MEDIA RELEASE: Northland, Tuesday 26th July 2016 – To help support businesses looking to grow in the Northland region, Bill Raynel has been appointed as the new BNI Director Consultant for the Northland Region. He will take responsibility for six business groups in the Northland region, with currently 122 businesses involved. Five of these groups are in Whangarei (BNI B’Nspired, BNI Late, BNI Northland and BNI Riverside, BNI Whangarei) and the other BNI Bay of Islands.
Bill Raynel – BNI NZ Director Consultant for Northland
These groups are part of the wider network of BNI New Zealand, the country’s largest structured business networking organisation for small to medium businesses which supports grass roots and start-up businesses in New Zealand.
As an Authorised Financial Adviser and owner of Investment Solutions Northland Ltd, Bill has been advising the public on the placement of investments since 1997. In his 20 years of involvement with the investment industry, he has learned a great deal about the needs of his clients and the wider business community.
This new role will allow him to mentor and support other businesspeople – many of whom are in the same position he was many years ago when he started his business.
“I was in business for 14 years before my business joined BNI as a member,” Bill notes. “My experience in BNI over the last six years has been fantastic; I’m passionate about the benefits it brings to business and am sure my first-hand experience can now assist other businesses.”
Graham Southwell, National Director for BNI NZ, says, “As a local based in Whangarei, Bill’s business knowledge will be a major asset in his new role to help our members in the region grow and gain business. He was instrumental in launching his current BNI group BNI B’Nspired and with his appointment we are adding depth, experience and talent to our team of Director Consultants around the country.”
BNI B’Nspired, Bill Raynel, Center left in blue blazer.
| Bill Raynel’s tips to grow your business
1. Continue to develop your business through promotion and advertising. |
About BNI
BNI New Zealand, established in 1999, is the country’s largest structured business networking organisation for small to medium businesses. With over 2600 members and 120 groups around the country in 2015 they generated near $60 million in business.
As a business community, BNI helps create business opportunities through a structured system of referrals and reciprocity, based on trust and giving. Business owners from all types of industries (only one trade representative per group) meet weekly. They build sustainable relationships with other businesses, develop new networks and take BNI’s underlying philosophy of ‘Givers Gain’ to grow their businesses. www.bni.co.nz
Media contacts
Bill Raynel, BNI Director Consultant – Northland, 0274 929 743, billraynel@bni.co.nz
Graham Southwell, National Director, BNI NZ, 021 606 146, graham@bni.co.nz
Nimita Morarji, Serum, 021 950 058, Nimita@serum.co.nz
