Benefits of Membership

BNI is based around word-of-mouth marketing, every member of our networking group actively searches for opportunities for their fellow members. Only one of each businesses is allowed in each chapter so check out our member directory to see if your category is still available. BNI Dundalk, promotes your business to and through a network of people. There are currently 20 people in our chapter and more than 4,900 people in the BNI network: use them and educate them on your business.

Referral marketing through a Networking Group is more cost effective than any form of advertising.
It is very Time efficient - our meetings don't impact on your busy work schedules.
Grows business through the power of referrals and develops a Network of professionals.
Improves business and communications skills, improves our ability to deliver a succinct, positive message about our companies. We are learning the SKILL of word-of-mouth advertising.
Create meaningful relationships that will last a lifetime.
We work hard to make sure that our chapter is also a good social network. We organise regular Golf outings and other social events to help members get to know each other better.
Potential for a significant amount of new referred business.
Current information about the latest business trends in other industries which facilitates the the operation and growth of your own business.
Practical training and practice in public speaking and specific marketing/advertisement of one's services and products.
Special business contacts can be converted into long term strategic alliances.
Special coaching about word-of-mouth marketing from trained and talented BNI Directors.
Participation in up to 52 networking meetings per year.
Quarterly newsletters with educational material on networking, public speaking, and business.
And much more!

All we ask of our visitors is to tell us about their business. Each week every member has 60 seconds in which they talk about their business, the work they are completing and the types of referrals that they would like.

In rotation, each member also has the opportunity to promote their business in greater detail through a "10 minute" presentation. This allows other members to have a more developed understanding of your business. With this understanding it becomes easier to generate referrals for you, as your fellow members really appreciate your business in greater detail.

You are welcome to come along as a visitor for the first 2 weeks and we would then ask that you make the decision to become a member. Our membership is annual so you have 52 opportunities to increase your marketing channels and generate a larger amount of referrals for both you and also your fellow members.

The principal of BNI is based on "Giver's Gain", the more I give to you, the more you will be willing to generate referrals for me. When you have 39 other people generating this referral activity it is easy to see why so many people have grown their business. We have many different professions within the Chapter, so there are always quick relationships to be established as some industries work closely together.

Who should be in a Power Team?

The following lists are examples of professional categories that fit the Power Team profile. It is important to note that some professions will be in more than one Power Team and that there could be more professional categories and Power Teams than are listed here: