Torquay Business Network kicking goals

WITH 25 members and generating referrals in excess of $1 million between its members in the last financial year, a local networking group in Torquay is one of the leading referral groups of its kind along the Surf Coast area.

The BNI Coastal Connections group has a diverse membership of small business owners and operators from real estate, graphic design, insurance brokers and photography, to financial planners, osteo, physio and podiatry services, conveyancing and travel planning, with a business coach and trades such as plumbing, electrical, handyman services and building inspection all represented.

Each member is active in their community and passionate about improving business connections within the region.

The purpose of the group is to help members increase their business through a structured and professional referral marketing program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality local business professionals.

Through weekly meetings and member presentations, members build a solid foundation of understanding of each other’s business, making this group an effective network that results in thousands of dollars of referral business passed between its members.

Torquay BNI president Grace Byrnes said that being part of a community of motivated professionals and keeping business local has seen regional membership double in the past few years.

Visitors are welcome to attend meetings which is the best way to experience this local networking group. Register to visit one of their weekly meetings in Torquay by emailing Grace Byrnes at [email protected].