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BNI HAPPENINGS — Australia All’s Alive and Well in the West
Yet some 18 months later he stood in front of an audience of 130 people to emcee the very first BNI Big Breakfast in Perth. And about 25 of those people were guests of BNI members. That initial phone call led to him becoming the BNI Executive Director for Perth North, and 12 months later he was holding his first informational meeting. He now has seven chapters with another three in formation. The BNI Big Breakfast was organized in conjunction with BNI Australia National Director, Geoff Kirkwood, who was one of the speakers at the breakfast. The keynote speaker was another BNI Director, Lesley Gillett. Lesley is the author of “Sleep Your Way to Success,” a 21st century handbook on “working smarter, not harder.” Lesley entranced the audience with some practical suggestions on taking quality breaks—a valuable suggestion for many of the audience who were hard-working entrepreneurs. The Big Breakfast was a fitting first birthday present for Paul and BNI “in the west.” Plans now forecast that Perth will have 15 chapters by the end of 2004. And substantial business is already being transacted in chapters with names like Orient Express, Ocean Beach and Northern Exposure. BNI HAPPENINGS — New Zealand Auckland Leaders Celebrate Success in Style
Sue Tierney of Mortgages by Design from Ponsonby chapter. Kevin Foy of Prestige Limousines from Glenfield chapter. Winston Pond of Leadership Solutions Ltd. from Rangitoto chapter. Pat Everest of Scottish Pacific Business Finances from Rangitoto chapter. Ian McCombe of Brookfields Lawyers from Newton chapter. A special thanks also to the Official Photographer, Birgit Utech of Grafton chapter. "This is the first time we have sought sponsorship for an event of this nature," says National Director, Graham Southwell. "However, after sending out a general invitation for expressions of interest, we were delighted to find that we were oversubscribed after less then two hours! It is our intention to hold formal dinners of this nature twice a year in Auckland, giving all those who have been on their chapter Leadership Team a special evening as a thank you for their efforts. Similar events are also planned for Wellington and Christchurch. With such a high level of interest in sponsorship, we will be offering the opportunity to the Leadership Team members in the first instance for future events." Howick Chapter Leadership Gathers for Brainstorming and Celebrating
This gathering is held near the end of each tenure of a committee, and it’s a chance for brainstorming about BNI and issues that have cropped up over the time. The committee is hoping to put a few ideas forward before the end of their term. The chapter has grown to 35 members, which they’re thrilled about, but they’re still five off their target of 40. Members Success Program Held for Hamilton Chapter On Thursday, October 9 a BNI Members Success Program was held at Trustbank Park in Hamilton. This was a great evening for new and existing members. All new committee members were to attend this course if they hadn’t already done so. It’s a great refresher for those who have already attended. Nibbles and beverages were provided. BNI HAPPENINGS — Malaysia Gold Club Member Awarded James Chen, founding member of Uptown chapter, was recently named a Gold Club member. His business is helping students from primary school to college to improve their memories for the purpose of achieving better grades for their exams and their studies. James is a very supportive member of BNI and has extended his assistance to many members who needed help on how to invite visitors. He has also helped place many members into other chapters when visitors were locked out from his chapter, truly exercising the philosophy of Givers Gain. Members Learns Value of the ‘Dance’ Lee Eng Hai, of Smarter Computer and a member of the Achievers chapter in Penang, joined BNI in April of this year. He specializes in providing computer hardware and peripheral solutions as well as refurbished Dell computers. But what has Lee experienced most that he wants to share with BNI members? “Each week after having a breakfast meeting together with members, I often wonder how I can give referrals to our members and particularly to our accountant Yeap Kong Tai,” he said. “After participating in BNI for several months, I decided to do the dance. And I did one with our accountant. “After having a dance with him, I immediately gave him five referrals at the next meeting. To give a referral is to dance. To receive a referral is to dance, too. “So I encourage, my chapter members to dance with each other to get more referrals for other members and also for ourselves. I hope my experience will inspire you that the BNI dance can be very effective for your business.” BNI HAPPENINGS — Singapore Masters of Networking 2003 Emphasizes Building Business Relationships
As early as 6:45 am, some participants were already streaming in. By 7:30, the room was packed with business owners, professionals and marketing practitioners. What made it extra interesting this year was a group of some 25 BNI Malaysia members who made their way there to meet the BNI Singapore members and guests. For a good one-and-a-half hours, everyone was doing what they came for—networking! They were exchanging cards, making contacts, and some were even striking business alliances and exploring business opportunities with each other. It was an occasion for many BNI members to catch up and meet members from other chapters. It was obvious the interaction among the participants generated a lot of energy and enthusiasm. One happy showcase partner with his product on display said, “I made a good number of contacts who are my potential clients. It is a worthwhile investment for me.” After a sumptuous breakfast, the participants were treated to a power-packed talk by three dynamic speakers who delivered heavy doses of techniques in remembering names, understanding the art and science of a handshake and the power of word-of-mouth. Everyone was thrilled by the timely executed music coupled with a great emcee who got everyone attentive and excited from start to finish. The event climaxed with the presentation of the Notable Networker Awards. Thunderous applause and cheers filled the room as winners of each category went on stage to receive their awards. Masters of Networking 2003 ended on a high note. Particpants now look forward to Masters of Networking 2004 and Masters of Success 2004. In fact, the organizers have plans to take Masters of Networking beyond Singapore—to Indonesia and the Philippines.
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