BNI Leading Edge held a special Grow Your Business event that attracted 12 visiotrs in addition to the regular chapter members. Visitors were business men and women who wanted to know how to generate referrals for their businesses in Brampton, and referrals for their businesses in Mississauga. Some even were looking for business referrals for Torotno and the GTA at large.

In the top photo, Education Coordinator John Mullen is explaining how word of mouth marketing can help grow any business - your business - while the audience listened attentively.

Below, we have the top 3 members who generated the most business through referrals for their fellow members in Mississauga and Brampton:

• Indranil Ghosh, real estate broker with RoyalLepage
• Balbir Pabila, beauty consultant with Arbonne
• Saverio DiMondo, indepenedent senior financial advisor with ManuLife

So if you're looking to grow your business through referrals in Mississauga or Brampton, then BNI Leading Edge is your ideal business networking partner to help you achieve your sales goals.

The Notable Networker for October is Ed Medeiros of CertaPro Painters in Brampton, being the most active in engaging with his fellow members and generating referrals for them in Mississauga and Brampton.

Ed is receiving the award from chapter President Saverio DiMondo.

Michael Treiber of One Stop General Contracting Inc. on the left, is receiving the Notable Networker Award from current President Saverio Di Mondo for his perfect attendance record.

Attendance you say? There's an award for that? Attendance to the weekly meetings is crucial in develop ping healthy and profitable relationships with your referral partners since it allows your partners to get to know you better and to build trust over time which leads to business referrals being exchanged. As the saying goes, you have to be in it to win it!

Sit down with Michael and find out why he's successful with his referrals for business in Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville and anywhere in the GTA.

Are you looking to grow your business from referrals?

Then come and promote your business to our members and guests on October 25th - we expect over 30 dedicated business people to attend.

Benefits to you:

• Meet new potential customers/clients
• Meet new potential referral partners
• Promote your business to our members and our network of contacts
• Make new potentially lucrative business connections
• Find out how you can grow your business through referrals
• Hot breakfast included
• Low cost to attend

If you are a serious business owner in Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville or Etobicoke, and you want to find out how you can grow YOUR business through referrals, networking and word-of-mouth advertising, then come and join us for Visitor Day at BNI Leading Edge.

Date: Thursday October 25th

Time: 7 AM sharp but arrive a bit earlier to network. The meeting will end no later than 8:30 AM

Where: Denny's, 40 Courtneypark Dr. E in Mississauga (corner of Hurontario & Courtneypark Dr.)