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BNI SME members raise record $129,000 for Hospices
Monday, 16 May 2011, 2:33 pm | BNI New Zealand
Cabarets, handmade playhouse raffles and golf days to casino nights and gold coin collections were just some of the methods used by small and medium businesses to raise $129,000 for hospices in New Zealand last year. More >>
Small business contributions to communities underestimated
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 2:47 pm | BNI New Zealand
Corporates have long been applauded for making a substantial difference to the community at large through their corporate social investments. But does that mean small businesses are not? More >>
BNI and Hospice New Zealand renew partnership
Friday, 9 July 2010, 3:35 pm | BNI New Zealand
BNI New Zealand and Hospice New Zealand renewed their partnership agreement recently – one that has raised $289,000 for hospices since 2005 -- with a signing ceremony between BNI National Director Graham Southwell and Hospice New Zealand Chairman Wilf ... More >>
Lesson In Listening From The Blind Woman
Monday, 26 April 2010, 4:24 pm | BNI New Zealand
Public speaking and leadership roles can be daunting assignments for a blind person, but in taking on the leadership of her local BNI networking chapter, Dunedin blind woman Julie Woods discovered that the blind can lead the sighted. More >>
Experience and knowledge play second fiddle
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 10:47 am | BNI New Zealand
The expression ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know’, is regarded with disdain by those who believe knowledge and experience should triumph when it comes to securing a job or new business, but recent findings suggest ‘who you know’ ... More >>
BNI members raise $107,000 for hospices around NZ
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 12:14 pm | BNI New Zealand
Press Release From: BNI New Zealand 9 March 2010 BNI members raise $107,000 for hospices around New Zealand Stories about chapter activities in your area or industry are available on request From a wardrobe clearing day in Dunedin, a golf day in Rotorua, ... More >>
Keeping it social the key to business success
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 4:47 pm | BNI New Zealand
It took an apparent failure to reach a corporate goal that taught one company that business referral networking is not a numbers game. “Small and intimate should be the rule of thumb for business networks,” says BNI New Zealand National Director ... More >>
How to protect yourself in a recession
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 2:51 pm | BNI New Zealand
Tough times increase consumer risk as suppliers seek to cut costs and undercut, but people can protect themselves by basing their buying decisions off recommendations from reliable sources. More >>
From redundancy to a profitable small business
Friday, 15 May 2009, 1:39 pm | BNI New Zealand
Getting customers and making sales can be the biggest challenge for people moving from redundancy in to their own small business, but a quick, simple solution is to tap into existing relationships. More >>
Trust becoming vital to surviving downturn
Friday, 20 February 2009, 4:26 pm | BNI New Zealand
BNI New Zealand – which has more than 2,300 small to medium business members throughout New Zealand – has noticed a close to 40 per cent increase in the number of business referrals being passed between members, a strong indicator that trust is becoming ... More >>
Howick’s world first BNI brunch networker
Monday, 20 October 2008, 5:27 pm | BNI New Zealand
Of the more than 4,500 BNI business referral groups in over 37 countries – all of whom meet at either 7am or lunchtime – it took a newly launched chapter in Howick, Auckland, to go against conventional business practice and set-up a brunch meeting. More >>
Small business can profit more from giving
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 10:10 am | BNI New Zealand
Great customer service, fantastic features and low prices are not enough to generate positive word of mouth anymore; to be successful, the modern small business must learn to be more giving. More >>
New Lynn networking group looks for local members
Monday, 22 September 2008, 4:54 pm | BNI New Zealand
You won’t find a butcher, baker or candlestick maker at the newly launched BNI networking chapter in New Lynn, but traditional values like building strong relationships within the community remains a major focus for the fledgling group of business people. More >>
‘Word-of-mouth’ business group looks for members
Friday, 29 August 2008, 10:50 am | BNI New Zealand
It isn’t exactly the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker – but Wellington’s newly launched dedicated word-of-mouth BNI Capital Connections chapter – the seventh in Wellington – is looking for small to medium business owners and salespeople, ... More >>
The Advantage Of Making Introductions
Friday, 29 August 2008, 10:47 am | BNI New Zealand
Regardless of whether the economic climate is good or bad, the biggest advantage anybody can give themselves – whether they are in business, employed or studying – is to develop the habit of becoming a ‘connector’. More >>
40th Auckland morning business network group
Monday, 9 June 2008, 2:41 pm | BNI New Zealand
The 40th Auckland chapter of the business networking group BNI was launched this month, taking the number of BNI groups to 21 in central Auckland and 40 in the Auckland region overall (94 countrywide). More >>
Use word of mouth to circumvent info overload
Monday, 17 March 2008, 5:29 pm | BNI New Zealand
Productivity and quality of life are fast becoming the victims of the modern business malaise, overwhelming information flow - but the problem can be controlled by building a word of mouth information network. More >>
BNI NZ And Hospice Partnership Walks The Talk
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 9:58 am | BNI New Zealand
BNI New Zealand and Hospice partnership walks the talk Business commitment to community must extend beyond just handing over a cheque More >>
Shy people better networkers than 'people-persons'
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 1:54 pm | BNI New Zealand
Shyness or ‘discomfort’around other people need not be an obstacle when it comes to networking because, despite perceptions to the contrary, introverted people often have better networking skills than so-called ‘people persons’ –whether they’re ... More >>
Dick Hubbard's Speech: Values the new bottom line
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 9:18 am | BNI New Zealand
Values are the new bottom line in business and the good news is they are both fashionable and marketable. More >>
