BNI ( organization ) - wikipedia BNI ( organization ) Business Network International Local business, global network, Givers Gain Industry Business networking Founded 1985 Founder Ivan Misner Headquarters Charlotte, NC, United States Area served Worldwide Key people Ivan Misner, Graham Weihmiller Website bni.com Business Network International ( BNI ) is an American franchised networking organization with around 200,000 members in 7,500 local chapters worldwide. Members meet regularly to discuss business and support each other 's businesses by sharing referrals. It claims to be the world 's leading ' referral organization '. In 2015, the organization says its members generated referrals resulting in over $9.3 billion in closed business worldwide. BNI was founded in 1985 by Ivan Misner. Operational Local BNI chapters arrange regular meetings for people from various industries and encourage the passing of referrals. It appears most effective for locally based, mainstream businesses, operating mostly off the Internet. Statistics Number of members : 200,000 Total annual value of referrals : 7.7 million referrals, resulting in US $9.3 billion worth of business References Jump up ^ `` BNI web page ''. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 2013 - 06 - 14. Jump up ^ http://www.bni.com/BNINews/tabid/64/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/175/BNI-Launches-41st-and-42nd-Countries.aspx Jump up ^ `` Why Technology Is Rewarding Close Personal Relationships ''. California Science & Technology News. 2006 - 02 - 23. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 17. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Jump up ^ 6 Reasons NOT to Join a BNI Group, by Ivana Taylor, Business to Community, 11 December 2014 Jump up ^ http://www.bni.com/News/tabid/64/ID/966/Global-Membership-Tops-200000.aspx#.V3jy57h97NM Jump up ^ `` 2015 Ends Successfully for BNI ''. www.bni.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 02. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BNI_(organization)&oldid=794371444 '' Categories : Companies based in San Bernardino County, California Franchises Companies established in 1985 Business organizations based in the United States Professional networks Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Magyar 日本 語 Polski Português Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 7 August 2017, at 16 : 11. About Wikipedia

Question: name the founder of the networking company business network international
Answer: Ivan Misner