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Europe BNI HAPPENINGS — Norway
BNI Launched in Norway
Ivar and Mikael have built up a fantastic core team of 19 members. These 19 business people made an enormous impression on the guests by passing over 40 referrals during the meeting. As matter of fact Ivar have to ask them to wait until next week with the remaining referrals since we were tight with the time. Ivar and Mikael together with the core have already decided to beat Sweden by being the first chapter in Scandinavia with over 40 members (largest until now is 38). With more than 55 application forms handed out during the meeting, Sweden probably has to watch up! Ivar told us that the second chapter is scheduled to be launched soon. BNI HAPPENINGS — United Kingdom
One Person, One Meeting, 696 Referrals!
While many chapters have members who regularly pass a dozen or more slips over the breakfast table, down in the previously quiet Cotswold market town of Tetbury, they’re still reeling after Susan handed out almost 700 referrals to lucky chapter colleagues at a single meeting! Her actual morning’s work was 696 firm enquiries for the services of her Tetbury Chapter colleagues—enabling her colleagues to proudly claim the title of 'top (business) guns' after seeing well over 700 referrals passed around the table at just one breakfast. How did she do it? Susan runs a picturesque conference and events centre called the Great Tythe Barn—a popular venue for weddings. She recently staged a Bridal Fair to promote the venue, and saw its business potential for other members of her chapter who provide wedding-related services. She told SuccessNet: "The event attracted many hundreds of people, and as they arrived we asked them if they would be interested in talking to other suppliers who could help make their wedding day a memorable occasion. More than 200 couples were happy to sign our register, asking to be put in touch with my fellow BNI members. When we planned the event, I was determined to ensure that I would only offer referrals from people genuinely in the market for the specific services offered by my chapter colleagues, so we spent considerable time making sure they represented solid referrals with a real prospect of becoming business.” Four of her Tetbury Chapter colleagues received the majority of her referrals deluge. The lucky quartet were florist Pete Latham, health and wellbeing consultant Roy Huggins, wedding-day memorabilia specialist Phil Bates and Greg Power, an independent financial adviser specialising in insurance cover for big events. Susan, an original member of the year-old chapter, took over as new Chapter Director this month, and is keen to acknowledge that she has also received some valuable business through BNI colleagues. She says, "Most incoming referrals are going to be substantial because they will involve us staging a major event, so it’s a case of quality not quantity, but I am very happy with our BNI involvement. It has opened a lot of doors."
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