Substitute List

If you, as a BNI Burbank member, cannot attend a regularly scheduled BNI meeting, it is your responsibility to find a substitute.

This is a list of people who have acted as substitutes in the past; you may want to call one of them if you need a substitute. If he or she is available, he/she may agree to be your substitute.

If you cannot find a subsitute on this list, visit the SFV BNI List of Substitutes.

Remember, a substitute may not be a member of the chapter at which he/she is substituting.

Be sure to provide your substitute with a proper 60-second commercial for your business.

Whether you call someone on this list or provide your own substitute, make sure your business is represented at BNI Burbank!

The following guidelines should be followed for substitutes:

Things the substitute should know or have:

1. Substitute is prepared to give a 60 second presentation.
2. Bring any referrals that the absent BNI Member may have.
3. The substitute’s responsibility is to represent the person and the profession of the BNI member who is absent.
4. If your profession is NOT represented within the chapter; you can talk about your profession during Open Networking or after the meeting, but not during the meeting. The BNI meeting is for members or representatives of members only.

Things you should not do:

1. Substitutes should not hand out their business cards or any literature if their profession is represented within the chapter.
2. Substitutes cannot give a 10-minute presentation for the BNI member.