships that lead to trust and the consequent generation of significant business for each other.

It's as simple as that! Last year members of BNI passed 3,300,000 referrals, which generated more than £1.2 billion worth of business.

The essence of BNI is that although the meeting takes place at breakfast the sole reason for coming is to net-work! Efficiency and timings are maintained because every BNI meeting follows a structured 20 point agenda.

If you attend a BNI meeting in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, the United States or anywhere else, you will find all meetings follow exactly the same format, using exactly the same agenda.

They are focussed on generating business for the participants and there are no secondary agendas.

The 60 Second Speech

At the heart of the BNI meeting is the "60 Second Speech" slot. This is each member's opportunity to tell everyone at the meeting all about their business, the kind of leads they are looking for, and anything at all that will help the other members generate business for them.

60 seconds may seem to be the briefest of speeches, but BNI have developed a system to harness the power of this format, and regularly organise free training workshops to allow the members to develop their presentations, introducing techniques such as the memory hook, and effective ways to ensure that the message is remembered.

This system has immense practical benefit outside BNI, where in real-life networking situations, the BNI member is trained to be able to give an instant and concise account of what they do.

Visitors are most welcome to come along and participate at the breakfast meeting. You will be able to tell some 40 other businesses about your company, and learn about our members and how they could help you. The benefits of membership are clear - increased exposure, increased business, and a network of other businesses who can help introduce you to their clients.

If you are interested in attending a meeting or joining BNI, please complete the form to the right and we will be in contact.