This morning I have been to a visitors’ breakfast of a BNI breakfast meeting. I have never been to one of these before and I should start this article by saying that I am not a member and have no links to the BNI. I had looked on the website before I went, as well, as read the email from the inviter that warned me that I would be doing a 45 second speech about my company. I went to a local golf club for the meeting and there were about 15 people there. I paid £7.50 for a breakfast and the meeting consisted of an introduction from the regional director that lasted about 15 minutes, followed by each person there speaking for one minute about the organisation they were involved with and then a talk by the assistant director on the benefits of being in the Business Network International. The cost of joining the BNI is £400 for the year with £100 membership fee. As the regional director pointed out, it actually costs quite a bit more than this because you have to pay for your breakfasts and...
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