BNI HAPPENINGS — AFRICA
South Africa National Director Interviewed by Press
South Africa's National Director, Mike Levin, was recently interviewed by the Weekend Argus as the Cape Argus Classified Personality of the Week. In an article entitled "Business Over Breakfast," Mike told the story of how standing in for a friend at a networking breakfast on overseas holiday changed his life.
Two years after opening the South African market for BNI, he can state that over 7,000 referrals have been passed in one year, resulting in between R12 to R15 million of business has been generated by South African member-businesses!
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