Le Tip is a group of dedicated local business men and women that meet once a week to have breakfast together and share "tips". You can feel the excitement when you enter the restaurant for an early business breakfast. As you look around the room notice that the many members are discussing business as they shake each others hands. Our meetings have structure and are governed by officers. Our purpose is to "network" together and help one another by providing genuine business "tips" to one another.

   As the Group sits down to begin the meeting you will immediately start to see Tip Forms being circulated. This is because many of the members in the group have written up several business tips during the week to pass to their fellow LeTip Members. Some of these tips could be sent your way, So don't let tips like this pass by you for long because if you don't join this group soon someone in your' category may snatch up the space (remember, only one person may fill a business category.)

   Please keep in mind that this group meets on a weekly basis and your weekly attendance is important if you become a member. The regular attendance of our members is vitally important to keep the flow of business leads circulating.

   Many of the members in the LeTip group have been able to save the expense of having a sales staff due to the consistent volume of business that are receiving form this group. And others in the group have been able to significantly reduce their budget for advertising as a result of their active membership in Beach Cities LeTip.

For more information about Beach Cities LeTip please go to the Contact Us page of this site.

   Each week all guests and members give a 30-second commercial about their business and several members make a presentation to the group about their business. As and a LeTip member, you will have numerous business professionals seeking to bring you qualified business leads on a weekly basis, giving you access to prospects that you normally would not have access to. Your 25 + fellow LeTip members are your new sales force. Also, we only allow one member per business category - so once you join your competition can't!

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This is how a typical meeting goes;

1. Each meeting starts with members arriving approximately fifteen minutes early to begin the networking process and meet new guests. Everyone is met by an appointed "greeter" who's job it is to make sure that he/she shakes everyone's hand and that guests are welcomed and get name tags. A table has already been set up by the "show boater" of the day, that contains any printed materials that might be helpful in understanding the "show boaters" business.

2. Meetings always begin promptly at 7:16 AM, as they also end promptly at 8:31 AM. This insures every member that they can make business appointments without fear of being late. Breakfast is ordered immediately after opening. Guests are not charged for breakfast at their first meeting.

3. All guests are introduced by the person who invited them and they are encouraged to tell the group about their business and how we could help them.

4. Chapter business is discussed and reports are given in a timely manner.

5. As breakfast is served one member of the group that was previously chosen as the "presenter" gives a ten minute presentation about their business, it's products and/or services and how the group could help them. This is followed by a brief question and answer period whose length is watched and controlled by the sergeant at arms.

6. Everyone is asked to bring a small supply of business cards which are passed around the tables for everyone to take one. In turn, others business cards are kept by members and guests for future contact.

7. Thirty Second Commercials - each guest and member will be given the chance to stand up and give the group a thirty second commercial about their business.

8. "Tips" are passed - everyone who has a "tip" for another member will give a written copy of their "tip" to the tipee. The tip form contains three copies allowing the "tipper" to keep one, while the last copy goes to the "tip master", who keeps accurate records as to who many tips are passed and by who.

9. Visitations - another method of getting members to learn all they can about the other members businesses is to assign visitations. Once a month, a member will be required to visit the members business who was assigned to them by the visitation chairman. These visitations are discussed at one meeting a month allowing the visitor to review what he or she experienced and learned on their visitation.

10. Power partnerships are encouraged between members to further help each other in getting "tips" to each other.

11. Mixers - Once every three months, we all meet at a different location, chosen and arranged for by the "mixer chairperson". These mixers are advertised, flyers created and faxes sent to prospective new members, inviting them to attend and see what our organization is about. These are usually much larger events with a lot of networking. Each mixer usually results in new members joining our group. The more members we have, the stronger we are, and the more "tips" that are passed. This function is again free to all guests and accounted for in the members quarterly dues, as are all breakfasts' at normal meetings. Usually, these meetings are attended by our areas LeTip ambassador and/or our regional director.

12. Web Site - the site you are on, not only helps to explain what we are all about and entice new members. It also is a great tool for current members. Our "members only" area contains:

Members Only Bulletin Board - members can post questions and offer suggestions to other members, regarding any business related matter.

Group Schedule - who will be next meetings "Show boater", "Presenter" and "Greeter".

Tip Area - this area contains an electronic version of our tip form. It will allow a tip to get to a members E-mail instantly, so that he/she may act on it ASAP. A copy will also go to the "Tip Master". This area will also have all the records being kept by our "Tip Master" as to how many "tips" have been passed, to who and by whom.

Excused Absence Form - LeTip members are serious about LeTip meetings and absences must be legitimate and excused. Our members only area has a form that can be submitted, which will send your reason for missing a meeting to the groups secretary.

There are various forms that LeTip International supplies it's groups for various purposes. All these forms are downloadable from this area.

As you can see, our group and the LeTip organization is very serious about "putting dollars into our pockets". You will not find another organization in Orange County, that is more dedicated to helping it's members meet new contacts and help their business make more money. Why don't you come and have breakfast on us, you will make some new contacts which in turn, will help your business grow. Click Here to make a reservation for one of our meetings or to attend the next mixer.

Before joining LeTip it should be understood that a LeTip member has certain obligations and rules to follow. They are simple and completely business like and designed to insure that only serious members apply and remain. This keeps the group strong and focused on making each other money through qualified "tips".

The examples listed below were taken from the latest LeTip BYLAWS
dated March, 2003.
* The LeTip Creed - LeTip is a professional organization of men and women dedicated to the highest standards of competence and service. Our purpose is the exchange of business tips. Members will, at all times, maintain the highest professional integrity. Each business category is represented by one member and conflicts of interest are disallowed.
* Two tips per month minimum (currently). By January 1st 2004 members will be required to give four tips per month. This will raise the value of becoming a LeTip member even more. Inter-chapter tips do not count toward this minimum.
* Speak-off - if two applicants apply for the same category within a two week interval, a speak-off will occur on the third week. Each applicant will be allowed to give a five minute presentation, which will be followed by a vote of the membership.
* An Alternate may represent a member up to six times during the year.
* Member must recruit one new applicant who becomes a member per year.
* Maximum of two un-excused absences by member or alternate consecutive meetings or four excused absences in a quarter.

Beach Cities LeTip - San Juan Capistrano, California