BNI Wood City members meet every Wednesday from 7 – 8:30 am at Common Grounds, located at 103 Avenue C in Cloquet. BNI is the world’s leading business referral organization with over 285,000 Members in over 10,500 BNI Chapters worldwide. In 2020 alone, BNI Members shared over 11.5 million valuable new client referrals and generated over $16.2B (USD) in revenue. BNI Members are actively supported by regional, national, and global BNI staff that provide the training, structure and the technology needed for the continued success of BNI Members. The mission of BNI is to help BNI Members increase their business through a structured, positive and professional referral marketing program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals. BNI is built on a set of guiding principles which form the foundation on which Members interact, conduct themselves and fulfill their goals. At BNI, we’re Changing the Way the World Does Business®.
GIVERS GAIN® – Be willing to give first, before you expect to gain. Giving unconditionally creates a better world for everyone and creates important opportunities and lasting relationships.
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS – Building strong relationships creates an environment of trust and support that yields happiness, opportunity and meaning.
LIFELONG LEARNING – Invest in yourself to become the leader you want to be. Your value grows as you develop your knowledge and skills. Lifelong Learning and lifelong happiness are intimately connected.
TRADITIONS + INNOVATION – We honor our traditions and look to a brighter future fueled by innovation, optimism and excitement.
POSITIVE ATTITUDE – We find the good in everything that happens to us, and that propels our lives forward. Finding the good in every person enables us to attract terrific people, opportunities, and wealth.
ACCOUNTABILITY – We keep the promises we make, especially when it is hard to do so. This creates trust and supports strong relationships.
RECOGNITION – We appreciate that recognition fuels the growth of successful organizations. The person who masters the art of recognition attracts success, meaning, and happiness.