BNI HAPPENINGS — Malaysia
Founding Member Shares Secret to Success
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| Synergy chapter celebrates their 3rd Anniversary. |
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| With nearly 4,000 referrals transacted over the last three years, Synergy chapter members are building long-term relationships with each other. |
At their third anniversary celebration, founding member, Khong Win Shaw, of Khong Brothers, was presented a special gift from Synergy chapter. When asked why he is still in BNI, “Business and friendship goes hand in hand. At the beginning of this year we were all asked how much business we want to receive from BNI. I budgeted to receive RM10,000. The figure turned out to be four times more than I expected.”
Submitted by Avryl Au.
Members Gather at Half-Year Conference
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| Members at BNI Malaysia’s half-year conference in October 2003. |
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| Andrew Hall presents an inspirational talk. |
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| Suria chapter welcomes Andrew Hall to Malaysia. |
BNI HAPPENINGS — Singapore
Networkers without Borders
One of our members recently had a great BNI experience. After a breakfast meeting in Malaysia, he headed to the local mall to buy a new pair of glasses, which he had been putting off doing. He totally forgot that he still had his BNI lapel pin on. The optometrist, Mr. Chai Kok Kien, spotted the pin and said he was also a BNI member. He even has a BNI label just outside his shop (which I didn’t notice).
Although the two men were from different countries and different chapters, they chatted like old friends. There was also another BNI member, Jason Sia, who patronized the shop at about the same time.
The support between BNI members was very good, and Jason shared that 70 percent of his business comes from BNI referrals.
Submitted by Chow Boon.
BNI HAPPENINGS — New Zealand
National Director Wins Founder’s Award
BNI’s National Director, Graham Southwell, recently returned from Los Angeles, where he attended the International BNI Conference, along with directors from 13 other countries.
Graham was the recipient of a Founder’s Award for Substantial Growth in a Country. In the four-and-a-half years since he chartered the first chapter in New Zealand, BNI now has 51 chapters throughout NZ, with over 1,200 members. It has twice the number of chapters per head of population than most other countries!
Graham’s conference presentation, “Results not Rhetoric,” was well received by conference delegates.
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