membership

New business opportunities

BNI The Business Referral Organisation | Leicester Tigers Chapter, Leicester

Agenda

All BNI meetings follow a strict agenda, begining and ending with open networking opportunities. Although we start early (6.45am) we're all done and dusted by 8.30am, fully energised and buoyed with referrals we have received and given.

6:30am Arrival and sign-in
6:45am Open networking - an opportunity to meet any visitors, and discuss business prospects with your BNI colleagues
7:10am Breakfast - we collect our breakfast from the buffet service
7:15am Welcome Visitors and Members - The Chapter Director welcomes everyone and introduces the Leadership team, Committee Members and Visitor Hosts
7:20am 60 second Slot - Each member of the chapter has one minute to tell the group about what they do and what sort of business they are looking for.
7:50am Network Leaders - The Membership Co-ordinator informs the group as to how many referrals we've passed to date during the month and which members are outstanding networkers.
8:00am 10 Minute Slot - Each week one member has the opportunity to present their business to the rest of the membership for a full 10 minutes. This is a FANTASTIC opportunity, as you can cover considerably more in this 10 minutes than you can in your usual 60 seconds.
8:10am I Have - In this section members can do one of the following:
  • Pass referrals of potential business to a member
  • Provide a testimonial to a member for a piece of highly professional work that has been done for a member or a client
  • Thank a member for their time during a 1-2-1 meeting held in the previous week
8:25am Events - Training and social event announcements
8:30am Meeting closes - (allowing you to get back to the office on time!)
8:30am Open networking - a quick chance to catch-up and discuss referrals passed during the meeting.