Certified Networker Training begins Tuesday April 26, 2011

I don’t train the Certified Networker Program much anymore. As a Referral Institute Master Franchise Partner, my goal is to have Certified Networker trainers across the country offering the program regularly.

We do have a number of terrific trainers who offer the Program on a regular basis. Paula Hope in Oakville (www.referralinstituteph.ca), Cindy Mount in Toronto (www.referralinstitute.ca) and Francois Garon in Montreal (http://www.referralinstitutemtl.ca/)   always have a Certified Networker Program on their calendars.

I have been asked by a few people if I would offer the program in Hamilton. As we don’t have a trainer in Hamilton yet, I agreed to do it. We’ll offer the 10-week program as a lunch and learn starting on Tuesday April 26, 2011.

We’ve been very lucky to be able to offer the session from the training room at Sun Life Financial which is conveniently located at

120 King St. W.

in downtown Hamilton. I’d like to thank Ted Girard of Sun Life for making this possible. Ted is the Financial Centre Manager for Sun Life and a huge fan of both BNI and the Referral Institute. Since Ted moved to Hamilton from Ottawa last year, we’ve been able to collaborate to make this happen.

To tell you a bit about the Certified Networker Program – it’s been called “referrals on steroids”. People who have completed the program report from $50,000 - $70,000 in increased revenue within the next 12 months. That’s a pretty good return on investment.

You might consider looking into this program if you’d like to see a lot more referral activity in your business this year. We achieve success when education and opportunity meet. This is a good opportuntiy to make sure we have the referral education.

For details on the program go to http://www.referralinstitute.ca/ click on calendar and go to April 26.