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A huge milestone was reached in the Trussville Chapter of BNI. We are now at 30 members and applications are still being processed.

New members include:

Terry Trott, Total Merchant Services, sets up credit card processing for businesses.
Donna Lowery, McGowin-King, is our new mortgage consultant.
Alan Duke represents a group and individual health insurance provider.
James Lovell, Steel City Stone, fabricates and installs natural stone products.

Great things come out of a business networking group of 30. The one that stands out the most is the 33% increase in business referrals.

Our goal is 40 members. Don’t you think it’s time to visit our group and see how referral networking can help grow your business?

Time to introduce readers to our newest members. Members are actually investors in our group. They invest time and effort into business networking and receive great benefits (new business) in return.

Begin with a large membership of trusted business leaders who eagerly recommend other members products or services to their clients. This will be the “Givers“.

Add an organized weekly meeting of “Givers” sharing their requests for new customers and building business relationships. The “Givers” will then pass out new business referrals. This will be the “Gain“.

The resulting product will be the easiest method for obtaining new business opportunities and all members enjoy a huge portion of “Givers Gain“.

I extend to you an invitation to a Business Networking Event with a difference! Be a part of the Trussville Chapter of BNI Visitor’s Day.

 Date:  Friday, January 30, 2009 

Time:  7:00 am – 9:00 a.m.

Place:  St. Vincent’s East, 50 Medical Center Dr, Birmingham, AL 35235 – Main Entrance – 2nd Floor – Conference area adjacent to cafeteria.

Consider having exclusive access to being referred by our many members because filling the open category will lock out your competition.  So, now is the time to visit the BNI Trussville Chapter!

I personally want to introduce you to my colleagues who have already given me more business! The informational meeting will enable you to accurately assess this opportunity of establishing a steady source of referral business and to learn a little more about BNI and why it is so successful it helping businesses grow their client base.

The meeting is free to visit. Please call George Barnett, Chapter Vice-President, 205-856-1720, if you have any questions.  Remember to bring at least 200 business cards to pass around, as you will meet many local business professionals!  

Please feel free to bring others with you who may also be interested in finding out how to generate more business through “word-of-mouth” referrals.  This is a really exciting opportunity for any individual or organization to increase their business!

RSVP – Please RSVP by Tuesday morning to ensure available space.

To make your reservations and directions, you can email me bnitrussville@yahoo.com or call me at (205) 856-1720.

This event is open to all businesses in Jefferson County and surrounding areas including Birmingham, Pinson, Clay, Gardendale, Tarrant City, Irondale, Leeds, Moody, Springville, and others.

Our BNI chapter meeting this morning was packed with eager participants ready to do business networking.

In celebration of International Networking Week, we continued our push to 40+ members. Our newest member, Todd Sims with Jett Net Security Systems, was inducted and immediately greeted with business referrals. We also adopted “Send Out Cards” from member Terry Richmond as the Trussville chapter’s visitor invitation and follow up resource. Personalized for our chapter, Send Out Cards will help us to stand out and give potential members a reference guide to our member’s business names, phone numbers, and description of products or services. The members reponded to a questionnaire of the business categories we will be inviting to visit and apply for membership.

Visting with us this morning was Zach Archalleta from WTTO-21 / WABM68. We hope to see Zach back next week for a 2nd visit.

Jeff Wilson delivered the networking education on how important 1 to 1s are to increasing referrals. He announced the 1 to 1 contest for getting monthly dues paid. 

Our sales manager minute concentrated on how each member determined would like to have referrals handled. Many preferred members leave their card and get the referral’s contact information. Some wanted warm leads with only contact information necessary. It is was an excellent exercise in determining how easily a referral can be given.

Snap, crackle, and pop. No, it wasn’t about rice crispies but it was chiropractor, Dr. Stephen Edwards, giving his 10 minute presentation. He educated us on how important seeing a chiropractor can be for all ages. We now have a better knowledge on who will be good referrals to his practice.

Carrie Gulledge, hairstylist, has submitted her application for membership. The membership committee is reviewing her application and I hopefully will be inducting yet another new member to Trussville BNI.

Look forward to seeing you there.