BNI HAPPENINGS — UNITED KINGDOM
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BNI UK members and guests at seminar. |
This past April, the BNI UK Headquarters Office sponsored a seminar at which Dr. Ivan Misner was featured. Over 410 members and guests were in attendance. Dr. Misner's presentation was well received and everyone enjoyed the seminar immensely.
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BNI UK ribbon-cutting ceremony |
While Dr. Misner was in the UK, he performed the ribbon cutting for the new BNI headquarters' offices in London. In attendance were Martin and Gillian Lawson, Co-National Directors (pictured holding the red ribbon), Dr. Misner and the BNI UK staff. Congratulations to the BNI House!
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Gillian and Martin Lawson present to UK and Irish Directors |
During the UK/Ireland National Conference held in April in the UK, BNI Directors met together for extended training and workshops to learn how to promote BNI in their areas and support the chapters and members. This was the 5th Annual Conference held in the UK by Co-National Directors Gillian and Martin Lawson.
BNI HAPPENINGS — United Kingdom
Business Blooms - at 19
When you're just 19 and starting out in business, the world can seem a hostile place. Not least, when you live in a small village community where potential customers are few and far between.
That was the situation faced by landscape gardener Peter Squires until he invited by a fellow villager, writer and media relations consultant Pam Austin, to accompany her to a meeting of Corby Chapter, since when his fledging business had started to bloom.
"Pam and I have known each other for a few years and she was aware that I'd started my own landscape gardening business in the summer. Things were moving rather slowly but in September she invited me to attend a business breakfast meeting with her, and said it might be good for me.
"I'd never heard of BNI but from what I saw at that first breakfast, I knew she was right. I've only been in BNI for three months but already I'm averaging one referral a week and at least 50 percent of all my work comes through my chapter colleagues," he added.
At 19, Peter is believed to be the youngest member of BNI in the UK, but his relative youth has not inhibited his integration into the Chapter.
"I'm very keen on amateur dramatics and enjoy acting, so having to present my business to 30 strangers wasn't too difficult - especially since everyone gave me such a warm welcome."
BNI HAPPENINGS — EUROPE
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Gunnar Selheden, BNI National Director for Sweden |
BNI Sweden held its 1st Annual National Conference this past April. Dr. Misner was also able to attend this conference and was a featured speaker.
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Gunnar Selheden speaks at Stockholm Visitor's Day in April. |
Dr. Misner visited the Stockholm Visitor's Day while in Sweden for the conference. This chapter meeting was the first non-English speaking chapter Dr. Misner has attended. He remarked that he was able to follow along somewhat with Gunnar's presentation, and he enjoyed hearing an entire BNI meeting in another language.
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