March 2008
Art of Networking
The Wall Street Journal Names BNI in List of Top 25 High-Performing Franchises!
According to The Wall Street Journal's list of top performing franchises, published on February 12, 2008, BNI is one of the top 25 franchise high performers. The list of 25 franchise high performers was compiled over the past three years from franchise data analyzed by FRANdata, an independent research firm located in Arlington, Virginia.
The article in which the list is published focuses on diverse concepts that have become very successful franchises, making it clear that franchising is no longer dominated by a single sector—the food industry.
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Celebrate the Art of Business Growth and Success During International Networking Week, Feb. 4-8
Business networking, always an essential skill for commercial success, is even more necessary in a slow economy, where word-of-mouth recommendations and one-to-one encounters with potential clients can protect and expand profits.
The second annual International Networking Week, which celebrates the remarkable success networking strategies have achieved, will be held from Feb. 4 to 8.
While International Networking Week is an initiative of BNI, the largest business networking organization in the world, its goal is to bring together diverse groups to create new contacts and expand business horizons.
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Spreading Networking Word
By Rachel Brant
Dagmar Lacy of Olympic Northwest Insurance works mainly out of Port Orchard, but was looking to expand her business further north.
Through a local Business Networking International (BNI) group, she was able to do just that and her clientele grew exponentially.
Feb. 4-8 is International Networking Week, and BNI, the largest business networking organization in the world, wants people to take advantage of BNI opportunities that are available right here in Kitsap County.
Kitsap County is home to many networking groups including two chartered BNI chapters and two soon-to-be chartered groups in Silverdale.
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CreateTheDream.com Kicks Off International Networking Week for Home Business Entrepreneurs
Small business magazine celebrates weeklong opportunities to meet and connect with other like-minded business owners.
Monday, February 4th, marks the beginning of International Networking Week, and Create the Dream! Magazine is celebrating in grand fashion. During this week-long event, the magazine will be releasing special interviews, features, podcasts and video illustrating the key role that networking plays in the development and success of businesses across the world.
International Networking Week is the creation of BNI International, and Dr. Ivan Misner. The weeklong encompasses events across the globe, with the hopes of becoming a driving factor in achieving worldwide awareness about business networking.
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My BNI DayI can't do that date!
Have you ever been at a [BNI chapter] meeting when the Treasurer is announcing the next six speakers and it goes something like this?
'Bob you're next week, Steve then it's you on the 15th, James 22nd, Clive 29th … ,' but Clive cuts in and says he can't do the 29th. The Treasurer then asks Sally, but she's away, Jean is on a course and no-one else has their diary with them. So it ends up a mess and 'Oh well, I'll confirm next week,' says the Treasurer.
Tell me: what does that say to any visitors? And more important, what does it say about the Treasurer? Do they run their business that way? Would I refer to someone that disorganised?
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BNI's OSCAR Award
A Plano restaurant, Original Pancake House (OPH) received an Outstanding Support at a Chapter Appreciation Reward (OSCAR) from an active chapter of the world's largest Business Referral Organization - Business Networking International (BNI).
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The Butterfly Effect of NetworkingThere is no telling just where networking, in the true sense of the word, will take you. Dr Ivan Misner, founder and CEO of BNI, experienced an amazing sequence of events, which started with a phone call from a woman he did not know, and culminated in a meeting with Sir Richard Branson on the island of Necker in the Caribbean.
Observant readers will note that this is a reprint of Ivan Misner's "From the Founder" article.
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Have you listened to BNI's weekly internet recording, also known as the BNI Podcast?