Why Stand Up?

More words of wisdom from the UK Blog – My BNI Day:
A question you often hear from new members in BNI is – Why do I have to stand when I am talking?
I’ve also seen many visitors stay sitting when it is their turn to speak, lots of frantic gesturing from the members trying to [...]

Italy Earthquake Relief Fund

 BNI would like to express our sincere sorrow to the people of Italy who have been touched by the recent earthquake in L’Aquila.  As a result, the BNI Foundation is opening up the “Italy Earthquake Relief Fund” and inviting BNI members and non-members alike to donate to the fund.
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Making an effort is all up to you

When I first joined BNI I didn’t get one single referral for months – I won’t tell you how long because it’s embarrassing. If I hadn’t been employed at the time, with my boss paying all the fees, I’d have called it a day fairly early on – and that would have been the biggest [...]

Three things that will increase your referrals

Leads and referrals, every business person wants them, but how do they go about getting them? You find business people going from networking event to networking event looking for leads, passing out business cards, gathering business cards and having coffee with people. All for the sake of a few leads and referrals.
There are a few [...]

How to do business in a changed world

Meet the customer of today, and tomorrow.
“I don’t know who you are.
I don’t know your company.
I don’t know your company’s product.
I don’t know what your company stands for.
I don’t know your company’s customers.
I don’t know your company’s record.
I don’t know your company’s reputation.
Now – what was it you wanted to sell me?” – from an [...]