Welcome and Hello again....
Firstly thank you to everyone who sent their kind words to me whilst I had pneumonia, I am now well on the way to being back at the top of my game. Thank you all....
This week is a landmark week in the world of Networking. February 2nd - 6th marks international networking week.
Business People, Networking group members - such as BNI, Chamber of Commerce, The Business Club, WiRE have been brought together in events held across the world to mark the week.
The brainchild of Dr Ivan Misner - Founder and Chairman of BNI ( Business Network International) , the aim of international networking week is to raise the awareness of the power of networking for business.
In my own region BNI East Anglia played host to 190 BNI members and Networkers from the Chamber of Commerce, WiRE, Norwich Network,The Business Club and The Best of Norwich/Gt Yarmouth/Ely, Norfolk Networking just to name a few.
To put this into perspective 190 people travelled to Norwich from ALL OVER East Anglia in the torrential snow from upto 100 miles away to play a part in this morning.
It was a great start to the week.
The Business Club Norfolk, held a networking meeting on Tuesday Evening with a fantastic speaker, Martin Williams from Sherlaws ( who provide business coaching) who spoke about six steps to successful selling.
I also very attended an event in London called the business growth show which focused on speed networking and there have been lots of events in the UK and all over the world.
So after such a crazy week, time to put up my feet??? Kick back and relax???
NO!
This weekend I have joined my fellow BNI Directors in East Anglia on a retreat in the deepest darkest depths of Norfolk to get to know each other and focus on the year ahead!!!
Sound crazy?? Certainly not, it allows us all to know where we are going, what support we need to get there and HOW to make it happen and support our chapters in realising their goals!
If you are reading this and wonder what there is to do in your area? region or country then PLEASE contact me and I will put you in touch with network leaders who will put you in touch with businesses who just simply refuse to participate in a recession!!!!
Remember, its not what you look at ....but what you see!
Have a great weekend
Bye for now!!
