Alan Gristwood of A.G. Services has passed on the following testimonial from Marilyn for the experience that she received of Adam Alexander Personal Trainer’s services:

I would like to thank Adam for his on going dedication for helping me lose weight and regain my fitness. (more…)

BNI Sutton’s new Leadership Team’s plan, for the next six month session is outlined below, presented by Vanessa Udall, of House of Flowers,  the new Chapter Director

INTRODUCTION

These are some ideas that we can all participate in to move our chapter forward.

WHERE WE ARE NOW

PALMS report shows that we are 9^th out of 19 in Surrey.

WHERE WE WANT TO BE

• To get visitors from 1.3 per person to be higher than 2.0
• To get our visitor conversion, from 16.7% to be higher than 25%
• To move our referrals from 0.80 to above 1.00 per person
• To increase our membership to the benefit of all members

HOW WE WILL GET THERE (more…)

Sutton BNI had another lively meeting on 7 April 2011. It was the first outing for the new leadership team – there’s another post about that from the chapter director Vanessa Udall. But what made it such a good meeting was, in part, the energy brought to it by visitors.

Rick Wates, of PSDS, a charity which works with families with Down Syndrome, came to the meeting at Keiran Wynyard’s invitation to accept a cheque for £250. This was raised at a recent charity quiz night organised by Keiran and Alan Johnson. Matthew’s Friends, a charity which promotes dietary treatments for epilepsy, (more…)

Keiran Wynyard and David Goymour joined Jonathan Barnett on a trip which he organised, to inspect the Los Pandos development in Spain, at the invitation of the developer, Martin & Clewes. Los Pandos (‘the Spring’) is a 2,000-acre plot on the Costa Blanca, about 50 miles inland from Alicante. Currently there is an established vineyard and some of the land is farmed. We saw sheep grazing and there are olive and almond trees. (more…)

As a result of another successful Visitors’ Day, Sutton BNI is expecting  three more people to join this talented and committed Chapter.  The visitors were impressed by the welcome they received, but were also convinced that they would be able to increase their business when they join.  Pat Wakefield (Chapter Director) of Promising Winners Coaching and Training, www.promisingwinners.co.uk, spent some time after the meeting explaining that we really do care about all our members and will do everything possible to help them to succeed. (more…)

BNI Sutton were pleased to welcome 6 visitors to yet another successful meeting.  They were: Frances Penwarden, Homeopathic Practitioner, Tel: 020 8642 6639, Vicky Ahern and Tony Hardiman of The Chi Clinic, www.thechiclinic.co.uk.  They offer tai chi, chi kung, martial arts, acuppuncture and massage, Ian Berle, photographer, www.ianberlephotography.com, Charlie Cranfield, Modern Flooring, Tel: 07904 075667 and John Johnson of Harestone, Commercial Interior Contractors Tel: 01883 740111

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We are delighted to welcome four new members to Sutton Chapter.  They are as follows:

Gower Stevens Solicitors, www.gowenandstevens.com

Carolyn Reilly, Printinc, Tel: 020 8255 2110

Tony Lock, Rockpool Solutions Ltd, www.rockpoolsolutions.com

Inge Berrie, Garden Designer, www.berriegardendesign.co.uk

We enjoyed an informative 10 minute presentation by Chris Groom of Calver Groom Financial Management, http://www.calvergroom.co.uk during which he explained the importance of choosing the right options when making plans for your pensions.

During the Education slot, Alex Mogg of Bespoke HR, www.bespokehr.com  explained what his role as Membership Coordinator involves.  There is no doubt that Alex has contributed greatly to the current success of our Chapter.  Well done Alex!

Rey Sarmiento of the Utility Warehouse, www.earnmoneyonbills.com is receiving wonderful testimonials as many members of the group are now using the Utility Warehouse for their utilities as it really is so much cheaper!

We are looking forward to our next focused visitors’ day on 15 July and we are specifically looking for the following categories: property, health and wellness, travel agents and catering.  Please inform us if you know anyone in these categories who would like to attend.  Many thanks  (more…)

We were delighted to welcome the following visitors at today’s meeting:

Tony Lock of Rockpool Solutions Ltd:  http://www.rockpoolsolutions.com

Roger Burge of The Video Works:  www.thevideoworks.co.uk

Gary Dalton of Juice Marketing Services:  www.juicemarketingservices.co.uk

Robyn Bain, Wellness Consultant : http://www.locinwellness.com/

Gary Johnson of Aspire Diving Excellence, Tel: 020 8643 3818, delivered an interesting education slot on the role of the Education Co-ordinator.  This was followed by an informative 10 minute presentation by Jonathan Barnett from All Mortgage Matters, Mobile: 07950 569368.   During his talk he told us about The SES (Secure Exit Strategy) which is a UK based property investment opportunity.  SES enables people to invest money safely and securely.  More than £300 million has been invested within this strategy without a single instance of capital loss despite the recent economic turmoil.  Please contact Jonathan if you would like to know more.