How to become a BNI Member

BNI membership offers very effective word of mouth marketing – Word of mouth is the most cost effective form of advertising possible.

The joining fee is €130 plus VAT and €600 plus VAT a year. There is also a contribution required for the meetings.
This is an outlay that may cause caution for some small business owners but the rewards justify the cost. Members will tell you they get a much larger return for their investment. Why not come along to one of our meetings as a guest and find out the full list of benefits from members who were once in the same position as you.

Our meetings take place on Tuesday mornings at the Woodlands Hotel, Dunmore Rd, Waterford at 7am to 8.30am.
If you would like to experience a meeting as a guest before you decide to join call Denis on 086 8180518 or email us at info@bniwaterford.ie.

You will be very welcome.

“Our goal is to grow each others businesses”

FAQs’
Q: Can anyone join a chapter?
A: We take only one person from each profession. So if you are for example, an auctioneer and we already have one, we can refer you to another chapter.

Q: What occupations benefit the most from networking?
A: It is the individual not the occcupation that is important. The occupation can be anything. If you’re have a dream, are focussed and you’re willing to make a sacrifice, you are the person we would like in the group.

Q: How do you know new members are reputable?
A: We have a membership committee that checks new members and we ask for references on the application. It’s word of mouth, so before they even come to a meeting they have to have spoken to someone or been invited by someone in the group. Every new member has to have a sponsor, or one is assigned to them, and they interview them.

Q: What if a member gets a referral and does poor work?
A: We have an ethics committee and it is imperative that anyone who gives a lead and finds out it was not satisfactorily handled must report that to the membership committee, who will investigate.

Q: Are members supposed to bring visitors?
A: You are encouraged to bring visitors for those occupations that have not been filled, after the visitor has been prescreened, if they’re a viable candidate. It’s pretty much a closed meeting except for potential members. 

Q: My profession does not let me directly solicit business.  Is BNI still right for me?
A: BNI has a primary objective to help its members in ways to improve their business and to educate them concerning how they can effectively network. Business people get business when their expertise is known and others reach a comfort level with them.  BNI provides a forum that allows members to meet other business peers who need to know effective and efficient business people.