This post has been specially written by Sanjeev Raghani
It was only 7.30am on the 7th of March 2009 at the J W Marriot and the room was buzzing with the top networkers in India. It was the morning of the 2nd BNI National conference in India, a morning that was eagerly awaited by seasoned members (who had seen the phenomenal growth of BNI India) and also by the new ones who would be witnessing a BNI conference for the first time. These members REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN A RECESSION!By the time the clock struck 8.45am the room was filled with around 230 members of BNI India. We had about 150 come from the city of Mumbai, around 45 from the neighbouring Pune, around 35 from the Garden city of Bangalore while the rest were from Chennai. The international presence was made with members, regional directors and speakers from Dubai, Ireland and UK. Continue Reading »
From “The Go Giver” Book by Bob Burg & John David Mann
This has to be one of the BEST books I have read about how GIVERS really succeed in Life and Business. I think this is a MUST read for all BNI Members. This is completely in sync with the GIVERS GAIN philosophy of BNI. I would say that this is an applied guide to GIVERS GAIN.It’s small and easy to read book written in a story format much like “Who moved my cheese” or “The One minute Manager” . These are some of the key points from the book.
5 Laws of Stratospheric Success
1.The Law of Value
Your true value I determined by how much MORE you give in value than you take in payment.
The key is that our product/ service must serve people - it must add value. Exceed people’s expectations and they will pay you even more. The point isn’t to have them pay you more, it’s to give them more. You give, give, give. Why? Because you love to. It’s not a strategy. It’s a way of life! Continue Reading »
Every movement needs a song and when Richard Swan came along to BNI, BNI found its song! Unveiled at the recent International Networking Week event in London. Have a look at Rchard performing it on youtube.com by clicking on this link.
See how these group of entrepreneurs refused to participate in a recession and generated over Rs5 crores of new enquiries in one single day!
BNI Business Genies chapter has always set new standards in the history of BNI-India. The biggest chapter of BNI-India with around 55 members and Rs. 62.56 cr (US$12.51m) worth of business done in less than 3 years , it is among the 10% chapters in the world who has been awarded Continue Reading »
More than ever Networking is crucial to keeping your business moving forward. While the media may be spouting about the recession, small and medium sized businesses can refuse to participate. Have a look at this inspirational short video by Dr. Misner sharing how one real estate brokers mindset and actions helped him have his BEST year ever.While you cannot control the economy or your competition, you can control your response to the economy. Referrals can keep your business alive and well during an economic downturn.
Over 800 entrepreneurs and leaders of other networks such as Lions, Rotary, Chambers of Commerce and Business Groups across 3 cities in India celebrated the importance of networking and watched this video. To download a high quality version of this please click on this link. http://www.gocec.com/bni/
I have to say I was amazed when I heard the other week that Dell has generated over US$1 million in revenues through using Twitter (to read more about this click on this link ). Twitter has been making waves in the last few months on the social media scene and many people swear by it. I’ve been using it for a couple of months now, but it’s only now dawning on me how useful it could be. I thought I would give you a low down on 4 important social media tools out there that can help you collaborate, communicate & network better. Continue Reading »
With the extraordinary set of events unfolding across the world, I’m sure it has put a dampener on the festive season. What are business people to do in these tough times? I thought I’d share some tips and strategies that have helped me in tough times. One of my businesses was in the commodities market trading in beans and rice in Kenya. Overnight because of change of legislation in India that allowed export subsidies we were suddenly not able to compete in the world market. We were faced with suddenly having to grow US$3 million of new revenues from alternative sources. The good news is over the next year we were able to completely turn our 100% export business into a leader in the local market with no loss of revenues. Read my 10 top tips here Continue Reading »
While the US economy is certainly showing signs of softness, combined with some legitimate crisis like the financial mortgage and housing markets, I suspect the economic challenges in the US are hyped with the onset of the Presidential election. Nonetheless, we have had some inquiries from clients regarding best actions to take to protect the top and bottom lines of the company overall, as well as business pipelines for the individual sales reps. So, here goes:Continue Reading »
A carefully crafted introduction could take your networking efforts to the next level. I’ve been working with Web18 on bringing innovative content to help people network better. Here is one such video. Continue Reading »
At a recent networking meeting I met the owner of a housekeeping company after 3 years. I was instantly able to remember her name, profession but also where and when we had met. She was really amazed. It made a great positive impact on her and now I will be etched in her mind. I had a little trick up my sleeve Continue Reading »
