Premier Southampton BNI

I have been a member of the above Chapter for the past 3 years. I can highly recommend membership of this Chapter for any business that truly wants to participate in Networking and receive all the benefits that go with it.

BWN Telecom as a service provider for Telecomms in a very competitive market needed to have an edge over other Telecomms companies. Joining BNI has achieved this as we are recommended to businesses as a trusted contact. I know when I ring a business person I have been recommended to, I will at least be able to talk to the decision maker about our services.

The other benefits of BNI mean that I have a large circle of friends who I know I can rely on to steer me through a lot of the trials and tribulations of running a profitable and successful business. I am forever grateful to those members who have given me referrals. I can assure you that I will always be available to give advice on telephone call tariffs you may be offered, that may be too good to be true. BNI has provided a good source for various courses over the years on 'Presentation Techniques', 'Networking' and 'Inviting Visitors' whaich have added to my confidence and been a benefit to my business.

I really do appreciate the business that has been generated through my past 3 years as a BNI member. Thank you one and all.

Mark Hallett, Business Director, BWN Telecom                      23 April 2008

I have been a member of the above Chapter for the last 2 years. Until the end of March 2008, this was under the auspices of Arrivel Ltd, an information management consultancy of which I was one of the two founding directors.

Arrivel traded very successfully for seven years until the mutual decision was made to wind up the business in 2008 and move on. My subsequent decision was to establish a new information and document management business, BeSorted,  this time primarily focused on small to medium sized local businesses.

In effect, this meant starting again from scratch, a huge undertaking, that has been made manageable by the generous support I have received from BNI Premier Southampton Chapter members. I have been expertly guided through the maze of IT infrastructure, Telecomms, Business Banking services, Web Design, Printing services and Business Insurance and have been given valuable advice by many others. For me, being a member of BNI has meant unstinting support, received from a group of highly talented individuals and on tap whenever needed, I am most grateful.

I enjoy the positive interaction of like-minded businessmen and women tremendously, it gives an extra buzz to each working week .

Thank you everyone, your support is very much appreciated.

Linda Ralph, BeSorted                                                                               20 May 2008