"WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS NETWORKING"
NETWORKING MEETINGS SHOULD BE VIBRANT, ENERGETIC, FUN AND WELCOMING TO EVERYONE.
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Total Networking Hours

5500 +

Satisfied Members

200 +

Total Cups of Coffee

100 +

WHAT makes BBN different?

True Leadership comes in many different styles. Every business leader develops it's own formula based on their individual goals and situations. 
However, what is clear is that true leaders inspire and motivate the people around them to achieve more.
They are called Business Networkers!

Networking is connecting with real people that have your best interest at heart! That is what BBN Business Network is all about. When joining our membership you network for FREE at any of our networking meetings. All businesses are welcome to join, there are No Limits! Our 2-hour meeting format includes an opportunity to present your company to other networkers. This creates great and possible opportunities!

These relationships are developed & based on trust, merit, respect & friendship.

At BBN Business Network, it’s about you & your business, not us!

So JOIN us and experience one of our meetings!

Our Meeting Process Four easy steps to succesful networking

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Important Habits of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders

Important Habits of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders

What the Heck is a Hashtag?

What the Heck is a Hashtag?

Create a Killer “Elevator Speech” That Brings You New Business

Create a Killer “Elevator Speech” That Brings You New Business

Ask any business owner what their best asset is, and they will rattle off everything from their premises, to team, and products, all the while neglecting to mention the most obvious – their brain!

What we achieve in business is largely driven by how we think and the decisions we make. The most effective way to improve our business performance is to create brain smart approaches to everyday challenges. To ensure your brain is your best asset, not your greatest liability, these five tips will help you make better decisions and decrease your stress levels.

1) Eat well
Recent research from American University and the Australian National University has highlighted the importance of diet for brain health. Researchers found eating an unhealthy diet may influence the risk for dementia, cognitive decline and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Poor dietary choices may impact the hippocampus, a part of the brain believed to be integral to learning, memory and mental health.

Running your own business is stressful enough – don’t add to it by making poor food choices! Look for ways to be more organised when it comes to your food and meal planning, with healthy snacks on hand, and healthy options for lunch. If you know you work late most nights, don’t rely on takeaways as your fall back. Keep home cooked meals in the freezer and map out 10 quick meals you can make from the usual contents of your fridge, freezer and pantry.

2) Get more sleep
As business owners, sleep is often the thing we sacrifice when we get too busy. Research shows sleep loss debilitates the body’s ability to extract glucose from the bloodstream. Without this basic energy supply, your brain will struggle to come up with creative solutions. If you increase sleep, feelings of overwhelm decrease, as you are more alert, focused and effective!

Take time to work out what keeps you up late. If it is mindless TV watching or being on social media work out your triggers, and create a new routine by setting a timer every night at the same time to bring your attention back to the present. If you are being kept up late doing household chores or working on business tasks, work out how to share the workload with others.

3) Write it down
A ‘messy mind’ causes havoc for decision making and productivity. If you are wasting energy trying to remember everything, you are not using your brain for its real purpose – as a problem solving machine! Our working memory can only hold three to four pieces of information at a time, so clear your mental clutter and allow your brain to do what it does best – solve problems, be creative, plan, and make great decisions.

4) Declutter your distractions
Neuroscientists at Princeton University found that your ability to perform tasks can be impacted upon if you are in a ‘disorganised’ environment versus an ‘organised’ environment. Physical clutter triggers the part of the brain that notices anomalies that might threaten the survival of our species. As clutter overloads our senses and the part of the brain we need for creativity, it impairs our ability to think creatively, making us feel exhausted, taxed and stressed.

5) Be a mono-tasker
If you’re tempted to multi-task, think again. Researchers found the brain of a Harvard graduate can be turned into that of an eight year old simply by being made to do two things at once! Set aside distractions and focus on one task at a time and give whatever you are doing the gift of your full attention. It might be as simple as turning off your email or putting your phone to silent while you write an article or blog post. You’ll notice things take you less time and you can get more done in less time. 

Once you realise that your brain is your best business asset, you’ll be able to identify the practices that undermine your efforts and the practices to implement that will improve the success of your life and business.