Hutt Valley SMEs aim to raise $50,000 for Te Omanga Hospice

BNI members in the Hutt Valley believe in setting the bar high when it comes to fundraising for Te Omanga Hospice – in 2009 they raised $6000, in 2010 they raised $20,000 and on 22 November this year they will aim for $50,000.
Chapter representative Adrian McKibbin says the $20,000 donated to Te Omanga Hospice last [...]

Minister of Finance Bill English off the cuff at BNI North City Chapter

Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English gave a big pat on the back to all small business operators in New Zealand last month at the BNI North City meeting.
He said that small business getting on with its business and creating more business activity was right in line with Government thinking and intentions [...]

Christchurch Shakedown launches ‘lets get on with it’ phase

Caption: Canterbury Directors Rob Bakker (left) and Sam Williamson (far right) present Auckland Director Mariska Mannes with a thank you gift. All photos by Cassandra McKnight Photography.
BNI members from all over Christchurch gathered recently for the BNI Christchurch Shakedown at the Westpac Hub – to have a drink on BNI, to [...]

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Doing good is good for business

The vast majority of the more than 2170 SME members throughout New Zealand who participated in the BNI Givers Gain Study — into how socially responsible SME’s are – agree that “doing good, is good for business”.
A definitive finding was that SMEs like doing good, so long as it is within their close sphere of [...]