Looking for more referrals in 2011? Paula will show you how...

This Showcase is also a networking event, so bring your business cards. Networking is one of the first steps to creating profitable referral relationships. Paula’s going to let us know about the rest of the process.

Paula Hope, President of the Referral Institute - Peel-Halton, will speak about “Creating Referrals for Life”. Paula’s mission is to ensure that all business professionals develop an effective Word-Of-Mouth marketing plan in order that they may generate a personal system for creating referrals for life. With a Word-of-Mouth plan and their own diligence, business professionals will find that the 34% closing rate generated by referrals can result in doubling their business within a year.

Don’t miss Paula’s sessions.

And visit the outstanding companies exhibiting at the BNI Showcase 2011 at Glen Abby Golf Course in Oakville on January 20^th. The showcase starts at 2:00 pm and goes ‘til 7:00 pm. If you want to go, register yourself (and your guests) at click on the corporate connections link above. Attendance is free if you pre-register. Check out the story about the Showcase in the January issue of SNAP Milton and SNAP Oakville.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 20^th.

Time       Presenter                                                                             

3:00         Tanya Staples, ExecuCorp Canada www.execucorpcanada.ca 

3:30         Paula Hope, Referral Institute www.referralinstitute.ca

                Cory Haynes, Alma Consulting www.almacg.ca 

4:00         Renée Brisson-Khan, RBK Artworks www.rbkartworks.com 

4:30         Judi Johnstone, First Vancouver Finance www.fvf.ca 

                Mike Draper, Growth Advisors www.growthadvisors.com       

5:00         Paula Hope, Referral Institute www.referralinstitute.ca

This will be a great (and scary) presentation to see…

Here’s one of the breakout sessions I’m looking forward to, especially since we’re at the beginning of 2011 and most people give a bit of though to their health and wellness for the coming year. Companies do as well

Tanya Staples of ExecuCorp Canada is going to show us some frightening wellness statistics (and believe me, you’ll remember them!), shed some light on why wellness is so important, and share some tips and tools that we can apply to our own life, or the lives of our employees.

ExecuCorp Canada is a leading edge company in the corporate wellness development field. If your colleagues, clients or suppliers manage or own companies where people are the greatest asset – invite them to Tanya’s breakout session. They will probably never have seen this material before and it will be an eye-opener. It will also leave them with a huge understanding as to how easy it is to make corporate wellness part of a corporation’s culture.

There are outstanding companies exhibiting at the BNI Showcase 2011 at Glen Abby Golf Course in Oakville on January 20^th. The showcase starts at 2:00 pm and goes ‘til 7:00 pm. If you want to go, register yourself (and your guests) at click on the corporate connections link above. By the way, attendance is free if you pre-register. Check out the story about the Showcase in SNAP Milton and SNAP Oakville

The presenters are listed here. I hope we’ll see you on the 20^th.

Time       Presenter                                                                             

3:00         Tanya Staples, ExecuCorp Canada www.execucorpcanada.ca 

3:30         Paula Hope, Referral Institute www.referralinstitute.ca

                Cory Haynes, Alma Consulting www.almacg.ca 

4:00         Renée Brisson-Khan, RBK Artworks www.rbkartworks.com 

4:30         Judi Johnstone, First Vancouver Finance www.fvf.ca 

                Mike Draper, Growth Advisors www.growthadvisors.com       

5:00         Paula Hope, Referral Institute www.referralinstitute.ca

The BNI Showcase 2011 is Heating Up!

It’s official… the BNI Showcase 2011 is sold out. Sixty-eight businesses from across the Golden Horseshoe Region will exhibit at Glen Abby Golf Course in Oakville on January 20^th. It starts at 2:00 pm and goes ‘til 7:00 pm. If you want to go, register yourself (and your guests) at http://www.bnicorporateconnections.com (click on the link above).

What’s going to make this really interesting is not only the phenomenal networking opportunities, but a number of businesspeople are offering breakout sessions, too. I’ve listed the sessions below and linked to each business’s website.

I had a chance to talk with Renée Brisson-Khan of RBK Artworks about her presentation. Renée’s a terrific graphic designer with a specialty in trade show design, which she’s going to talk about on the 20^th.

When working with clients, Renée asks “Who are you?”, “Where are you positioned?” and “Where do you want to be?” With a different approach from many graphic designers, she believes design is not just about clever visuals, but also that the pieces must tie into company identity and are authentic. 

Renee's breakout session "Trade Show Tips to Stand Out In a Crowd" will focus on getting value from trade shows.

If your friends, colleagues, clients or suppliers exhibit at trade shows – invite them to Renée’s breakout session. Trust me, they’ll thank you.

The presenters are listed here. I hope we’ll see you on the 20^th.
Time     Presenter                                                        

3:00      Tanya Staples, ExecuCorp Canada, http://www.execucorpcanada.ca/ 

3:30       Paula Hope, Referral Institute, www.referralinstitute.ca

             Cory Haynes, Alma Consulting, www.almacg.ca 

4:00        Renée Brisson-Khan, RBK Artworks, www.rbkartworks.com 

4:30        Judi Johnstone, First Vancouver Finance, http://www.fvf.ca/ 

               Mike Draper, Growth Advisors, http://www.growthadvisors.com/                                      

5:00        Paula Hope, Referral Institute, www.referralinstitute.ca