There’s never a bad time to seek help achieving optimal health and performance. But counterintuitively, one of the most opportune moments for this is on the front-end of the holiday season. Not only is it a time where we know we’ll consume too much, then buckle down...
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Member Spotlights
A Fundraising Solution for Passion Projects & Cash-Conscious Nonprofits
“Love doesn’t pay the bills,” the well-known saying goes. And unfortunately like many obnoxious cliches, it’s rooted in some truth. Material-constraints are often what limit or even halt the amount of good that many organizations—launching with the very best...
Wills v. Trusts – Knowing the Difference
If Will and Trust have operated as interchangeable vocabulary terms for you up to this point, today’s member presentation would’ve shown you that you’re not rare in that thought—but it’s also not correct. Maybe you did know there was a difference between the two, but...
Credit Scores, Demystified
Credit Scores. Before hitting ‘snooze’—they dictate so much of our ability to participate in consumer life—and yet most people know so little about them. Our presenting member and mortgage lending expert Jeremy Shaffer of Premier Bank sought to change that this...
Say ‘Yes’ to Unconventional Success
Have you ever wondered if you’re doing the right thing? Not just as opposed to the “wrong” thing—but do you ever feel like you are wasting your time, or at a dead end? If so, there’s good news—it’s not too late to change. In today’s meeting, member Nikki Calloway of...
What Type of CPA Should New Businesses Work With
If you’re just starting out in a business, where should you go for your accounting needs? For most new entrepreneurs, the choices aren’t known very clearly: You could go the cheapest route—fish through all of the needed forms, calculate your amount due, have the...
How do Border 2 Border Members Feel About Their Experience?
Last week, in lieu of our normal feature presentation, we decided to devote that portion of our meeting to a team building survey. Here's the results: Weekly Activities Survey Members were asked to rank their top three most valued weekly in-meeting activities from our...
Process Makes Perfect
Beautiful art, just like great life outcomes, doesn’t come out of nowhere. As much as we like to think that the right people can wake up on the right days with the right doses of divine inspiration—and then make something beautiful—that really isn’t the case. Today’s...
Does Your Home and Auto Insurance Agent Ask You These Questions?
Insurance is one of those things most people never want to think about—until suddenly it’s nearly all that matters. Morgann Dehn of John Avery State Farm insurance helped get ahead of this today, starting her presentation with an important question your home insurance...
Events
How Teams are Built
Today, rather than run a normal meeting with a feature presenter, our members kicked back, grabbed coffee, ate too much bacon, and had an awesome morning of well-earned business fellowship. For the last week of each month we like to toss out the normal schedule and...
Visitor Business Showcase – September 20, 2023
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A Morning of Networking & Education – Community Business Showcase
NETWORK AND SHARE YOUR BUSINESS WITH LOCAL PROFESSIONALS Join us Wednesday, Sept. 20th for a morning of professional networking and small business growth! 7am Visitor's ShowcaseBorder 2 Border Business ConnectionsDexter HMC Cafe7643 Huron River Dr, Dexter, MI 48130...
Spring Visitor Showcase this Wednesday April 26
COME JOIN US! Join us Wednesday, April 26th for a morning of professional networking and small business growth! 7am Visitor's ShowcaseBorder 2 Border Business ConnectionsDexter UMC Cafe7643 Huron River Dr, Dexter, MI 48130 AGENDARefreshments and treats will be...
This Washtenaw County Small Business Group Has Now Referred $1 Million in Business to its Members
Around 3pm on Tuesday of this week the member success tracker for Border to Border Business Connections casually rang past a special milestone: $1 Million in referred chapter business. B2B has now passed over $1 Million in closed referred sales to current and former...
Unleash the Power of Referral Marketing with Border 2 Border Membership
Imagine interacting with a pool of leads you could close in 2 out of every 5 cases. What if those new clients had greater lifetime revenue value, by 16%? What if you could share your current objectives and requests weekly to a small network of professionals connected...
October Business Showcase Visitor’s Event
Join us Wednesday, October 12 for a morning of professional networking and small business growth! AGENDA Refreshments and treats will be provided. 7:00am Open Networking7:15am Education Spot7:30am Introductions and Referral Asks7:45am Special Presentation8:15am Member...
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Resources
How to Deliver an Effective Presentation
This post is from an Education Spot delivered by member Matt Hall of Hierank Marketing Solutions. Research by Prezi found that 92% of presenters say that presentations are critical to their success, but only 23% of presenters feel they are effective at creating and...
Unleash the Power of Referral Marketing with Border 2 Border Membership
Imagine interacting with a pool of leads you could close in 2 out of every 5 cases. What if those new clients had greater lifetime revenue value, by 16%? What if you could share your current objectives and requests weekly to a small network of professionals connected...
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All Updates
Don’t Miss Out on this Mushrooming Trend in Natural Wellness
There’s never a bad time to seek help achieving optimal health and performance. But counterintuitively, one of the most opportune moments for this is on the front-end of the holiday season. Not only is it a time where we know we’ll consume too much, then buckle down...
A Fundraising Solution for Passion Projects & Cash-Conscious Nonprofits
“Love doesn’t pay the bills,” the well-known saying goes. And unfortunately like many obnoxious cliches, it’s rooted in some truth. Material-constraints are often what limit or even halt the amount of good that many organizations—launching with the very best...
Wills v. Trusts – Knowing the Difference
If Will and Trust have operated as interchangeable vocabulary terms for you up to this point, today’s member presentation would’ve shown you that you’re not rare in that thought—but it’s also not correct. Maybe you did know there was a difference between the two, but...
How Teams are Built
Today, rather than run a normal meeting with a feature presenter, our members kicked back, grabbed coffee, ate too much bacon, and had an awesome morning of well-earned business fellowship. For the last week of each month we like to toss out the normal schedule and...
Credit Scores, Demystified
Credit Scores. Before hitting ‘snooze’—they dictate so much of our ability to participate in consumer life—and yet most people know so little about them. Our presenting member and mortgage lending expert Jeremy Shaffer of Premier Bank sought to change that this...
Say ‘Yes’ to Unconventional Success
Have you ever wondered if you’re doing the right thing? Not just as opposed to the “wrong” thing—but do you ever feel like you are wasting your time, or at a dead end? If so, there’s good news—it’s not too late to change. In today’s meeting, member Nikki Calloway of...
What Type of CPA Should New Businesses Work With
If you’re just starting out in a business, where should you go for your accounting needs? For most new entrepreneurs, the choices aren’t known very clearly: You could go the cheapest route—fish through all of the needed forms, calculate your amount due, have the...
How do Border 2 Border Members Feel About Their Experience?
Last week, in lieu of our normal feature presentation, we decided to devote that portion of our meeting to a team building survey. Here's the results: Weekly Activities Survey Members were asked to rank their top three most valued weekly in-meeting activities from our...
Visitor Business Showcase – September 20, 2023
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