Frequently Asked Questions
Learn how Network In Action is different from traditional networking groups and what members can expect.
Traditional networking often asks members to spend 3 to 5 hours a week attending meetings, recruiting guests, and helping grow the group. Network In Action takes a different approach.
Our meetings are focused on members, not guests. Each month, members receive practical business-building information, stronger relationship opportunities, and real value designed to help them grow their business. The networking is more organic, intentional, and efficient.
Like many networking organizations, NIA allows only one person per industry in each group. Beyond that, the experience is very different.
NIA meets monthly instead of weekly, uses modern technology to support relationship-building, and each group is led by a paid professional whose role is to grow and support the group.
Members also receive valuable business-building resources, which may include review-generation software, professionally edited videos, Google Business Profile guidance, CRM tools, and monthly educational agendas.
Yes. Network In Action has been helping business owners build stronger networks since 2014. With hundreds of groups and thousands of members, NIA is not an experiment. It is a more efficient way to build your business, strengthen referral partnerships, and stay connected without the demands of a weekly meeting schedule.
We also back the experience with a written guarantee.
NIA offers a unique member guarantee. If a member attends 11 out of 12 meetings and passes 12 referrals during the year, we use detailed analytics to determine a guaranteed dollar amount in writing.
If you do your part and do not reach your guaranteed return, your second year is on us.
No. Membership fees can typically be paid annually, quarterly, or monthly, depending on what best fits your budget.
You are welcome to join Network In Action while continuing to participate in another networking organization.
We believe a larger network makes you more valuable to other members. If your current group has restrictions around joining another industry-exclusive organization, you can still join NIA for the many other business-building benefits. In that case, you may indicate on your application that you are joining for those benefits rather than referral participation.
This allows you to receive value from NIA while continuing your existing membership elsewhere.
No. This is one of the major differences between NIA and traditional networking.
We believe you already have enough to do while running and growing your own business. Building the group is our responsibility. You are welcome to invite friends and colleagues, but you are never required to recruit members.
Many members do invite others because they enjoy the experience and want people they know to benefit from it too.
If another organization has a restriction or non-compete clause, we encourage you to review it carefully and determine for yourself whether it applies to your situation.
You may also want to ask why any organization would want to limit a valued client’s ability to grow their business and build more relationships.
