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October Is BNI Foundation Awareness Month

Join us at www.bnifoundation.org on Monday, October 20, 2008, as we hold the first-ever webathon for the BNI Foundation, whose focus is supporting children's educational programs! Our webathon will begin at 9 AM PST and run for 4 hours, until 1 PM PST.

We are excited to announce that at the top of each hour, special guests will be in the Foundation office with Beth and Ivan Misner presenting 15- to 20-minute mini-seminars on various networking topics.

Topics and scheduled speakers are posted at the www.bnifoundation.org site as well as the www.bnifoundationfans.ning.com. Other special guests during the webathon will be educators who have received mini grants from the Foundation as well as patrons, benefactors and Foundation Monthly Heroes.

For those chapters with non-profit members: Chapters who donate to the BNI Foundation during the webathon can direct their donations to their BNI member! The minimum contribution for a directed donation is $250.

We look forward to seeing you online for the live streaming webcast of the BNI Foundation Webathon!


The 29% Solution Hits #1

On Wednesday, September 3, 2008, Dr. Ivan Misner and Michelle Donovan's The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies hit #1 on the Amazon.com Bestseller List in the category of Business and Investing.

Click here to see the list.




Referral Expo 2008

Fifteen world-class marketing experts will share their best referral strategies via a FREE telebridge series taking place on successive weekday evenings from September 22-October 10. The series is hosted by Michael Beck, a leading expert on recruiting independent sales representatives. And while the series is already underway, Dr. Ivan Misner will be the featured expert on Tuesday, October 7.

Registration and attendance is absolutely FREE and each presentation will be conducted over the phone on successive weekday evenings for your convenience (Monday-Friday at 5pm Pacific Time).

Visit www.referralexpo.com to sign up and reserve your spot, get all the details on the lineup, and get more information on the speakers.


Recommended Reading
All You Need Is A Good Idea!

All You Need Is A Good Idea!, published in May of this year by John Wiley & Sons, is an informal, conversational and totally practical guide to making your business more conspicuous. From the first fuzzy notion to the final idea, Heyman shows readers how to create marketing messages that get real results.

A member of BNI Manhattan, Chapter 16, Heyman says, "While writing the book I regularly kept fellow chapter members in mind, trying to keep the process clear enough for Glenn, who owns a copier repair service, while still informative enough for John, who sells life, health, and disability insurance for a major insurance corporation."

Heyman teaches small business owners everywhere how to create the ideas needed to stand out in the marketplace, build market share, get publicity, make businesses appear larger than they really are, and make the competition nervous—all while actually having fun!

All You Need Is A Good Idea! was not written for the captains of industry, but rather the lieutenants; not the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, fortunate enough to have large ad agencies create their campaigns, but for smaller businesses that, according to the Small Business Administration, make up 99.7 percent of all employer firms.

This new book is an extremely relevant resource which will be of great value to BNI members across the globe!

More information about All You Need Is A Good Idea! can be found by visiting: www.AllYouNeedIsAGoodIdea.TypePad.com

All You Need Is A Good Idea! is available in most major bookstores. To purchase the book online, use any of the links below:

Order now on Amazon.com
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