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Unfortunately, I had a negative experience with BNI. 1. The model is hugely out of date, much better networking clubs exist now. 2. It doesn't work! because if you have a negative experience with someone in your chapter you are not going to say it, you just won't use them again, as a result, you have a lot of people that only just qualified but lack the experience or expertise in their fields and unfortunately provide poor quality service as well as financially put their clients in a worse off position. This happened with every person of BNI I engaged. 3. Members give each other positive reviews but most of those are for free work or for advice. 4. of course you do have a handful of good people in there but those few are not worth joining this network for. 5. BNI itself is a very aggressive and greedy organisation where they demand joining fees of you not advising of the ability to pay monthly or even giving that option at times and then if it does not work out for you even when you can show how poor quality service is given they still don't give your money back even when they close the chapter you are in, they just tell you to join another one even if the time or location does not work for you. So honestly not worth it...

After nearly 21 years with BNI and giving over £40m of referrals I left BNI Regency of Dorchester on 31/01/2024. By midday on 01/02/2024 the chapter vice president Michael Joscelyne I understand on the instructions of Paul Haley who owns the Dorset BNI franchise - had my name erased from their records and I was advised of a professional complaint against me. Since then they have been unable to substantiate the complaint and have laughed at my attempts to obtain further information. BNI Dorset is horrific. Avoid at all costs

This is basically as good as the people in it. I was a member and in some respects did find it useful but not particularly as a method to 'grow my business' as promised.

I was a BNI member for 2 years. In September I paid £1678 to renew for a further 2 years and in October the BNI chapter decided due to being absent without having a sub in my place they terminated my membership with 23 months left to run. They are now refusing to refund saying once fees are paid they don't offer any kind of refund.
BNI is nothing more than a scam, shady business practices and should be avoided. Any reputable business with confidence in their product offers a refund policy especially when it is the company choosing not to deliver the product/service paid for!

Following the advice received via the BNI chat assistant, on Monday 25th July I wrote to Kathleen Walker, Director Consultant and National Franchise Support at BNI regarding a BNI member and Chapter Director who has caused damage to my property and ruined materials to the sum of £5200. I explained within my complaint that although the tradesperson had admitted full liability and culpability, he confirmed that his business, R M Facilities Management Ltd of Carnforth had nothing to offer me by way of compensation as he cited the business as "failing". I also explained within my letter to BNI that the MD of RM Facilities Management Ltd, Richard Moran, had left bare live wires exposed in my property, and also left a smoke detector covered with a plastic bag: all actions that Mr Moran has admitted to in writing. After confirming that Mr Moran had breached each of the 6 points on the BNI code of conduct, Ms Walker confirmed that despite sympathising with my situation, BNI would remain impartial. Mr Moran has since contacted me to suggest he will claim for my loss via his insurance Company and suggested I inflate my claim in order that he can secure a higher insurance pay out. When I reminded him that his request amounted to incitement of insurance fraud, he hung up. The telephone call was recorded. Why would BNI distance themselves from such an issue and allow a trade to remain in situ as a member and Chapter Director after such behaviour.