What could your business achieve with a 26-strong sales team?
A good question, but this is seldom available to small businesses.
bni horizon chapter - welcome
BNI Horizon chapter brings together business people from the south Essex, Romford, Hornchurch and Havering areas for effective, focused networking. Members benefit from the combined experience and contacts of approaching 30 members. Working on the premise that givers gain, everyone in the Horizon chapter works hard for fellow network members, bringing in highly qualified new business referrals week in, week out.
BNI is the world’s most successful business networking organisation. Every year, BNI members around the world pass millions of referrals resulting in billions of pounds of additional business. Through analysing the business passed in British chapters, BNI has calculated that on average, membership is worth around £27,500 in additional business. Now who wouldn’t find a couple of hours a week to get that kind of additional turnover?
Each of us knows dozens of people, each of the people that we know also knows dozens of people as does each of the people that they know. This network is the most valuable resource most of us will ever have. BNI membership is the key that can very often unlock the true potential value of that network.
bni horizon chapter - networking
They always say that the best jobs never get advertised. So it is with business. By developing an effective business network, you can make sure that you hear about the new opportunities first. Getting ahead of the game in this way can mean that you have contracts tucked away safely in your pocket before your competitors even hear about them.
Only BNI has a structured networking agenda that makes sure all members work for each other and get the red hot business information passed around the chapter while it is still fresh.
bni horizon chapter - biz, our annual exhibition
This year's exhibition was another chance for local businesses to get together, and like last year's inaugural event, was well attended. The numbers weren't huge, but the visitors that came were all focused on doing some quality business networking.
Many of the members made valuable new contacts and there was a buzz going around the Saint Francis Hospice Education Centre for a coupel of hours on a chilly March evening.
Barry Hearne's keynote speech was lively as you would expect, but also highly touching in his genuine admiration and praise for the work done by the hospice for local people and their families. There was also an empassioned appeal for help in spreading the work of Saint Francis Hospice to training carers in India.
Everyone felt well looked after and a huge vote of thanks goes to Alistair Heron for facilitating the event.
bni horizon chapter - training programme
BNI Central Office co-ordinates an extensive programme of training workshops at centres close to local chapters. From the very earliest stages all members are encouraged to participate, and every new BNI member goes through the New Members Success Training workshop.
It doesn’t stop there though, as like the best sports teams, the best businesses stay at the top by training, training, training. No matter how skilled we are, there is always something that can be taken away from every training opportunity and used in everyday activities to help make business better.
The great news is that as you do more business with more people, your network grows, and as that happens, more opportunities to do even more business open up through getting great referrals. The BNI training programme is designed to help every member get the very best value out of these networking opportuities.
bni horizon chapter - bni philosophy
Givers Gain. The philosophy of BNI is so simple that it can be expressed in those two words. Every member of the Horizon chapter holds that principle at heart, knowing that the more business referrals they pass to their colleagues, the more they will receive in return.
Having a great philosophy is one thing, but it takes commitment, structure and focus to make it work. There is no shortage of commitment at the BNI Horizon chapter. Visitors always comment on the strong bond that is forged between members in the friendly yet highly business oriented atmosphere. This atmosphere leads to a feeling of empowerment and being ’charged up’ every Thursday morning, giving a great slingshot into the business of the day.
Structure and focus come from the meeting agenda, which is used worldwide and constantly developed through the thousands of chapters worldwide to make sure that the focus is always on providing great referrals so that every member gets the maximum possible benefit in terms of new and better business.
