From the Founder
"Net-Working" from Home
By Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder & CEO, BNI

In the early 1980's, I was occasionally invited to the home of an entrepreneurial couple who would invite business-minded people over to their home to talk about life, relationships, business, but most importantly — the future.

One night after a particularly interesting discussion, the husband invited me into his office and showed me a large hard-plastic box. It had a very small, 5" screen on it. He turned it on and it lit up with bright monochromatic characters flashing on the screen. He said — "It's an Osborne!" "An Osborne?" I asked. "An Osborne computer," he said. | Read this article


Art of Networking
Who Are You and What the Heck Do You Do?
Timothy M. Houston, Area Director NYC Outer Boroughs Region.

A few years ago, I was attending a family function when I ran into a cousin of mine. Having not seen her in several years, she told me that her son had graduated from law school, had passed the bar examination and was now a lawyer at a very prestigious law firm in New York City.

"So what kind of law is he practicing?" I asked. | Read this article


To the Next Level
Make it Happen — Three keys to reaching any goal
By Michael Wickett

The key is to create positive focus and positive goals.

Key One - Focus on it.
What do you truly want to accomplish? Write down the positive goal or outcome you desire — not what you want to get rid of or want to change. Writing a goal to lose weight is focusing on excess weight. You need to reframe the goal as a positive. Remember focus equals reality. Focus only on the exciting and rewarding outcomes you want. | Read this article


BNI in the News
Dagens Industri (DI), Sweden's largest daily business paper, published an eye-catching article titled "New Countries Joining Network" on the back page on May 12th, 2005.

The article presents BNI as a networking organization helping Swedish companies create new business opportunities, not only in Sweden but also in other countries.
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Press Coverage of BNI Launch in Portugal

As featured in the May/June edition of SuccessNet, National Directors Helder Falcao and Terry Hamill hosted the launch of BNI in Portugal at which they taught dozens of business professionals to network - the BNI way.
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