About
Welcome to the BNI blog
This blog is the initiative of BNI New Zealand to share valuable information, thoughts, reflections, trends and news on networking, social capital and relationship marketing – and to share our philosophy of how we are part of the change in the way the world does business.
Our philosophy has been summed up by Anita Roddick of the BodyShop:
“In terms of power and influence, you can forget the church, forget politics. There is no more powerful institution in society than business – I believe it is now more important than ever before for business to assume a moral leadership. The business of business should not be about money, it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed.”
We have a goal of assisting businesses to develop and grow in a sustainable and ethical way.
Our authors are leading networkers, writers, business people and futurists who are passionate about leading the change in the way the world does business.
For our BNI members this blog allows you to access lots of news, advice and information about ways to gain the most value from your membership of BNI and networking in general.
We encourage you to ‘subscribe’ to the blog’s feed so you’re updated automatically when we add new posts to the blog.
We look forward to your feedback, comments and discussions on the blog and the posts themselves.
Graham Southwell, National Director – BNI New Zealand
Graham Southwell is the National Director of BNI New Zealand – the world’s leading Business Referral Organisation. Graham is passionate about Business Networking and launched BNI in New Zealand at the beginning of 1999 – there are now over 2,200 members in 103 chapters. BNI NZ has twice been recognised for its achievements in the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards winning the One on Many category and in 2007 also received a Business Excellence Award in the Waitakere Business Awards.
Fiona Powell, Editor
Fiona is the editor/administrator of the BNI blog. She is passionate about the world of blogging and social networking and has her own blog online community and magazine for women in business at flokka.com and entrepreneurette.com
Contact Fiona on admin@bniblog.co.nz
CONTACT:
Please contact us on admin@bniblog.co.nz with your comments or questions about the bniblog.
To find out more about BNI New Zealand visit our website.
