BNI’s International Networking Week began 14 years ago and grows larger every year by providing business leaders across the world with an opportunity to celebrate the power of effective networking and business referrals.
BNI is the largest and fastest-growing marketing networking organisation in the world with over 270,000 members in more than 70 countries. These members network and pass business referrals to each other.
This year’s theme is “A World of Thanks” by connecting the core values of recognition and building successful business relationships as showing gratitude actually improves performance.
“This is not New Age thinking but it’s science. Harvard’s Medical School and Yale’s Centre for Emotional Intelligence and Clairmont University all agree that gratitude makes people feel good which then improves the connection and enhances trust. This then actually improves performance,” explained Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI.
In Malta, this is the seventh consecutive year that International Networking Week is being marked with a significant networking event being held on 2 nd February 2021. On that Tuesday, all its five chapters in Malta will join up at 7.45 in the morning via zoom. The programme, consisting among others of a number of break-out room sessions, will explain how BNI operates, its values and success stories during the past year. Business owners in Malta are invited to join this free-of- charge event by registering not later than 12noon on 31 st January 2021 on:
https://bnionline.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcldOmqqDIjHdL2PpWZgfUNJ-HX0CnGpq7m
“2020 was a tough year for most but it has shown just how important our BNI networks are to each other. Notwithstanding the pandemic, BNI continued to grow worldwide as it is changing the way how the world does business. Today, BNI has more than 9,750 chapters,” explained Malta BNI national director David Bullock.
“Furthermore, mid-way through 2020 here in Malta, we introduced two innovative ideas: the Malta BNI Business Briefings and Internalisation Meetings. Both events are being held monthly with the former offering Malta BNI members a platform to share their expertise in specific business and professional areas with other members and guests, while the Internalisation Meetings
are serving as a business connector between Maltese enterprises and other businesses of different sizes in other countries. Such international business development meetings were held with Italy, South Africa, Cyprus, Finland, and the U.S. among others,” explained Mr Bullock.
Another BNI initiative this year is the offer of a free one-year membership to registered voluntary organisations. The aim is to assist them during these challenging months. For more information about this and other BNI initiatives one may contact Carmel Bonello on carmelbonello2020@outlook.com or on 9942 7457.
