Testimonials from BNI Members
I’ve always been the sort of person that tries to get involved and meet as many new people as possible. So when I was approached by Colin Gooch in the safety of my own office I was more than happy to converse with him in the hope that I may well talk my way into a house to sell. Little did I know!! Somehow I ended up saying yes to a breakfast meeting at 6.45 in the morning the following Friday.
I arrived feeling a little worse for wear but the cobwebs were soon blown clear as I was rapidly taken in by friendly faces and introduced to all manner of people from numerous professions who did their utmost to make me feel welcome.
Since then I became taken with the energy, commitment and humour given by all the members of the group. Not to mention the real reason for being there; the amount of business done and the way in which the name awareness of all of our businesses is spread. It is quite remarkable. The manner in which the meetings are run is very structured but, the content from week to week quite random and varied. Thus making BNI both highly profitable, enjoyable and rather unpredictable!
It has been a pleasure meeting everyone over the past year and I’ll look forward to our paths crossing in the future. Yours sincerely,
- Tom Banwell. Hampshires & Peter Hampshire Period Homes.
I'm coming up for my first anniversary with BNI, and looking back over that time I can attribute half my business to referrals and leads from fellow members. Membership has opened doors to me that I wouldn't otherwise have come across, and I now have a terrific circle of friends and colleagues - and a great fund of varied expertise to call upon.
- Peter Stokes (Electrician)
I joined BNI Cheltenham two months after starting my own business. Not only did I meet a great bunch of friendly people all of whom, like me, are trying to grow their business, but within a few weeks I started receiving referrals which led to lots of new business for me. Networking at BNI has proved to be extremely successful, I now receive at least 50% of my business through BNI meetings.
- Anne Hancock (Travel Counsellor)
Since joining BNI one year ago I have seen the growth of my new sign business take-off at an fantastic pace. Thanks to BNI members we are well known in the local business community, and I am now a confident networker at other events.
- Caroline Bevan (Sign-a-rama)
Fridays changed significantly after I joined BNI. The energy and vitality generated by the meeting gave a lift to business activities later in the day, any “difficult” situations became much easier to tackle!
Chapter friendship, the many business opportunities, networking with everyone (including visitors) produces a very positive environment.
- Ken Sheather (Ken Sheather Wines)
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