Officer and Committee Structure

The officers of the BBN Group shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Membership Committee Chairman, and Business Minute Educator. 

New officers will take office on January 1st and July 1st.

The term of all officers and membership committee members is six (6) months.  Any officer may serve up to two (2) back-to-back terms in the same officer capacity.  There is no limit to the number of terms a membership committee member may serve. 

To be eligible to serve as an officer or on a committee, an individual must be a member of the BBN for at least six (6) months.

In the event any office, aside from the office of President, becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the President.  If the office of President becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Chair of the Membership Committee.

Process to place new officers

At the end of each term, the current President will seek out a successor.  The successor President will fill the remaining leadership positions of the Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Membership Committee Chairman, and Business Minute Educator with eligible members.

Officer Duties

President

1. Runs the meeting
2. Visitor greeter and introduction to other members

Vice President

1. Chairman of membership committee
2. Records attendance, referrals and business that have been passed

Performs President duties during a temporary absence, such as illness or vacation

Secretary/Treasurer
Responsible for the annual billing and collection of dues

1. Maintains the bank account
2. Oversees the 50/50 drawing
3. Schedules keynote speaker for upcoming meetings
4. Introduces the keynote speaker

Referrals and Thank you's

Referrals are to be written on the referral slip or the back of your business card, announced and given to the recipient during the applicable portion of the meeting. Thank you's are to be announced and placed in the fish bowl. Please place a dollar amount on the thank you slip so that the amount of business that we have passed can be recorded. In the case of customer confidentiality, a monthly tally will be sufficient.

Individual presentations

Should be kept to 1 to 1 1A minutes. The presentation should include information such as Name, Title, Business name, a brief synopsis of what you do, and what type of referral you are looking for. The more specific the better on referral types. A "tag" line or memory hook is helpful when closing your presentation. Visitors are allowed to do the individual presentations.

Keynote Speaker

The keynote speaker has the opportunity to address the membership with a more detailed understanding of their business identifying the product/ they provide, who they do business with, where they find clients, what benefit they provide to their clients, and the type of referral they are looking for. The presentation should be approximately 10 minutes in length, allowing for questions within this time frame. Keynote speakers must be a member. No visitors are allowed to do a keynote presentation.

Outside Speakers

Guests from outside of the group may be invited to speak from time to time. These are guests that are not interested in joining the group but may have something informative to share with the group.   These guests, and their presentations, should be connected to the community or business growth. Outside speakers are to be approved at a prior meeting by a majority vote of the members.

Membership Committee

(Minimum of two (2) members and the Vice President).

1. Explains to guests the number of meetings they can attend
2. Reviews and approves new members
3. Call existing members if they have missed more than 3 consecutive meetings

Revokes memberships for absenteeism, lack of referral business, or conduct unbecoming to a member Approves member before the annual billing is sent out
Meets as necessary Business Minute Educator Prepares a 3-5 minute weekly educational/informational speech to help the members achieve business success.

Memberships

Only 1 individual from the same profession may be allowed in the group. Any deviation from this rule must be approved by the conflicting member and the Membership Committee.

Absentee policy

1. No more than 5 absences in a 6-month period. The 6th absences in a 6-month
   period will result in the membership being revoked.
2. A hardship Leave of Absence may be requested for a maximum of 6 weeks. This leave of absence is at the sole discretion of the Membership Committee.
3. A member may have a substitute if they are unable to attend a meeting. If a
   substitute is present, it will not count as an absence.

Visitors

Visitors are a vital part of our group. Each visitor is expected to participate in the individual presentations and is eligible to pass referrals. Visitors may visit 3 times. After 3 visits they will be expected to join the group. If they are not accepted or do not join, they will not be allow to continue to attend the meetings. Visitors are not allowed to participate in the 50/50 drawing.