Vermont Business Magazine BNI Vermont announced today that it has launched a Montpelier Chapter. Heart of Vermont BNI is the 12th BNI chapter to open in Vermont. The ‘ charter 
becomes effective February 24, 2017. “Having Professional representation in the State Capital is a huge asset to BNI Vermont,” said Vickie Wacek, Executive Director of BNI Vermont. “The caliber of these professionals is extremely high and we are thrilled to welcome them among the more than 300 member businesses that we support throughout the State,” Wacek expanded. The Heart of Vermont BNI leadership team consists of: Gabe LaJeunesse (Financial Advisor with Edward Jones) - founding President of Heart of Vermont BNI, Shawn Shouldice McShane (Public Relations with Capital Connections LLC) , founding Vice President, Sarah Lipton (Leadership Mentor with The Presence Point) - founding Secretary/Treasurer, Dan Swider - BNI Vermont Chapter Launch Director and Jackie DesLauriers - BNI Vermont Director Consultant.
Heart of Vermont BNI chapter meetings are held every Friday from 8am to 9:30am at the Christ Episcopal Church located at 64 State Street in Montpelier. For membership information, please contact the chapter's Leadership Team by visiting www.BNIVermont.com, or emailing [email protected].
Established in 2001, BNI Vermont is a membership-based business networking organization with 12 chapters and more than 300 member businesses throughout the state. Vermont chapter members exchanged referrals resulting in closed business of more than 8.4 million dollars in the past 12 months. Chapters meet weekly to learn about each other’s businesses and how they may assist each other in generating solid business referrals.
The Mission of BNI (Business Network International) is to help 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. The philosophy of BNI is built upon the idea of “Givers Gain.” The 190,000 members of BNI worldwide passed over 7.7 million referrals, in the past year, which resulted in more than $9.3billion in business.