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Latino
Business Expo
The 5th Annual Latino Business Expo is on Sept
23rd, 2010 from 4-8pm at the Four Points Sheratons Hotel in Ventura.
Read more...
Leadership
Training Dates Announced!
Every October 1st, BNI
chapters change Leadership Teams. For the Ventura County region,
here is the Leadership Team Training (LTT) schedule..
Read more...
10th
Anniversary Celebration & Mixer Was A Huge Success!
Over 200 people attended the latest big BNI
mixer (“The Art of Networking”) held on June 29th at The Artist Cantine
in Oxnard! Read more...
New Area of
Website Opens for Mobile Users
The Ventura County Region
of BNI has opened a new feature for the mobile user who needs to access
the database features of the site.
Read more...
Member
Success Program Open To All!
Member Success Program Classes are open to all BNI
members. Find out about all the new networking techniques
available to all members. Click here for
days and times...
Success Net
You can read
Success Net, the BNI monthly newsletter,
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Benefits & Policies
What can a
membership in BNI do for you?
BNI gives you a method of effective
networking that produces business referrals. BNI meets weekly
which means your business gets much more exposure than might be possible
in other organizations. BNI is based on establishing professional
relationships and non-duplicative
memberships.
What will you
receive?
More business through referrals!
Weekly meetings where you are exclusive in your business classification.
Promotions of your business by you and other members every week.
Sources, contacts, and information vital to the success of your
business. Meetings where you can relax with the other members and learn
more about one another's business, and much, much, more.
General
Policies
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Only one person
from each professional classification is permitted to join a
chapter of BNI. Membership Committees of each chapter have final
authority relating to classification conflicts.
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Members must
represent their primary occupation, not a part-time business.
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The weekly
meetings last for 90 minutes. Members need to arrive on time and
stay for the entire meeting.
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An individual
may be a member of only one chapter of BNI at any given time.
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Attendance is
critical to the group. If a member cannot attend, you may send a
substitute (not a member of your chapter) to the meeting. This
will not count as an absence. A member is allowed three absences
every six months (April through September and October through
March). More than this and the member’s classification is
subject to being opened by the chapter's Leadership Team or
Membership Committee.
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Members are
required to bring bona-fide referrals and/or visitors to their
chapter of BNI. Chapters may establish a minimum number of
referrals and/or visitors that is acceptable to maintain
membership.
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Visitors may
attend chapter meetings up to two times.
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Speakers must
bring a door prize. Only members bringing a visitor or a
referral are eligible for the door prize.
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There are no
leaves of absence except for medical leaves. A member may take
up to eight weeks medical leave with the Membership Committee's
prior approval if their fees are pre-paid for that period of
time and they attempt to have someone "fill-in" during their
leave.
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It is the
member's responsibility to file a concern with the Membership
Committee of their chapter if a visitor “who submits an
application in any way conflicts with their classification.”
This should be done before the visitor is approved for
membership. If there are no complaints, the Membership Committee
will "assume their consent."
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Members who
wish to change their classification must submit a new membership
application and get approval from the Membership Committee for
that classification change.
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In case of
problems with a member, Membership Committees may, at their sole
discretion, put a member on probation relating to the member’s
business practices or commitment to the chapter.
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A member’s
classification may be opened for failure to comply with the
policies and/or the code of ethics of BNI. Membership Committees
of any chapter may open classifications. In the absence of a
Membership Committee, the Leadership Team may fulfill that
responsibility.
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If the
Leadership Team fulfills all responsibilities throughout their
term, they will receive compensation for their fees. The
Leadership Team must agree to the terms outlined in the
Leadership Team Agreement in order to hold a position and must
go through training before participating.
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In the absence
of a Membership Committee, the Leadership Team may act as an ad
hoc Membership Committee until one is established.
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An individual
member cannot be in a second BNI chapter nor in any other group
that allows only one person per profession and whose primary
purpose is to pass referrals to one another, because it
substantially reduces their commitment to the chapter members.
Membership Committees have full authority in this area.
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All BNI
membership lists are for the purpose of ‘giving’ referrals and
not for soliciting (via e-mail, direct mail, or other means) BNI
members or Directors without their prior approval.
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All new members
must attend Member Success Program (MSP) training in their
region within the first 60 days of their participation. Only
after attending the MSP training may the new member be added to
the “speaker rotation” for the chapter. Any new members not
attending the MSP training within the first 60 days after being
inducted into the chapter will be subject to having their
classification opened by the Membership Committee.
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Policies are
subject to change. All proposed policy changes need to be
reviewed first by the Board of Advisors.
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If you would like to
join a BNI chapter, or, just want more information, click on the Chapter
Directory to find a BNI chapter in your area. Or,
contact
Linda & Shawn McCarthy, Executive Directors of Ventura County, and they'll
talk
further about the benefits of being a member of BNI.
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