When I ask professionals why they network the most common answer is to expand their opportunities. These opportunities can be

Diversity in your personal network enables you to increase the possibility of including connectors or linchpins in your network. Linchpins

Education is a leaky bucket. You start out with a full bucket of information, but when you train someone else,

We’ve all heard the advice: “you become the people you hang out with.” This means that you not only need

While Ivan Misner is on vacation this week, we are honored to have a guest blog post by Dame Doria

The fear of rejection is a powerful driver in most people’s lives. It dictates what we take risks on, it

How do you create an organizational culture in a company? I’ve been asked this question a lot over the years.

Clients are often thought to be your best potential referral source.  However, Tiffanie Kellog shares why they are not in this

Synopsis – In this episode, Dr. Misner explodes the myth of Six Degrees of Separation and uses it to explain

The Three Phases of Networking: The VCP Process® I have written about this concept in many of my books but

Synopsis Dr. Misner is very active on social media and thinks it’s great for brand-building. But for most businesses, social

How intelligently collaborating with your competition can vastly improve your business. While counter-intuitive, partnering with your competition may be among

The Tehachapi Mountain Valley Professionals Chapter of Business Networking International BNI raised $850 to help send a veteran on an

Startupgrind Lagos held its first monthly event of 2017 on Saturday January 28 and hosted Audu Maikori, former President of

If you’re a business owner or an entrepreneur, you know how difficult it can be to find the path to

Vipin Sharma, a member in the BNI Early Bird Chapter in Dubai, has been recognized by the Guinness Book of

People often say “It never hurts to ask.” But there are times when it does hurt to ask for referrals.

For decades, many people in multi-level marketing (MLM) businesses have been using BNI to help grow their business.   Below, Jordan

What happens when BNI members pull together to invest in their community’s children? More than you can imagine, especially under