LeTip International, Inc. is a professional organization of men and women dedicated to the highest standards of competence and service. Our primary purpose is to give and receive qualified business tips or leads. Members will, at all times, maintain the highest professional integrity. Each business category is represented by one member and conflicts of interest are disallowed.

Why Join LeTip?

• Exchange valuable business tips which turns into $$$. Members work to provide you with qualified business leads.

• Members provide access to clients you would not otherwise be able to contact.

• There are no outside speakers. Members identify themselves and their product or service at each meeting.

• You will be able to display your product or service on a predetermined schedule.

• No conflicts of interest are allowed. Your competition can't join once you've joined.

• Meetings begin at 7:16 AM sharp and conclude by 8:31 AM sharp and are brief and to the point.

• An inspector from LeTip will visit and confirm your place of business. You must be voted on to become a member.

• The format LeTip has developed is over 20 years in creation. It works!

• Each Chapter has a Board of Directors. Every meeting is conducted from a specific format.

West Loop LeTip business meetings begin at
7:16 AM SHARP and conclude at 8:31 AM SHARP!
Plan to arrive early to meet your new "sales force"!

Answer: Each guest is required to attend two (2) consecutive meetings before an application can be accepted. An inspection of an applicant's place of business is a requirement of acceptance.

A: It depends on the Chapter's size. If the Chapter contains fewer than thirty (30) members, then a minimum of three (3) "NO" votes can permit the Chapter to deny membership. If there are more than thirty (30) members, then a minimum of 10% of the membership (tallied from the beginning of the quarter) voting "NO" is required to permit the Chapter to deny membership.

A: The initial membership fee is established by LeTip International, Inc., and is separate from your local Chapter's dues which are based on its individual operational costs. Any additional questions should be directed to your local Membership Chairperson.

A: West Loop LeTip collect dues on a quarterly schedule, and the Treasurer will pro-rate new members' dues when they join to get them on the Chapter's cycle. The Chapter's Board of Directors establishes the amount for each Chapter. There are NO paid positions or profits involved, only the actual costs.

A: The Chapter's Membership Chairperson and your sponsor (if a chapter member) will call you the day you are voted into the Chapter. A letter from the President will follow to welcome you to the Chapter.

A: The Chapter will pay for the first one and the guest pays for their second visit.

A: On a quarterly basis, the chapter treats "Lunch Bunch" helps members become better acquainted with their fellow member's respective businesses.

A: A Qualified Guest is a person whose occupation is not represented in the Chapter, and if permitted to join, would not be in conflict with any of the Chapter's members. Guests are invited for two (2) meetings, and they must decide about joining at the second meeting.

A: Your fellow LeTip members are your business' best references, as you are theirs. Member's LOYALTY to each other explains why the best of LeTip chapters are so overwhelmingly successful and continue to grow every year. Support your SALES FORCE and they will support you.

A: To maintain your membership - four (4) tips per month are required. The real question is: How much business do you really want? You will be rewarded according to your ability to help others. Really! The more you tip, the more tips you will receive. It's not a one-way street.

A: Members are asked to talk directly with other members about any problems that arise. Most of the time this will be an adequate solution. If the problem persists, contact your Chapter Ethics Chairperson. This is a person who is not on the Board of Directors and will assist you with the problem. Every issue is confidential and will be kept that way. The Ethics Chairperson will take steps as necessary to resolve the issue using specific guidelines set by LeTip International.

A: Members that sponsor a specified number of new members into any LeTip chapter receive a badge upgrade and a gift from LeTip International, Inc. as a sign of our appreciation. Blue = 3 members; Silver = 10 members; Gold = 25 members; Platinum = 50 members. Our badge incentive program provides recognition for LOYALTY.

Q: What is the "Poker Folder" all about?

A: The Poker Folder is a tool used by every chapter to encourage members (white or green badge holders) to bring in a Qualified Guest to the following week's meeting. Members who do take $10.00 out of the tip bucket. While members who don't will be required to drop $10.00 into the tip bucket and keep the Poker Folder for one more week. If at the next meeting the member brings in a Qualified Guest, they may take $10.00 out of the tip bucket. Again, failure to bring in a Qualified Guest will result in the member being required to drop another $10.00 into the tip bucket. LeTip's rules maintain that no member may hold the Poker Folder for more than two weeks.

A: At each meeting every member receives 30 seconds to pass tips, and do their commercial. Begin by informing fellow members - "This is the way you can best tip me". Make it count.

A: The Chapter's Program Chairperson sets a schedule for the Chapter so everyone has an opportunity as they join the group. The first week you greet; second week you showboat; and the third week you are the Speaker.

A: Showboating allows each member to properly display and showoff their business' service and needs to fellow members. Each week's Showboater is asked to arrive and set up their company's display of products or services by 7:01 A.M. SHARP. Making a real effort to "DISPLAY" your business will have an enormous impact on the amount of tips you receive from fellow members.

A: Eight (8) minutes. Most Speakers receive more than their average weekly tip count at this single meeting.

A: Each month, all members are asked to visit another member at their place of business for 20 minutes to 1/2 hour to learn about their business. At the last monthly meeting, you will give a commercial for that member when you receive the tip bucket. If for some reason, you didn't visit that person, you personally hand that member ten dollars at the meeting.

A: Only as specified by LeTip International, Inc., an alternate may attend six (6) times per year, and never more than two (2) consecutive meetings. That person must be a qualified substitute, not a secretary.

Q: Who tracks my attendance and who do I call if I'm going to miss a meeting?

A: The Vice President. Always call if you're going to miss a meeting. You must attend at least 80% of all meetings.

A: This meeting day occurs once a month, and is set aside to give members the opportunity to bring and introduce Qualified Guests to the chapter. It is recommended that everyone bring a guest. Those members who do bring a Qualified Guest are permitted to remove $5.00 from the tip bucket when it is circulated. Members who do not bring a Qualified Guest are fined $5.00 which is placed into the tip bucket when it reaches them.

A: The answer is one of accountability. Fines are not meant to be punitive. Most of the fines LeTip imposes on its members are small and only serve as a reminder that you have certain obligations to your fellow members and your chapter as a whole.

A: LeTip International, Inc. is a support structure for over 400 chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada. We provide most of the materials necessary for your chapter to operate at no charge to you, and make sure those materials are only a phone call away. We also provide a full-time, paid staff to assist your chapter in the areas of leadership and growth every step of the way. This includes seminars for your Chapter's President and Board of Directors. Our staff also includes full-time Regional/Area Directors and Managers, as well as regional Chapter Ambassadors to ensure that every chapter is receiving the necessary support it requires to focus and expand its membership.

A: Contact the LeTip International, Inc. Executive Director for your area. If you don't know who or how, call (800) 25-LETIP and ask for more information regarding your area.

Members Speak out!

"As a mortgage broker I have spent years trying to find business partners to grow with. By joining LeTip, I gained over twenty partners instantly who have helped me grow my business by leaps and bounds. In fact, since joining LeTip, I have generated an average of $2500 dollars in my pocket monthly. It's the best thing I have done for my business in years and my clients who have worked with members I have tipped appreciate LeTip almost as much as I do."
Dylan Kramer, America's Mortgage Choice

"“The closed business leads I have amassed over the past five years through my contacts with LeTip have allowed me to expand my business and hire new talent to grow.  Additionally, I have become a very valuable resource to my clients and someone they turn to when looking for quality goods or services.  There isn’t a comparable networking group that can provide both consistent, quality referrals and one that aligns you with the industry’s leading product and service professionals.”
Matt Baumann, Special Assets, Inc.