New Member FAQ

• Log on each week by 6:45am for Open Networking with our Members and Guests. • Prepare your weekly 30-second presentation ahead of time. • Your first weekly presentation as a new member will be 60-seconds. • Create a tagline/memory hook and send it to the Roster Coordinator so that it may be included on the weekly roster.

• You are allowed 3 absences in a 6-month period • Send a substitute in your place if you cannot make it to a meeting. • Our group maintains its own sub list here.(https://www.bni53.com/sub-list) • Make sure and plan ahead when you know you are not going to be able to make an upcoming meeting

• Start scheduling your One-to-Ones. One-to-One meetings are where business gets done in the group. • Start reaching out to other members in your Sphere. These are often your best referral partners. • You will be invited to the BNI 53 Facebook Group, an active members-only private group for BNI 53 communication and announcements. • Start engaging on the BNI 53 LinkedIn page.(https://www.linkedin.com/company/72401219/)

• In BNI we track our results, and these results are highlighted at each week's meeting. • Download the BNI app via the App Store so that you may enter your referral, closed business, and One-to-One activities. • These activities may also be reported on bniconnect.com (https://www.bniconnectglobal.com/web/open/login;jsessionid=CB6EC7B54E68946B91083D142F39F308) • We verbally report activity weekly during the "I Have" section, but members need to report activity online as well. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c038e_2c8c5d887cf445ccbe89e63d08c8f846~mv2.png

• YES! • Start inviting guests now! Your first few months of membership are the best time to bring new faces to our meeting. • Register guests and subs each week via this link.(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEyVaxgb2w-MGMd5GvdeIdwhQHjNCmkQA8FHilFmqlxY2VrA/viewform) • BNI 53 welcomes ALL GUESTS, whether or not you think they will ever join the group. Many opportunities have been created by one-time guests to the meeting. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c038e_c74899cfdbf4497d85eba8be420b998d~mv2.png

• You will be assigned a mentor, your go-to contact for questions in the first months of your membership. The Leadership Team is also always available to help. • New members must attend the Member Success Program (MSP) within the first 60-days of membership. MSP covers many of the answers to questions that new members have and provides the roadmap for members to get the most out of their BNI membership. • Don't get overwhelmed, and reach out to fellow members for help.