Welcome to the Fall River BBC newsletter - my way of keeping you up to date with what happens each week at brekkie - just in case you missed something because you weren’t quite awake, or missed the meeting altogether!!
Thanks for the feedback so far – please continue to let me know what you think.
Announcements
- We have a full Executive again - Dolores has taken on the role of Vice-President for this term.
- Dave Cooper had a handy tip for us all – watch out for trees that change colour earlier than others as it could be a sign of weakness in the tree. You know who to call if you need help taking them down before the wind does it for you!
- Marybeth is passing on her networking tricks of the trade to her son Mitchell. During the recent Waverley Gold Rush celebrations, Mitchell played Fiddle at The Adelaide Open House and received 2 bookings from people who saw/heard him play.
- Lori told us about AMI’s upcoming trade show - http://www.pleasetakemycard.ca/ for more info.
- Jeff is already branching out – he has secured a customer from Missouri in the US among his 5 new clients this week. Great work Jeff!
This Week’s Speaker
This week’s speaker was Lori Fougere. Lori is Atlantic Business Manager for AMI, a company based in Ontario. Lori did a great job telling us all about their project Fridge Friends - Canada’s Only Magnetic Pages. As we saw from the magnets Lori passed around, some of the members in the group have already adopted this form of advertising and – as per Jeff’s testimonial – have had results!
Now that we all know a little more about Lori’s business, please work on bringing in a referral for Lori next week. Email Lori or call her @ 576-2793 for more info.
Next week’s speaker
Catherine Fitzsimmons will be speaking on September 27th (the week after the Networking event).
Referrals
This week we had 7 referrals. The winner of the Speaker gift this week was Jerry Murphy. Thanks Lori for bringing your gift in!
I forgot to mention in last week’s newsletter Dee Govang was the winner of the Speaker Gift - Joan has your gift Dee!
NETWORKING EVENT
- Next Thursday (Sept 20th) at the Ashburn Golf Club, Windsor Junction.
- Please be early – anytime from 7am would be great!
- Don’t forget your nametags, door prizes, referrals & practice your 30-second Elevator Speech!
- Marybeth is looking after the door prizes so please present your gift(s) to MB as soon as you arrive. Please include your company information with your prizes – it’s for your benefit.
- We are all ambassadors for the Fall River BBC so please mix & mingle – remember we are all there to Network, so don’t be shy!
- And of course, bring along business cards & flyers/brochures for the Product Table. Catherine Fitzsimmons will be looking after that table so come early to get a good spot!
- Finally – if you won’t be able to attend, please let me know. As of today, we are expecting all Fall River members with the exception of Jerry.
News This Week
This week we had another guest – Liz Curran is a Photographer and runs her own business called Mind’s Eye Images. We look forward to Liz joining us again when she returns from her vacation.
Bill Munden of Advantage Frame & Mirror returned this week and plans to join us on a regular basis.
Referral Tip of the week ~ Write down what you do.
If you don't have a good elevator speech, or if you haven't written it out clearly, chances are the people you ask for referrals won't know how to refer you. We all have one in the group but, once in a while, take the time to review it – how long is it? Does it defines your target market; describe the problems they have to have solved; and how you solve them? If not, it needs work!
And then be sure you write it down, so you can give people that written description. Then you'll know they have it right. We all know, if you want someone else to tout what you do, you'd best make sure they know what you do.
Book of the Week ~ The Power of Focus - How to Hit Your Business & Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Les Hewitt.
. . . This book reveals the proven techniques thousands of people have used to attain all of the money they wanted while living healthy, happy and balanced lives. The Power of Focus is a practical no-nonsense guide that shows readers how to reach their business, personal and financial goals without getting burned out in the process. . . .
There is also a Power of Focus for Women version – both books have been a part of my reference library for years – a source of info that I refer to time and time again.
Find out more at Amazon.ca.
If you would like to share a book recommendation, send me the info.
That’s it for this week – please send comments, suggestions, feedback to me.
See you all at Ashburn Golf Club next week ~ LNR.
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