| While the seasoned business man or woman will | | | | networking events which do this |
| know the advantages of networking, those newer to | | | | How much commitment do you need? |
| the game will not always know what they should be | | | | Time is money. If you are in an ineffective |
| doing or how they should be doing it. When you are | | | | networking event you could be somewhere else |
| thinking about spending your hard earned cash on a | | | | making money or getting more clients. |
| networking event, you need to think about some | | | | At BNI Indigo you only need to attend once a week, |
| important questions. | | | | and if you cannot make it there is usually a substitute |
| A good business networking event is a cost efficient | | | | available. Why be somewhere else though when you |
| way of increasing the potential number of customers. | | | | could be actively promoting your business?! |
| A bad one wastes your time and money. | | | | How much business will you get? |
| Will it increase your sales funnel? | | | | This is really important and something you should |
| The only reason you should be networking is to | | | | always ask the network event. Always find out what |
| increase the amount of sales you have coming into | | | | the average return of investment is per business. BNI |
| your business. If your sales do not increase then | | | | Indigo has an excellent return of investment. |
| it’s a social occasion not a networking event, go | | | | Will you enjoy it? |
| out with your friends instead. | | | | This is a simple question. The more you enjoy |
| BNI Indigo allows you to hand out as many business | | | | something the better you are at it. BNI Indigo has a |
| cards as you want every week to the other | | | | good group of professional and friendly people. New |
| members of the Chapter and their visitors. It | | | | members and visitors alike are made to feel welcome |
| increases your potential client exposure and who | | | | and encouraged to pass out as many business cards |
| knows, maybe one of the BNI Indigo Chapter | | | | as possible. |
| members might need your services?! | | | | Conclusion |
| ‘Givers gain’ plays a large part of the BNI | | | | Not all business networking organizations are alike. |
| Indigo networking philosophy. This is where other | | | | Some will merely want to take your money off you |
| members of the BNI Indigo Chapter actively suggest | | | | and leave you to get on with the networking |
| you to their business colleagues and friends | | | | yourself. BNI Indigo supports their members and |
| effectively increasing the amount of people who | | | | offers training on how to get the most out of |
| know about you. There’s not many other | | | | networking events. |