Sandy Tracy East TN Medical News I have been a member of BNI for a year and four months since February 2006. I joined BNI because I felt it would be a great way to find business referrals and leads. During that time I have generated over $45,000 worth of advertising revenue for East Tennesee Medical News and have at least $6000 of sales pending. I was willing to pay for my membership out of my own pocket because I felt that it would pay for itself in a short time, but the owner of the paper was willing to give it a chance and has been more than pleased. I recommend BNI to others because when you build relationships within your chapter, others will go out of their way to help you and set up lunches and meetings with contacts you may have never even heard of. Just invite people to visit the meeting - they don't have to be pressured to join! I have also benefitted from BNI by building my confidence in learning to solve LARGE problems, manage a group of adults and speak more confidently.

Chuck Hope Chuck's Care Care Center My BNI Testimonial I am Chuck Hope of Oak Ridge, TN. I have own and operated Chuck’s Car Care Center an automotive repair shop for 26 years. I have a very well establish business with a good reputation, but like all small businesses I continually look for more customers and exposure within my profession. That is why I joined our local chapter of BNI about 9 months ago, since that time I am amazed at how much business I have been able to get from the referrals that my chapter has giving me. In 9 months we have tracked all of the referrals form BNI and we have generated over $10,000.00 in revenue. I have recommended BNI to several of my business associates and I get the standard “I am just too busy right now” response, I go on to tell them that no business is to busy to make more money from the easiest way any business can make it, from a referral. All you have to do is make the call, the leg work has already been done for you. BNI continues to let me hone my networking skills and grow my business in a very positive way. It allows me to promote other businesses within my community that I have grown to trust and I know they will always take care of the customer. Chuck Hope, owner of Chuck’s Car Care Center

Sean McDaniel Computerized Payroll Solutions Business Network International (BNI) has been the single most productive use of my sales time than any of the other marketing tools I currently use. I am one of the founding members of the Lookout Chapter, which has been in existence for 10 years. I joined BNI because I needed to generate more sales and at the time of my joining, my company was less than 6 months old and needed ways to promote our payroll services. I did not receive one referral for the first 18 months I was in the chapter! Needless to say, I was extremely discouraged and began questioning the value of my time in this organization. . I am happy to say that since joining BNI my company has generated over $300,000 of direct BNI referral business--and that number is still growing! I personally have a 90% closing ratio when meeting with quality referrals that are entrusted to me. The key to success for my chapter and I has been the solid, professional relationships I have formed with other members. Without the structure of BNI, I would not be where I am today. There is no excuse for any business professional to not join BNI. I can be reached at (800) 323-0595 M-F 8:00-5:00. Please call me any time and I will be happy to speak to anyone about the benefits of BNI.

Geoffrey Hill General Manager, Thomas-Hill Auto Centers Dan, I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how much of an impact BNI has had on my business, not to mention my personal life. Six years ago this month my wife Debbie and I helped to found the Sevierville Chapter. Honestly, I didn't think it would help my business that much, however, I thought it would be a good chance to meet people in the business community. It was an opportunity for Debbie, who was new to the area to make some friends. To tell you all of the details would take several pages, so let me just give you some results. To date I have sold over 142 cars as the result of our chapter efforts. That is over 2.5 million dollars in gross sales. My wife, who is in the mortgage business, attributes approximately 30% of her business to BNI. We never imagined this kind of success. I attribute it to maintaining the standards set up by BNI Corporate and by being fortunate enough to recruit such a wonderful group of people. On a personal note, Debbie and I found some of our best friends thru BNI and have even been asked to stand as godparents of 4 children, which I think is the strongest testimony of all. Thank you Dan, for all of your help and guidance over to years, I feel that you have been an essential part of our success. If I can be of any assistance please feel free to call me anytime.

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