International Networking Week™ is an initiative of BNI. It will feature a number of networking events across the world!

The goal of International Networking Week™ is to celebrate the key role that networking plays in the development and success of businesses across the world.

Simultaneous events will be held globally to celebrate International Networking Week.

The focus of these events will be to bring together representatives of government, businesses and the community to network with each other, to understand the concept of good networking and to listen to talks by key networking specialists from across the world. These speakers will offer advice and information on how businesses can grow and succeed through good networking practices.

Invitations to attend are open to the wider business community, members of other networking organisations, students, press representatives and interested parties from all levels of government and business. The purpose of International Networking Week™ is to raise the profile of networking in the wider community, recognising it as an essential tool for success in today’s business climate.

In recognition of the event, BNI Evesham are getting together with out counterparts in Stratford to run a joint meeting on Friday 8th February. We are meeting at the Four Alls in Welford on Avon all the usual rules of engagement Arrive: 6.30 to 6.45 and probably carry on networking through to about 9.30.

Venue details below:

The Four Alls
Binton Bridges
Welford on Avon
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 8PW

Tel: 01789 750228
Fax: 01789 750228

fouralls@greatpubs.net

Directions available by clicking here

Evesham BNI have been flooded out of house and home.

As usual for a Friday, on 20th July 2007 BNI Evesham met at the Northwick Hotel on the banks of the River Avon in Evesham. In accordance with BNI traditions the world-over, the meeting concluded at 8.30am and a number of members hung back conducting one-to-one meetings with visitors and other members. The meeting had been a good one. The group had generated several thousand pounds worth of business for each other in the form of referrals passed directly from member to member. A new member had applied to join and everyone was looking forward to getting back to work to follow up the business leads.

However, by 6.00pm that evening, The Northwick Hotel was front page news all over the world. The entire region had been flooded. 30 people were trapped by rising flood water in the Northwick Hotel and the pictures flashed across TV screens from London to Sydney.

In the following weeks, the effect on the BNI Chapter has been remarkable. Some members businesses were flooded others homes had been flooded and some left untouched by the devastation.

David Yates BNI Evesham Chapter Membership Secretary was one of those directly affected. “I run an award winning design business in Upton Upon Severn and we were engrossed in a particularly hectic day. Apart from the various projects on the go, we had received two new commissions for book cover designs from a contact at BNI. But by mid-afternoon my house had been flooded. I made my way back there from the studio and having done so the studio building became submerged in six feet of water.”

This story was a familar one all over the district. What was less familiar was the way the BNI network started to kick in.

David explained. “Within a day just about every member of BNI Evesham had contacted me. They had seen the studio on television being consumed by the floods. I was offered office space, living accomodation and unlimited support from just about everyone. This Flood will probably finish off many businesses, but thanks to the generosity and spirit of my colleagues at BNI Evesham, mine is not likely to be one of them.”

The Northwick Hotel, the BNI Evesham venue, however has faired less well. It will be out of action for a year at current estimates. However, BNI have been able to switch venues to the Vale Golf and Country Club between Evesham and Pershore. This means that the Chapter is looking to relaunch as a combined Pershore and Evesham chapter and grow its numbers to incorporate more businesses from both areas!

See the Sky News report on the Northwick Hotel

To read the July edition of SuccessNet Online, sponsored by the new NetworkingNow.com, click here.

In this edition, you’ll find:
“Laser-Sharp Networking” by Dr. Ivan Misner.
3 tips for getting precision results from your networking efforts.

“Make the Most of Your BNI Membership” by Christopher Signore.

“You’re a Member–Now What?” by Tom Schmoll, Area Director, BNI Minnesota.
10 tips for your first BNI meetings.

Plus, chapter updates and testimonials from around the world.

To sign up for a trial subscription to NetworkingNow.com, go to www.networkingnow.com.

Sincerely,

Ivan R. Misner
BNI Founder & Chairman