With over 250,000 members worldwide, BNI is the leading referral organization in the world. In the last year, BNI generated 11.2 million referrals resulting in $15.4 billion worth of business for its members. BNI was founded in 1985 by Dr. Ivan Misner. The organization has over 8,900+ chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Maine currently has 21 chapters with over 450 members and in the last year has passed over 11 thousand referrals resulting in more than $16 million in business.