Interesting business notes from the end of the year Shoreline East BNI meeting at the Madison Beach Hotel:

New/Prospective Members

We welcomed the following visitors to our chapter:
• Nick Sunday (WaterFlo Water Treatment Systems)
• Pamela Stewart (Essex Savings Bank)

Education Segment

• Make sure 30-second commercials are concise and specific
• Fill out your contact spheres by attracting industry classifications that are strategic to your business

Club News/Tips/Promotions

The following is a sample of BNI “30 Second Commercials” in which members have 30 seconds to talk about their businesses and what kind of sales lead they are looking for
• Juice Plus is looking for sales reps.  See Peggy Van Anterp.
• Executive directors of local non-profit organizations would be good referrals for Young’s Printing.
• See Shoreline Internet for quick and economical websites.
• Aaron Page, Painting By Page would appreciate an introduction to Nick Sapia, Sapia Construction.
• Prime Pay is offering a free 10-point HR compliance checkup.
• Joe Sarfaty at Celebration Development would like introductions to caretakers or handymen who work on summer homes in Madison.
• The Car Care Clinic saved the day once again by fixing a Lexus SUV with a $5.00 replacement part.
• Carl’s Closets has creative solutions for people with too many shoes!
• A+ Home Improvement would like to meet realtors.
• If you have a 529 plan in another state, you’re missing out on tax benefits.  See Dave O’Connor at Edward Jones.
• Amatech Solutions has entry level servers at up to 35 % off.  Take advantage of year-end tax deductions.
• East River Energy cautions that people use more energy over the holidays, so watch your oil tank!
• If someone you know is “upside down” on their real estate property, Caldwell Banker can help.  See Lisa Rollins.
• Year-end is a great time to refect on your business structure, tax burden, and performance.  See Scott Tax Advisory Group.
• Visitors coming over the holidays?  Make sure they don’t have bed bugs in their luggage!!!  Talk to Guy Esposito at Repellapest.


This week’s 10-minute presentation featured Tim Verillo of Shoreline Roofing.  Tim has 17 years of roofing experience, including 12 years of doing the back breaking “hard work”.  So, he really knows his craft and how to estimate and manage a job.  His company is founded on the following principles: hardwork; quality; honesty; likeability; and ability.  Tim considers himself a true BNI success story, and is happy to have been able to reinvest a lot of the increased revenue from the group’s referrals into new equipment.

Stats

• Shoreline East BNI closed 266 of 312 referrals passed since October 1, worth an amazing $449,000!

Coming Up

• Shoreline East BNI will meet January 8, at which time we will have a special guest speaker.

About BNI

• BNI is the world’s largest referral network.  In 2010, Business Network Int'l passed over 6.5 million referrals in 5500+ chapters with over 135,000 members in 45 countries resulting in more than $2.8 billion in business! BNI membership in CT now stands at 2,027 and growing.

If you’d like to visit the Shoreline East BNI, just fill out the contact form under “Join Shoreline East” on our website (shorelineeastbni.com) and a representative from our membership team will contact you.