BNI Mid-Hudson Valley, founded in 1995 by Frank De Raffele, is celebrating its 30 Years of helping small business owners and sales professionals increase their revenue through qualified referrals.
Over the last 15 years our members have referred $25M to $30M per year to each other. In the last 30 years they have passed over $600M worth of business.
We do not pass leads in BNI. We give to each other qualified referrals. This includes every type of business, from Lawyers, Doctors, Architects and Engineers to Massage Therapists, Chiropractors, Plumbers, Landscapers and Roofers. There are over 150 professions in the Hudson Valley area of BNI.
Frank De Raffele, moved up to the Mid-Hudson Valley area from Westchester and started BNI. Back then, nobody knew what BNI was. Now, its helped thousands of business owners in the area build thriving businesses.
Frank was the National Director for BNI and has has traveled around the world for BNI Global helping BNI teaching the leaders and members of BNI how to increase their business sales through productive networking, word-of-mouth marketing and referrals.
He is a NY Times Best Selling Author and a professional speaker. He has worked with Fortune 500 Companies and Small Business Entrepreneurs.
