“Giving and receiving money is like having a sugar fix, you get a high and then it’s over — you’re forgotten. Helping someone in a way which touches their heart and soul is like embedding yourself within their long term memory.”
Accountant – P&Y Partners, BNI Advantage – Adelaide
Welcome to
BNI Adelaide CBD & South
Now, more than ever, Adelaide businesses need to network to thrive in business. The rise of the digital landscape allows you to leverage both our local, national and global membership network to achieve your dreams. BNI Adelaide CBD & South provides you with a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business.
We do so by providing an environment in which you develop powerful business relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals who have a similar growth mind set. By establishing this relationship with other people, you will have the opportunity to substantially increase your business.
BNI Adelaide CBD & South Numbers
258
Members
10,818
Member Referrals
(Last 12 Months)
11
Chapters
(And Growing)
$18,766,471
Closed Business to local Members
(Last 12 Months)
BNI Australia Numbers
6,500
Members
300K
Member Referrals
250
Chapters
$500M
Member Generated Business
BNI Global Numbers
328K
Members
16.2M
Member Referrals
11,000
Chapters
$24.2B
Member Generated Business (USD)
*All numbers accurate as of August 2024
Why BNI
Build networks and partnerships
Let your network tell your story.
Generate sales through word of mouth
Facts tell. Stories sell.
Join a team of like minded businesses
Strength in numbers. You’re not alone.
Focus on your
business
Work on your business not in it.
Collaboration not competition
Share the work. Share the profit.
98% of businesses rely on referrals to get new business, yet only 3% of businesses have a strategy for referrals.
- Substantially increase business through referrals
- Increase exposure to hundreds of other business professionals
- Participation in 50+ business networking events per year
- Learn to effectively promote your business
- Participate in structured learning programs
- Participate in Leadership Team Training
- Advanced Member Success Learning activities
- Participate in business trades shows & conferences
Contact us to find the right chapter for you.
About Us
BNI Adelaide CBD & South is Adelaide’s largest and most established BNI network with ten chapters ranging from Norwood to Port Noarlunga.
Our members are quality business professionals from all industries who help each other to increase their business through a structured, positive and professional referral marketing program. This enables members to develop long-term meaningful relationships, outside of their immediate network of clients and referral partners.
Testimonies
What I love about BNI is being able to help other business owners by getting to know more about them and their business and finding them a good solid business referral. And thanks to BNI’s Giver’s Gain philosophy, helping out fellow members is wonderfully reciprocated.
BNI has helped me become elite in my industry, by educating me on how to better service my clients, by building strong relationships and displaying a positive attitude is all you need to succeed.
BNI has given me the confidence and the network to take the leap and start my own business – it’s always been the Business Development Manager that’s never on leave and never too busy!
BNI Members are your ‘Fan Club’, they want to introduce you and your business to the right people to help you grow. The structure of BNI ensures you get a real return on investment. I found the hidden ‘gem’ was being able to access so many quality professionals to support my clients.
From the very first meeting I felt that BNI shared my core belief of giving to others. Combined with their training and achievable KPIs, BNI sets you up for success. Not only have I benefited by personal and business growth, but my clients benefit from my network of quality professionals. BNI forms 20% of my business and when combined with the personal growth I have gained, its effect on my business is much higher.
Through BNI I’ve grown multiple mutual relationships with aligned business professionals globally culminating in over $1m per year ongoing. Sales through BNI connections now constitutes a large part of our business and is a key marketing channel where my time, energy and marketing dollars are very well spent.
BNI is an integral part of our business model and much of our year-on-year growth is attributed to the genuine referrals from other members, leading to actual closed business. BNI has helped us to achieve our set goals, while allowing me to grow and develop both personally and professionally.
As a referral based business, it was a no brainer for me to join a networking group. The reason I picked BNI is because of the KPI component, ensuring accountability for all members and their activity. As a result, revenue received through BNI made up 50.94% of my last 12 months revenue.
I joined BNI 5 years ago and since then have been able to take on more staff and for the past 2 years my revenues from BNI referrals have been over $90,000 per year.
BNI has proven to be a tremendous advantage for my business and me personally. As well as delivering a steady stream of clients and opportunities, BNI has introduced me to an amazingly useful network of proactive professionals.
BNI has consistently delivered new business, between $50k – $100k annually. In my industry, clients stay on average 10-15 years. So the longer I stay and contribute to my BNI chapter the more my BNI chapter gives back… compounded.
The connections generated through BNI have made a huge difference to Brandnation. It’s changed how we generate sales and also the products that we are now able to offer our client. Since joining BNI our Return on Investment has been a factor of 60 in the first year alone.
I love working with highly capable professionals that are willing to support one another’s business growth and BNI provides this like no other networking organisation. In my 18 months at BNI, I have formed business relationships that have positively impacted on my business landscape. I have prospered personally and financially and attribute this to the giving mentality of the members and strength of the BNI network.
BNI has provided a platform to build my business by exposing me to a thriving and supportive network, this has not only allowed my business to evolve and flourish, it has opened doors that have led to personal growth and professional success.
BNI has contributed to my growth in confidence, networking and public speaking. Without them, I wouldn’t be here today as I can say 80 percent of my business comes through my BNI connections.
Since joining BNI and learning through all education provided, my business has doubled, enabling me to hire my first staff member, to keep up with demand.
Stories from our members
More than I could ever have wished for.
After relocating to Adelaide from Melbourne I had a very limited network. I knew that if I was to grow my business in South Australia, where word of mouth is so powerful, I needed to expand my network. After unsuccessfully attending several informal networking events I discovered BNI Adelaide and my experience has been a stark contrast.
I was introduced to a local chapter by the Regional Director 4 years ago and have been a member ever since. While the connections and word of mouth referrals have more than paid for the membership, many times over, the reason I stay a member is the sense of community and genuine friendships that have grown over the years.
Thank you BNI Adelaide, the change you have made in my business is honestly profound and stunning.
Wayne Heywood, Creative Director of Brandnation
Right time. Right Place.
After a career in advertising, I thought I knew how to promote my copywriting business. As is turns out, the longer I was in business, the more my contact list seemed to shrink. I needed to increase my exposure by hitting the networking scene. However, that’s a hard slog for little return.
My wife has been in BNI for many years and is highly successful largely though the contacts and relationships she has made with BNI members. I had been to a chapter meeting many years ago but it wasn’t the right time for me. She recommended that I attend her chapter again when she became president and I knew ten minutes into the meeting that I was going to join.
I’ve been a member for four years now and have more than made back my investment. What I love though, is being able to help other business owners, getting to know more about them and their business, and finding them a good solid business referral.
And thanks to the BNI system, helping out fellow members is wonderfully reciprocated.
Steve Williss, Owner of WriteMind
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Find an Adelaide Networking Event
We run 10 networking events across Adelaide's CBD and southern regions every week. Choose from one of our events below, or if you're not sure which is the right fit for your business, fill in our form below.
BNI Advantage
Kent Town Hotel
76 Rundle Street, Kent Town SA 5067
Friday, 6:30 AM
BNI Business Leaders
Socium Finance
9 Gordon Street (Unit 2, Ground Floor) Glenelg, SA 5045
Thursday, 7:00 AM
BNI Bayside
Morphett Arms Hotel
138 Morphett Road, Glengowrie
Thursday, 7:15 AM
BNI Coastal - Brighton
Seacliff Beach Hotel
221 Esplanade, Seacliff SA 5049
Tuesday, 8:00AM
BNI Evolve
Upnext - Space Hire
Level 1/313 Payneham Rd, Royston Park SA 5070
Thursday, 7:15 AM
BNI Go Givers
Christies Beach Surf Life Saving Club
Esplanade, Christies Beach SA 5165
Wednesday, 7:15AM
BNI Platinum
Walkers Arms Hotel
36 North East Road, Walkerville SA 5081
Thursday, 7:30 AM
BNI Success
Castello's Cucina
123 Fisher Street, Fullarton
Friday, 9:30 AM
BNI Summit
The Haus - Hahndorf
38A Main St, Hahndorf
Wednesday, 7:15 AM
BNI Synergy
La Scala Cafe & Pizzeria
Corner, 169 Unley Rd, Oxford Terrace, Unley SA 5061
Wednesday, 9:45 AM
BNI Victory
McCracken Resort
McCracken Drive, Victor Harbor, SA 5211
Tuesday, 8:00am to 9:30am
New Groups Forming
BNI SA Online Startup
Zoom
Friday 10:00am
