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Episode 205: “Business Index Q1 2011”

May 18th, 2011

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Synopsis

The BNI Business Index is one of BNI’s marketing tools.

Almost 1,500 business people participated in the survey – people from every populated continent around the world – and the results indicate that, overall, the global economic state is improving. 69.4% of the respondents for the first quarter of 2011 feel that business is growing or growing substantially (compared to this time last year). This number has increased since the prior BNI Business Index Survey which was conducted during the last quarter of 2010 – respondents to this same question at that time weighed in at 67.8%.

BNI Business Index Q1 2011 Results

Disclaimer: the views expressed here are those of the people surveyed, not of BNI itself. Some topics in the BNI Business Index could be considered political, but it’s still a good idea to avoid politics in BNI meetings.

Hop on over to BNIBusinessIndex.com and take a look at the rest of the results.

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Episode 194: “The End Is Near”

March 2nd, 2011

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This week Dr. Misner introduces the BNI Business Index, created to survey BNI members about how business is going.

  • 68% of the 5,000 respondents to the first survey say that business is growing or growing substantially.
  • The responses so far for the first quarter of 2011 indicate that about 50% of small businesses are hiring.

survey results

What the surveys don’t tell us is how businesses are growing and succeeding despite a down economy. Dr. Misner has some theories about what’s involved:

  • Attitude: refuse to participate in the recession
  • Innovation: find ways to work together with other businesses
  • Alertness: look for emerging opportunities
  • Creativity: find a new angle on your business.

Visit www.bnibusinessindex.com and take the current survey. Come back every quarter for new results and a new survey.

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Episode 109: “The Way Out: How to Beat the Recession”

June 17th, 2009

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Synopsis

Dr. Misner wants to talk about the article he contributed to the recently published e-book The Way Out! Steer Clear of the Recession and Drive Toward Success and Prosperity. (If you download the e-book, please leave a comment here about what you’ve read and what you liked about it.)

Dr. Misner’s article is on page 49; it’s called “Networking Mixers: Break the Ice, Build Your Contacts, and Grow Your Business.” Next time you’re at a mixer, take a look at the way people stand.

If people are standing in closed groups, face to face, they’re not inviting you to join them. You can ignore them until they’re finished with their conversation.

But if people are standing at an angle to each other, with space between them, there’s an opening for someone to come into that group. Those are the people you can go up and talk to.

Also, look for the people who are wearing badges, especially if the badge mentions what business they’re in. That makes it easier to strike up a conversation.

Download the e-book and leave a comment here on the blog.

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Episode 92: “Grow Any Business in Any Market”

February 18th, 2009

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Dr. Misner and John Assaraf from OneCoach address three questions:

  1. What causes entrepreneurs to plateau at a certain income level? Internal mental programming based on our genetic and experiential conditioning. You need to develop a clear vision and impress it into your subconscious in order to break out of your rut. Read The Answer for more details.
  2. What are three of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make?
    1. Allowing circumstances to control their goal-setting exercises.
    2. Not creating a blueprint for success.
    3. Thinking they can do it themselves.
  3. Why is it so important not to participate in a recession? Remember that 90% of your competition is thinking in negative ways. Don’t miss this opportunity to position yourself as the leader.

Go back and listen to Episode 86 of this podcast for BNI’s own positioning efforts for 2009. Visit ReadtheAnswer.com for a special offer on John’s book.

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Episode 56: “I Absolutely Refuse to Participate in a Recession”

May 28th, 2008

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This episode is a follow-up to one of Dr. Misner’s blog posts, and to Episode 48, which both got a lot of responses. There were lots of positive responses, but also a lot of respondents with the “yeahbut” syndrome. Dr. Misner has been through three recessions, and here is what his history tells him: People with a strong network will survive and even thrive during a downturn in the economy.

The first recession that BNI went through, membership initially slowed down, but after the first three or four months, people realized that they have to do something, and that’s when they got “networking religion” and started joining like crazy. The same thing has happened twice since then, and we’re seeing signs that it’s happening again.

But don’t wait too long to join a chapter—by the time 7 or 8 months have passed, all the places in your local chapter may be full.

Only the strong, the smart, and the networked survive a recession. Every chapter that refuses to participate in the recession will grow and flourish.

If you want to get serious about improving your networking skills, read Dr. Misner’s column in Entrepreneur Magazine. If you wait until the recession is over, your business will be over.

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