During the open event, attendees will see how members participate in BNI by bringing bonafide referrals and/or visitors to their respective BNI chapter. Once a member, an individual gets access to BNI’s professional structure and a process of how that member can keep building relationships with other like-minded business people.

BNI also organises educational workshops and mentoring, in addition to the Members Success Programme (MSP): teaching members about more effective networking.

“BNI is about relationship-building. Therefore, the focus of membership is on the individual business,” BNI national director David Bullock said. “If one has a dream, if that person is focused, if the individual is ready to follow a process to become successful, then one has the right elements and fundamentals so that BNI generates more success for that particular business.”

Mr Bullock tags BNI membership as “exclusive”: only one person from each category, trade or profession is permitted to join a chapter, therefore, a member will not find competition from the same line of business in the same chapter.

“While all chapter members supply business referrals for the other members in that chapter. This way, all the members get access to more business opportunities. It is not rare to hear that two or three members join forces while retaining their autonomy, to create power groups and go for more and larger commercial initiatives,” added Mr Bullock.

Registration for the Malta BNI Joint Chapters event opens at 6.30 am. The event kicks off at 7.00 am and is scheduled to wind up around 9.30 am. Nevertheless, BNI advises to allocate up to 11.00 am for post-event networking.

It is recommended that one brings along about 100 business cards. Participation fee, including breakfast, is €13 per person. In case of interest, Maurizio Mamo and Carmel Bonello are to be contacted.

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The Joint Chapters event will begin at 7:00 am with an early morning meeting at Salini Resort, bringing together representatives of various businesses to network practically with others.

Members participate in this global referral organisation by bringing “reliable referrals or visitors” to their BNI chapter. Once a member, BNI says will then offer “a professional structure and process” on how the member can keep building relationships with other business entities. This is done through educational workshops, mentoring and the Members Success Programme (MSP), which helps members learn how to become a more effective networker, the press statement says.

Only one person from each category, trade or profession is permitted to join a chapter. Therefore, one member would not have to compete with others in the same line of business, ensuring exclusivity, BNI says. Chapter members supply business referrals for fellow chapter members. “It is not rare to hear that two or three members join forces while retaining their autonomy, to create power groups”, says David Bullock, National Director of BNI.

The press release suggests that it is ideal to allocate up to 11:00 am for post-event networking. Participants are able to do 1-2-1 meetings with other participants and it is recommended that one brings at least 100 business cards. Participation fee, including breakfast, is €13 per person.

Registration for the Joint Chapters event opens at 6:30 am. The event will start at 7:00 am and end at around 9:00 am.

To find out more about BNI and its chapters in Malta, please contact either Maurizio Mamo or Carmel Bonello.

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