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Helping the Local Business Community






Together We Can

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E v e r y A p r i l a n d M a y , o u r B N I c h a p t e r s o p e n t h e i r d o o r s
t o o t h e r l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s t o s e e i f w e c a n h e l p t h e m
B N I i n M i d l a n d
g r o w t h e i r r e v e n u e , w h i l s t a l s o p r o v i d i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y
w i t h e v e n m o r e l o c a l b u s i n e s s p r o f e s s i o n a l s t h e y c a n
B N I i n A m a r i l l o
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A r e y o u l o o k i n g t o g a i n n e w c u s t o m e r s i n 2 0 2 1 ?
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I t h i n k 2 0 2 1 i s g o i n g t o b e a y e a r t h a t m a n y o f u s t h r i v e
a n d g r o w . A n o p p o r t u n i t y t o t a k e o u r b u s i n e s s e s t o t h e
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T h e L a t e s t B N I P o d c a s t s

E p i s o d e 6 9 7 : T h e C o n n e c t o r E f f e c t .
T h i s w e e k R o b e r t S k r o b , w h o i s a l s o t h e a u t h o r o f R e t e n t i o n P o i n t , j o i n s D r . M i s n e r o n t h e
p o d c a s t t o t a l k a b o u t t h e n e w B N I b o o k t h e t w o o f t h e m w r o t e w i t h G r a h a m W e i h m i l l e r . I t ’ s
c a l l e d T h e C o n n e c t o r E f f e c t . . .


E p i s o d e 6 9 6 : A d d i t i o n b y S u b t r a c t i o n ( C l a s s i c P o d c a s t )
T o d a y ’ s e p i s o d e i s i n s p i r e d b y a l e t t e r D r . M i s n e r g o t f r o m t h e v i c e - p r e s i d e n t o f a s t r u g g l i n g
B N I c h a p t e r w h o w a n t e d t o k n o w h o w t o k e e p t h e l o n g - t e r m g o a l o f b u i l d i n g t h e c h a p t e r i n
m i n d w h e n f a c i n g p e r s o n a l a t t a c k s f r o m m e m b e r s ?


E p i s o d e 6 9 5 : F i n d i n g t h e G o o d i n B a d T i m e s
F i n d i n g t h e p o s i t i v e i n d i f f i c u l t s i t u a t i o n s i s h a r d , b u t n o t i m p o s s i b l e . D r . M i s n e r s h a r e s 7
t a k e a w a y s f r o m 2 0 2 0 t o g e t y o u s t a r t e d r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e g o o d t h a t c a m e o u t o f a d i f f i c u l t y e a r .


E p i s o d e 6 9 4 : D i v e r s i t y , E q u i t y , a n d I n c l u s i o n
C l a u d i a T h o m p s o n j o i n s D r . M i s n e r o n t h e p o d c a s t t h i s w e e k t o t a l k a b o u t w h y d i v e r s i t y ,
e q u i t y , a n d i n c l u s i o n a r e g o o d f o r B N I c h a p t e r s i n b u s i n e s s w o r l d w i d e .









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