What a great day to do business!

The Trussville Chapter of BNI is charging up the power teams. Power teams are businesses most likely to refer business to each other. The power teams are: Personal Services, Real Estate, Financial Services, Business to Business, and Health and Wellness.

Freddy Williamson of Williamson Financial Services was our 10 minute featured member. He began in the 1970s selling life insurance. He is now a registered financial planner and helps people with investments, mutual funds, retirement plans, and other wealth building services.

Make your plans to visit our every Friday morning meeting.

What a great day to do business!

The Trussville, Alabama Chapter of BNI met with team work in mind for the next 6 months. Jeff Wilson’s network education focused on building team work within our chapter.

Another great 10 minute presentation was given by Chris Williams of Experior Mortgage. Did you know Experior Mortgage can provide you with great refinancing options. Excellent 1st mortgage rates. Home owner, real estate brokers, and 1st time home buyers will benefit greatly with the knowledge Chris can provide regarding home loans. Did you know over the many years Experior Mortgage has been providing mortgage loans, only 1 has been to foreclosure. That’s a great record.

Want to have a great sales team? Visit Trussville BNI and meet the outstanding members of our team.

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The Trussville Chapter of BNI begins another 6 months. The leadership team brought the chapter up to date on how far we have progressed over the past 6 months. The most exciting news was about the addition of 11 new members. We look forward to more great news over the next 6 months.

Our 1o minute program was presented by Jamey Russell of AmeriSpec Home Inspections. Jamey grew up in Piedmont, Alabama and attented Jacksonville State. He performs home inspections for many real estate agents, home owners, and potential real estate buyers. The detail reports generate a checklist of needed repairs, maintenance suggestions, and other information necessary to inform his customers of potential problems within a home. You can also call Jamey to inspect single items such as roofs or electrical wiring.

Where were you this past Friday? Looking for new business? It may be closer and easier to find than you think. Try a BNI Chapter.

What a great day to do business!

BNI Trussville’s final meeting for March brought great news. We totaled over 150 business referrals for the month.

Terry Richmond with Send Out Cards was our 10 minute speaker. Terry is a Vietnam Veteran and enjoys flying. He is also considered a good listener. Send Out Cards is an excellent and simple method for being heard. Visit Terry’s website, www.myniftycards.com, and see how easy and inexpensive it is to Send Out Cards from your home. Artists take note; Send Out Cards is an excellent method for displaying your original art. Contact Terry for more details.

We hope your business is booming. BNI helps keep our members busy. Why not visit our chapter and see just how it could help you?

What a great day to do business!

The Trussville Chapter of BNI met this past Friday before Easter and we filled our baskets with business referrals.

Jeff Wilson presented the network education by urging members to use the least common denominator (LCD) when asking for referrals. This works very well in helping the group to recognize a good referral with the mention of a name or keyword.

One of our most popular referrals, Chris Hollinsgworth with Express Oil Change on Hwy. 11 in Trussville, was our 10 minute speaker for the week. He explained how Express Oil Change began as Goob’s Lube in 1979 and was relieved the name had been changed. Express Oil Change in Trussville offers: a full line of mechanical services, oil changes, brakes, timing belts, tires, fuel injection cleaning, air filters (inside also), and free trip inspections for peace of mind. Chris gives great service and has earned trust among all members.

Do you seem to constantly searching for hidden business? We meet again next Friday, March 28, 2008. Come visit our group where business is easy to find. See you there. 

What a great day to do business!

On the second Friday of March the Trussville Chapter of BNI inducted 2 new members. Colby Sisson with a New Creation Landscaping and Zach Archuletta with WABM-68/WTTO-21 television were added to our rolls. We continue our steady climb to 40+ members.

Regional Director of Northern Alabama BNI,  Meaghan Williams, visited our chapter and we welcomed a couple of first time visitors. Mark Koch, owner of Express Employment Professionals, and Samuel Ellington, Jr., Retail Commumication Consultant with Sprint, learned about member’s businesses as well as presented their businesses to our group.

During our Sales Manager Minute, Meaghan read a story to the members about a couple with various challenges. Members were urged to tell how their businesses would be a good referral to this couple. This excercise should open the door for many new ideas for the group to gather more referrals.

Micah Adkins from Massey, Stotser, and Nichols used his 10 minute presentation to give an insight into the many types for referrals he is seeking. He began by telling how it has been a long time dream to become an attorney. His first encounter with litigation began in high school. Later Micah attended the University of Texas and Cumberland Law. He would like referrals from persons having problems with identity theft, disputes arising form credit reporting, debtor protection, products liability, personal injury from car accidents, on the job accidents, patient injury from prescription medications, or failure to qualify for social security benefits.

We meet again Friday, March 21, 2008. Isn’t time you visited this BNI Chapter?

What a great day to do business!

The month of March brings new excitement for the members of BNI Trussville. We continue our march to 40+ members with the induction of our newest member, Steven Newbold, career management coach with My Own New Start. Colby Sisson with A New Creation Landscaping has been approved for membership.

March has also been designated “give more referrals month”. We have set a goal of 160 business referrals for this month. Jeff Wilson’s network education moment gave members methods for giving more referrals. He will be posting these methods in the “Education” portion of our website.

Members were urged to listen carefully to the sales manager’s 60 seconds from all and challenged to find referrals for members sitting directly to our left and right.

Dennis Massey with Kyocera and Nohab Business Products (color copiers, fax machine, scanners, all in one, printers) had his first 10 minute presentation. He serves the Gardendale, Fultondale, Pinson, Center Point, Roebuck, East Lake, Trussville, Springville, Moody, Leeds, and Irondale areas. Dennis has many years of experience in sales and his product knowledge is second to none. Solving problems such as: copier down time, slow printing, expensive toner costs, fax malfunctions, and lease commitments make Dennis an excellent referral. If you’re church, real estate office, printer, manufacturer, physician’s office, animal clinic, accountant, school, municipal office, daycare, attorney, or other businesses are in need of a document solution, call Dennis Massey at 205-879-3309.

As the landscaper category has been filled, our chapter’s list of most wanted businesses is down to 34. Members were asked to invite plumbers and health insurance sales representatives to visit BNI Trussville. We meet again Friday March 14, 2008 and always welcome visitors. See you there!

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February 29th only comes once every four years but BNI Trussville came together for another meeting on this unusual date. With working toward 40+ members squarely in our sights, we inducted new member Kerri Gulledge, Stylist at Salon 2000 in Trussville. Landscaper, Colby Sisson, submitted his application and Steven Newbold has been approved for membership.

Jeff Wilson’s educational moment urged us to listen for the many opportunities to give referrals. When 2 or more persons gather to do business, listening can open the door for Trussville BNI members.

During our sales manager’s 60 second, members were given fortune cookies and instructed to use the fortune inside as part of their presentation. This excercise brought out many new ideas for members to develop when seeking referrals.

Erica Work, from Don’s Carpet One, did an outstanding 10 minute presentation. With an extensive education and background in interior design, Erica will be an excellent referral to many. She introduced products for both home and office. Erica’s knowledge of carpet, hardwood, laminate, porcelain, and several types of stones used in decorating is enormous. Erica also explained how carpets can be bound into rugs or customers can choose from an extensive line of Orientals.

Looks like our member numbers are growing right along with our business referrals. This would be a great time to introduce your business to our group. We meet again Friday, March 7, 2008. See you there!

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Trussville BNI members (see the members on right side of page) are smarter than their competition. We meet weekly to exchange business referrals with none of our competitors in sight. As we make our push to 40+ members, ask yourself; do I want my competition presenting their business to over 40 different businesses instead of me?

Zack Archulleta, account executive, with WABM-68 / WTTO-21 television submitted his application for membership. Renee Lilly, interior designer, visited our chapter.

George Barnett, the Cleaning Superhero, from G & G Services, LLC used his 10 minute presentation to educate members on the types of business referrals he is seeking. The members paricipated in “Are You Smarter Than a Cleaning Superhero?” The Cleaning Superhero asked a series of cleaning questions relevant to his services and members were given multiple choice answers. After only 4 questions the members were eliminated from competition. George pointed members to his website, www.CleaningSuperhero.com , for answers to many of their cleaning questions.

Next meeting will be special as it will be the only BNI meeting on February 29th for 4 years. It will be special. See you there!

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It was another exciting day to be present at the Trussville chapter of BNI as we continue our push to 40+ members.  The membership committee approved Kerri Gulledge, stylist at Salon 2000 for membership and Steven Newbold, career management coach submitted his application.

Jeff Wilson’s network education gave us a formula to follow for 7 days to getting more referrals. It is titled 1 hour and 1 lunch. We were instructed to spend 10 minutes each day concentrating on our networking efforts.  He explained, spend 10 minutes working on your sales manager’s minute, 10 minutes thinking about the business category best capable of bringing you referrals and invite this business to visit the chapter, 10 minutes thinking about an existing members capable of bringing you more referrals, invite a member to a quiet office lunch for a 1 to 1, speak with a non-member about the chapter and it’s members, and arrive 10 minutes early and stay 10 minutes after your chapter’s meeting.

Since Valentine’s Day was yesterday, during our 60 second commercial, we were encouraged to share something we love about our businesses separating us from our competition. There were several excellent examples of how well the chapter’s members provide the best customer service

Jeff Wilson’s 1o minute presentation reminded us of several of his business referral sources. He designed this website and you can see more of his professional designs in the portfolio section of his website www.sbmsytems.com .  Jeff also explained how he uses search engine optimization to improve the ranks of his customers in the growing internet economy.

Today’s visitors were: Colby Sisson / Landscaper, Zack Archuletta (back for a second visit), and Cheryl Knighten a current BNI member visiting from another chapter.

Don’t miss out on next week’s meeting, see you there!