International Networking Week was in high gear early Thursday February 9th at the Park Avenue Club, in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Net workers Choice, the BNI Chapter which meets at PAC each Thursday morning at 7am—opened their otherwise closed meeting to regional businesses, interested in growth and expansion.
BNI is an international organization whose motto is “Givers Gain” and understands the value of effective networking.
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In 2010 BNI gave 6.5 million referrals within 5,500 chapters, representing 135,000 members in 45 countries resulting in sales of more than $2.8 billion dollars.
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Hosting the event was President AL Ianuzzi, along with his 30 BNI colleagues representing business from the fields of law, real estate, finance, insurance, design, health and wellness and more.
The speaker roster included industry leaders: Gwen Packard of KRA Insurance Agency, Inc; Martin Straka of Mortgage Access Corporation and Mark Viegas of On the Mark Graphics, all sharing strategies on the process of relationship building and how and why it works.
Attendee Meredith Reeves Kimball, of NJ Conservation.org shared, “This BNI networking meeting was a fantastic avenue for me to network with a variety of individuals and market sectors, a great opportunity”.
Randy Rabney, Board Certified Health Counselor and owner of the Conscious Plate, said, “ The speakers were direct, concise and informative and made me feel confident in referring business to members of the group.”
Diane Sirna Miller
Photo credit: Mark Viegas of On the Mark Graphics, www.otmg.co making his presentation on Successful Branding methods.
