March/April 2006
Art of Networking
"Father" of Modern Networking Still Has Advice
Decades after beginning a career that would land him the title "Father of Modern Neworking," Dr. Ivan Misner is still dispensing advice to his followers - a group that's bigger than ever and growing faster by the day.
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The Valdosta Daily Times
Word of mouth: the best advertisement
Experts across the country concur - word of mouth is the best or worst advertisement that a business can receive. There are many ways to create positive word of mouth, which Ivan Misner of Entrepreneur.com reported makes up for 70 percent of business transactions.
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WorkHappy.netCheck out this article about BNI at WorkHappy.net, "killer resources for entrepreneurs" that addresses "What is it?" "Who makes it?" "Why is it the killerest?" "How could it be improved?" and "How much does it cost?"
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Naples chapter of world's largest referral network wins business…
…Business Network International (BNI), founded by Dr. Ivan R. Misner in 1985, has a distinctive approach to business networking and referrals.…
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Businesses help each other grow
Business Networking International (BNI) is proving that word travels fast.
BNI, a business referral group that started in 1986, recently opened another chapter in Northern Kentucky, calling themselves Professional Partners. The group, which meets once a week, is one of 43 chapters in the Greater Cincinnati area.
"Our goal is to establish good working business relationships," said Jeff Scanlon, the CO-executive director of the region. "Our members pass referrals along, and really help out themselves as well as each other."
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Paul Races into a New Job as a Landscaper
Paul Bell, a former fabricator at M-Sport in Carlisle has swapped welding iron for wellingtons to set up his own landscape gardening business?
He added that contacts generated by his membership of Business Network International (BNI) have helped him enormously.
Mr. Bell said: "Joining BNI was a great investment. I get an average of two offers of work a week from them. Things are going really well.
"I had leaflets printed a while ago but I don't have the time - or the need - to hand them out because I've been so busy."
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Living by word of mouth
A local chapter of Business Network International welcomed and encouraged visitors to join the organization Wednesday morning.
The Tracy Executive Chapter of BNI held a visitors day at the Tracy Holiday Inn on Wednesday and invited local professionals to see what the organization can do for their businesses.
BNI is an internationally-known networking organization that helps businesspeople generate more business.
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