J25 BNI Derby Business Networking

Business Network International (BNI) has announced a 21 per cent increase in the amount of business passed between members through ‘word-of-mouth’ referrals in 2009.
The business referral organisation increased the amount of business passed between members in 2009 by 21 per cent, which translated to GBP230m - up from GBP185m in 2008.
Charlie Lawson, national director [...]

How to sell: from the founder of BNI Ivan Misner.

Buddah:

“Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.”
Jim Rohn:“Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.”
　
Albert Einstein:

“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent [...]

Rachael Newman of CP Sport (J25BNI’s Charity member), received two cheques  totaling  over £600 pounds of sponsorship from two members of J25 BNI, Tracy Nettleship of Larva and Roy Bullimore of Combined Technologies. After they both completed the annual Scarfell Pike Challenge Walk.
Photography by J25BNI member - Suzanne Fells Photography

J25 Passed a huge milestone this week in passing its 10,000 referral.
The Referral was from Simon Davey (Simon Design) to Colin Holmes(Colin Print) both long standing members of J25.
J25 BNI has been a BNI chapter for just under 6 years and has always been at or near the top in the quantity of business passed in the Derbyshire [...]

Are you an active member, the kind who would be missed,
Or are you just contented that your name is on the list?
Do you attend the meetings and discuss things with the crowd,
Or do you always stay at home and grumble long and loud?
Do you help with committee, ring a member who is sick,
Or leave the [...]

After Featuring at the BNI Derbyshire Big Breakfast. Here is the link to the BNI song that made Cornucopia Famous..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPZetC8jPhY

BNI meetings have a fixed run time. for the Breakfast groups they should start at 07:00AM and finish at 08:30. As each member has the opportunity to complete a 60 seconds presentation and visitors are asked to introduce themselves too, for chapters with 25 or more members fitting in the BNI agenda can be a [...]

Every 6 months your BNI’s leadership team changes.
Every 6 months the Chapter Director will ask for members to help being visitor hosts
Every 6 months the membership coordinatior will ask for comittee members
Every 6 months a new Education Cordinator and Events cordinator will be picked.
Why should you want to do these posts ? I seams like [...]

Wishing all BNI members, visitors to J25 a very Merry Christmas and a properous new year. And we hope to see you at one of our meetings next year.
The Members of J25 BNI