As a Director looking after several chapters, I have observed and thought a lot about what makes a strong chapter. There are certainly consistencies with my strongest chapters and it is a formula that works. So the following are my observations from the chapters where members love going and get a consistent return on their [...]
There was hardly a dry eye in the house last Tuesday morning when more than 200 small business owners and self-employed people were surprised with good wishes and big red Christmas gift hampers – all donated, assembled and packed by their comrades up and down New Zealand.
With Christchurch having such a rough time and so [...]
Having witnessed the devastation of the Hiroshima atom bomb after World War II, BNI’s oldest member 82-year-old Don Wilson has always wanted to make a difference and his new business is letting him do just that.
(Pictured: Don Wilson delivers his 10 minutes)
As a result the BNI Whakatane visitor host and local business owner continues to [...]
Everybody knows we do business with the people we “like, know and trust”. Therefore we can conclude that getting to this position within your broad network of acquaintances, potential referrals sources and colleagues would be valuable for your business. So how do you do it?
Begin by being showing your face more.
Here’s a tip:
Social scientists have [...]
It’s not what you know, it’s what you know about who you know
According to a report in ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2011), “a study of the biotech industry has revealed that opportunities which arise, and whether or not they are exploited by biotechnology entrepreneurs, depends to a large extent on how well connected is an individual [...]
