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Festival Edinburgh
Would you like to increase your business by 20%, 50% or as much as 100%? Many businesses have achieved results like this after joining BNI. Some members have added as many as 50 new clients in the first two years, proving that word-of-mouth advertising is the best advertising there is!
If you run a business in our area (our present members come from Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife) and your particular profession or trade isn't represented amongst our current membership, you might be just the person to help us grow Festival chapter and to grow your business at the same time.
Here are some examples of membership categories where we have vacancies. Remember, BNI allows only one representative of any given type of business into each chapter. So don't delay: contact us now, before the competition beats you to it!
We like to compare the modest investment in joining BNI with the cost of getting business in any other way. For example, many business people advertise. We would never suggest that you stop advertising, but rather that you compare the value. A single insertion of a small display advertisement in a newspaper today runs between £200 and £2,000 depending on position and day of the week. Sending out flyers by mail can be equally expensive. And how many people can you influence with one newspaper ad, or a single mailshot campaign?
By comparison, how many people can you come into contact with in one year by using a sales force of up to forty people? Because that's what BNI's referral system is like: all the other chapter members are watching for opportunities to find business for you, and to pass you qualified leads. And all for not much more than you might spend on a business suit this year.
BNI is a straightforward, no-nonsense business community. There are no strange rituals or funny handshakes, and anyone, whether part of a small or large business, is welcome to join. You can visit any BNI chapter a maximum of twice to get a feel for it, before deciding whether you would like to join.
If you apply to participate in BNI, your application will be reviewed by the chapter's membership committee, and you will be notified of the status of your application before the next meeting. Once a member, you are expected to comply with the organisation's policies, the most important of which are:
Rhod Grubb, Membership Co-ordinator on 0131 335 3656 or info@krggroup.co.uk
If you run a business in our area (our present members come from Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife) and your particular profession or trade isn't represented amongst our current membership, you might be just the person to help us grow Festival chapter and to grow your business at the same time.
Here are some examples of membership categories where we have vacancies. Remember, BNI allows only one representative of any given type of business into each chapter. So don't delay: contact us now, before the competition beats you to it!
We like to compare the modest investment in joining BNI with the cost of getting business in any other way. For example, many business people advertise. We would never suggest that you stop advertising, but rather that you compare the value. A single insertion of a small display advertisement in a newspaper today runs between £200 and £2,000 depending on position and day of the week. Sending out flyers by mail can be equally expensive. And how many people can you influence with one newspaper ad, or a single mailshot campaign?
By comparison, how many people can you come into contact with in one year by using a sales force of up to forty people? Because that's what BNI's referral system is like: all the other chapter members are watching for opportunities to find business for you, and to pass you qualified leads. And all for not much more than you might spend on a business suit this year.
BNI is a straightforward, no-nonsense business community. There are no strange rituals or funny handshakes, and anyone, whether part of a small or large business, is welcome to join. You can visit any BNI chapter a maximum of twice to get a feel for it, before deciding whether you would like to join.
If you apply to participate in BNI, your application will be reviewed by the chapter's membership committee, and you will be notified of the status of your application before the next meeting. Once a member, you are expected to comply with the organisation's policies, the most important of which are:
- Only one person from each profession is permitted to join a chapter of BNI.
- Members must represent their primary occupation, not a part-time business.
- Attendance is critical to the group. If a member cannot attend, they may send a substitute (not a member of their own chapter) to the meeting. This will not count as an absence.
- Members are required to bring bona fide referrals and/or visitors to their chapter of BNI.
- BNI is not a "get rich quick" scheme. It will take time and patience to develop your reputation and contacts within the chapter. The most successful BNI members are those who embrace our philosophy of Givers Gain, and understand that membership is more like farming than hunting — cultivating relationships with other business professionals, and reaping the referrals that result.
Rhod Grubb, Membership Co-ordinator on 0131 335 3656 or info@krggroup.co.uk
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Every Wednesday at 7am
in Agenda Hotel
92-98 St. Johns Rd
Edinburgh EH12 8AT
Contact Us
Rohd Grubb , the chapter Director,
on 0131 335 3656. or
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Peter Lavin , Membership Co-ordinator,
on 0131 468 1384 or
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Graeme Veitch, the chapter's secretary/Treasurer,
on 07977571908. or
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