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Local companies to share business boost success

Caudwell

Date: 03 September 2010

Media Enquiries: Sian Alcock, Caudwell Children, 01782 600418 or media@caudwellchildren.com

 

A Staffordshire-based organisation is inviting local businesses to join in their success as they aim to reach £1million of business referrals in the final quarter.

 

With over £800,000 worth of business passed amongst members in the last thirteen months, the Britannia Chapter of Business Network International (BNI), which is already the most successful in Staffordshire and Shropshire, is now on its way to becoming one of the best in the country.

 

Following a recent recruitment drive, the Chapter’s membership was boosted to 38 in just four weeks, making it the largest group in the region, and only ten members short of the UK’s largest BNI Group.

 

Key Facts

  • Last week alone (Thursday, 26th), over £60,000 worth of business was passed amongst the members who meet each week in Hanley, Stoke on Trent making a total of £862,000 worth of business passed in the last 13 months
  • With over £800,000 worth of business passed amongst members in the last thirteen months, the Britannia Chapter of Business Network International (BNI), which is already the most successful in Staffordshire and Shropshire, is now on its way to becoming one of the best in the country.
  • Currently 38 members of the Britannia Chapter of BNI
  • In 2009 members of BNI passed more than 6.2 million referrals which generated more than £1.45 billion worth of business for its members. There are over 640 Chapters in the UK and Ireland and over 659,000 referrals were passed the resulting in over £230 million worth of business to BNI members last year.

Last week alone (Thursday, 26th), over £60,000 worth of business was passed amongst the members who meet each week in Hanley, Stoke on Trent making a total of £862,000 worth of business passed in the last 13 months. Now the chapter is aiming to reach the £1million landmark in the final weeks of the year.  

New chapters are being formed at Weston Hall, Stafford, Newport and Burton- upon-Trent, as well as final preparations for the start of a fourth on September, 16th in Stoke on Trent.  

 Carl, added “The success of the Britannia Chapter is also now spurring on the need to create new chapters in the region and to grow our existing chapters to mirror its achievement, which is helping to boost our local economy.”  

BNI is a twenty-five year old business and professional networking organization whose primary purpose is to exchange qualified business referrals.  It’s the most successful organization of its type in the world today, with over 5,570 chapters in operation across the world including the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, across the European Union, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, China, North America, India and Switzerland.  

 In 2009 members of BNI passed more than 6.2 million referrals which generated more than £1.45 billion worth of business for its members. There are over 640 Chapters in the UK and Ireland and over 659,000 referrals were passed the resulting in over £230 million worth of business to BNI members last year.

 

Anyone wishing to find out more about BNI should contact Carl Evans on 07775 774 740 or visit www.britanniachapter.co.uk.   Ends

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“The Britannia Chapter of BNI has had phenomenal success in referring business amongst its members which is reflected in the incredible amount of trade being generated each week. We now have the opportunity for more Stoke on Trent businesses to be involved in BNI than ever before and become part of this exciting challenge and hopefully share in the chapter’s success.”

Carl Evans, Executive Director at BNI Staffordshire & Shropshire and Managing Director at Cartridge World Stoke-on-Trent,

“BNI continues to be the most effective way of business networking. The weekly meetings help you and your fellow members to remain focused and to continually generate business opportunities for each other. BNI plays a major role in helping us to grow our business at JSW Insurance and has enabled us to forge many long term relationships with other local businesses.”

Craig Roberts from JSW Insurance based in Newcastle Under Lyme, has been a member since 1998.

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Sian Alcock

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Caudwell Children