BNI - The Harbour Chapter

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Paul Baker

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Lisa Holton

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Andy Dudley

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Barry Connolly

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Dave Gibbs



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Ian Tipper

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Steve Wickenden

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Pete Hopper



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Mike Eley
Peter Hopper
Jason Gill


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Mike Eley

Mentor Coordinator
Carlo Maggi

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Barry Connolly

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Paul Baker

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BNI - The Harbour Chapter

About Our Chapter

The Harbour Chapter

Part of the worldwide business referrals organisation, BNI
Meetings every Tuesday at 6.40am

Salterns Harbourside Hotel
38 Salterns Way
Poole
Dorset
BH14 8JR

Just a few reasons why you can’t afford not to come to a meeting and see for yourself how membership will boost your business.

The Harbour chapter is one of the leading business referral groups in the South West.
  • Latest figures show over £1.5 MILLION pounds worth of business passed between members of this chapter since July 2008 (and that is through the recession years)for the last 6 months the figure is over £450,000.

  • Part of the largest business networking organisation in the world

  • Only one representative of any trade or profession allowed per chapter. Once you join your competitors can’t.

  • Every applicant for membership vetted for professional competence, integrity and reliability.

If you think you’re good enough give Paul Baker a ring right now for an invitation to join us at our next breakfast meeting.

Paul Baker Chapter Director

Mobile: 07907 98 88 78
Email: paul@makeagreatchoice.co.uk

All this and the meeting is finished by 8.45 am ready for the day’s work!

Click here to read what our Member's have to say about our Chapter.

The Harbour Chapter now meets at the Salterns Harbourside Hotel‎, Lilliput.

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Same Day: Tuesday - Same Time: 6:40am - 8:45am

Speaker Schedule


  • 7th Feb - The Big Breakfast

  • 14th Feb - Andy Dudley

  • 21st Feb - Dave Gibbs

  • 28th Feb - Visitors Day

  • 6th Mar - Paul Baker

  • 13th Mar - Training?

  • 16th Mar - Leader Ship Training

  • 20th Mar - Training

  • 27th Mar - Nick Said (5 min h/s) & Matt Hughes (5 min h/s)

  • 3rd Apr - Power 1-2-1

  • 10th Apr - Visitors Day - P Rufus

  • 17th Apr - Jason Gill

  • 24th Apr - Carlo Maggi

  • 1st May - Training Meeting

  • 8th May - Power Team Focus Day

  • 15th May - Dave Gibbs

  • 22nd May - Dave Mott

  • 29th May - Speaker (TBC)

  • 5th Jun - Extended Bank Holiday

  • 12th Jun - Mike Eley

  • 19th Jun - Visitors Day

  • 26th Jun - Power Team Focus Day

  • 3rd July - Training

  • 10th July - Lisa Holton

  • 17th July - Ian Tipper

  • 24th July - Speaker (TBC)

  • 31st July - Rob Newman

  • 7th Aug - Barry Connolly

  • 14th Aug - Speaker (TBC)

  • 21st Aug - Paul Baker

  • 28th Aug - Clifford Johnson

  • 4th Sept - Sorrina Palmer

  • 11th Sept - Speaker (TBC)

  • 18th Sept - Steve Wickenden

  • 25th Sept - Power Team Focus Day

  • 2st Oct - Peter Hopper

  • 9th Oct - Matt Hughes

  • 16th Oct - Nick Said

  • 23th Oct - Speaker (TBC)

  • 30th Oct - Mike Clark

  • 6th Nov - Power Team Focus Day

  • 13st Nov - Andrew Dudley

  • 20th Nov - Jason Gill

  • 27th Nov - Carlo Maggi

  • 4th Dec - Speaker (TBC)

  • 11th Dec - Dave Gibbs

  • 18th Dec - Power Team Focus Day




Please remember to bring your Member Bio Sheet and a door prize on the day of your presentation. Door prize should be relavant to your trade or profession and should have a value of around £10.

Weekly Meetings

Tuesday mornings, 6:40am - 8:45am
Guests are welcome and should bring at least 40 business cards to pass around to members and visitors.



The World's Largest Referral Organization

BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world. We offer members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals.

As a member of BNI Harbour Chapter you will become part of a real community of local businesses and enjoy its benefits. As a vital member of a BNI Chapter you will bond with many other professionals seeking the same kind of "Word of Mouth" referrals as you.

For 25 years BNI has used a simple but elegant philosophy that exemplifies membership, "Givers Gain" (what goes around comes around). This elemental approach to prospecting for clients through relationship-building has seen BNI grow to over 100,000 members in 38 Countries around the world. Welcome to BNI!


Desired Member Categories

Banker
Solicitor
Book Keeper
Electrician
Garage
PR
Painter
Window Supplier
Cleaner
Estate Agent
Landscape Gardener
Locksmith
Plasterer
Roofer
Signwriter
Textile Printer
Travel Agent

If you provide one of these services, we have room in our chapter for YOU! Please contact anyone on the Membership Team to discuss attending a meeting as our guest!


Why Join?

Successful businesses depend on word of mouth. Word-of-mouth advertising is the best advertising there is. BNI provides a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. It does so by providing an environment in which you will develop personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. By establishing this "formal" relationship with other people, you will have the opportunity to substantially increase your business.

  • Increased exposure to many other people and businesses.

  • Substantially increased business through networked referrals and recognition by one's peers.

  • Tools to network more effectively, including an orientation DVD giving the "Formula for Success" in BNI, a, badge, a vinyl card holder to carry members' business cards, referral slips, marketing materials for your chapter and much, much more.

  • Participation in up to 52 networking meetings per year.

  • Quarterly newsletters with educational material on networking, public speaking, and business.

  • Participation in business tradeshows (where you'll have an opportunity to market your chapter and your business).

  • Free periodic workshops on networking.

  • And much, much more!!!


One-to-Ones

"One-to-Ones" are meetings with other members outside of the regular morning meetings. One-to-Ones are an opportunity to get to know other members and the services their businesses offer. One-to-Ones are particularly helpful for new members, and for this reason they are counted as leads during the first two months of membership. For all members they're a great way to help get to know others and their businesses and, in turn, boost leads.

The Harbour Chapter
18 Members

Andy Dudley
Barry Connolly
Carlo Maggi
Clifford Johnson
Dave Gibbs
David Mott
Ian Tipper
Jason Gill
Lisa Holton
Matthew Hughes
Mike Clark
Mike Eley
Nick Said
Paul Baker
Peter Hopper
Rob Newman
Sorrina Palmer
Stephen Wickenden



BNI - Changing the way the world does business.


Testimonials to BNI - More reasons to join...

"I joined BNI in 2006 and shortly after I left the business I was in and started Write For You. I was so lucky to be a BNI member at that time with plenty of good advice from my fellow members to help me get the new business going.

However, the advice was just the start of it. Soon I was having business referred to me by my BNI colleagues which meant I was getting work without advertising. How good is that? After a while I realised that my business was running entirely on referrals coming directly or indirectly as a result of my BNI membership.

Three years on that is still the case! So would I recommend BNI to anyone else in business? If they're honest traders and good at what they do then you bet I would!" - Pete Hopper (Copywriter)

 

On a number of occasions I have utilised the expertise of members from this and other chapters to undertake various projects. In all instances I have found members to be reliable, trustworthy and willing to go the extra mile.

We have a great group of people in our chapter that make attending these early meetings a pleasure.

In the future I will be happily recommending any member from this group in full knowledge that any prospective clients will receive a full and professional service." - Andy Mackeaggan (Carpenter)


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