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When you get a sales phone call, invite them to come and speak to your biz breakfast group of 30 local biz's. What an opportunity for them!

Got a blank back to your biz cards? put an invite on it when you print next, or print off sticky labels & stick them on. Then hand them out!

If you want an Estate Agent, join a LinkedIn Property group and ask them to recommend a local Agent looking for more business...

Free advert boards in supermarkets are great for a postcard inviting visitors to your business breakfast group.

Adverts in your local Church Parish Magazine are usually only a few £, so boost their funds with a donation that will bring you visitors!

Ask on your Facebook page if anyone can introduce you to a really good XYZ who you can pass some referrals onto...

Having a tradesman in to do a job? reward them with a free breakfast and an introduction to your business group who are looking for a ....

Put up a postcard in your local post Office or Newsagent offering free marketing help to new businesses at a £10 breakfast meeting

Advertise your business group in the School Xmas fair brochure. or better still, take a stall and give out leaflets

Invite your local Dentist or Optician to visit. They often don't know how to increase their customer base and may also need a new service

Invite one of your suppliers to visit, they may be looking for a new supplier themselves & be impressed by one of your members.

Invite your clients to visit your chapter. Let them see all the members getting referrals, they may want to do some business with members.

This weeks posts are ideas for How to bring visitors to your Chapter. Posts go out at 8am and 7pm BST every day on @bninetworking

Easy Referral 10: Ask every member to give you a table in their staff canteen for 1 day to give free advice to their staff

Easy Referral 9: Ask every member to invite you to their next Conference/Seminar/Exhibition

Easy Referral 8: Ask every member to forward your email on to one of their clients

Easy Referral 7: ask every member to give you a company name/address you can send a brochure to.

Easy Referral 6: Ask for a referral to one person who would like to try your product FREE for a month/week/day..

Easy Referral 5: Ask to be invited to one meeting at your Chapter members workplace with any of their XYZ clients

Easy Referral 4: Ask for the phone/email of the XYZ department of Members' local Council, then phone them & ask for a meeting.