Accent LED Lighting is Business of the Week
Brad Hansen of Accent LED Lighting gave a presentation as Business of the Week at the
Dec. 8 meeting of the Business Okanagan Referral Group.
Accent LED Lighting can add Ambience, Funcitonality and Security to indoor and outdoor applications around your home or office.
Brad is one of BORG’s newest members!
Summary of November 24 Meeting
GUESTS: Brad Hansen, Accent LED Lighting, Patricia Niehaus, Program Manager - NOEES
REFERRALS GIVEN: 15 New & 10 Repeats - Total 25
NEW MEMBERS: Dave Benzel, Intrigue Cabinets & Millwork
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: Derek Beardsell of D & M Cleaning gave a carpet cleaning demonstration and explained the value and importance of having your carpets professionally cleaned. Derek was certified through the Carpet Cleaning Institution and can remove various odours and stains from your carpet, upholstery and area rugs. Using special blacklight technology, Derek is an expert at finding and removing those smelly stains you can’t see! D & M Cleaning also provides commercial janitorial cleaning and supplies. Call Derek at 250-307-4281.
DISCUSSION ITEMS: Great idea! Put all BORG members’ contact info in your cell phone - then when you need/want to give a referral you have the info at your finger tips!
INFORMATION ITEMS: The Dec. 22nd meeting will be cancelled as it is so close to Christmas. Have a fantastic Christmas and Holiday Season and we’ll see everyone back in the New Year - January 12th!
Summary of November 10 Meeting
GUESTS: Dave Benzel, Intrigue Cabinets
REFERRALS GIVEN: 21 New & 10 Repeats - Total 31
NEW MEMBERS: None this week.
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: Tim Houle of VNet Consulting gave a slideshow presentation of his services. VNet Consulting can assist you with your marketing plan for website design, internet marketing and display advertising needs. VNet specializes in internet marketing services such as: social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), text message marketing, article marketing, pay per click and email marketing. VNet designed and maintains the Vernon Chamber of Commerce website and Tim explained some of the new advertising options available on the Chamber’s website (must be a Chamber member to take advantage). Check our VNet Consulting at www.vnetconsulting.com or call Tim at 250-309-8418.
DISCUSSION ITEMS: The BORG Social will be held Saturday, November 19th, 7 p.m.(ish). 27 hands raised as committing to attending. The cost will be approximately $10 per person to cover the catering costs provided by Gumtree Catering. Cheryl of Vernon Vintners will be donating some wine and the event will be hosted at Barb’s house. Thanks to each of you and Brian Langner for helping to organize the social!
Summary of October 27th Meeting
GUESTS: None this week
REFERRALS GIVEN: 5 New & 3 Repeats - Total 8
NEW MEMBERS: None this week.
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: Cheryl Eedens of Vernon Vintners has owned the business for 5 years and has a passion for winemaking. Cheryl explained how their on-site brewing services work and the many products they offer - including table wines, fruit wine, ciders, sparkling wines, beer, ports and icewines, as well as non-alcoholic sparkling wines and ciders. Not sure how to choose? Cheryl will be happy to help you decide. Vernon Vintners won a silver medal last year and will be holding a wine-tasting in November - stay tuned for details! For more information, please visit Cheryl at Vernon Vintners or check out their website at www.vernonvintners.ca!
DISCUSSION ITEMS: Brian Langner is going to look into a social function to be held before Christmas for the group and spouses - stay tuned for details.
Gumtree Catering to Compete in Iron Chef Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 6, 2011, a special fundraising event will be held for North Okanagan Neurological Assocation (NONA).
The Iron Chef event will feature teams from Gumtree Catering and the Sprouted Fig. The teams will face off at Turtle Mountain Vineyard with 5 bonus ingredients and 1 secret ingredient. Tickets are $25 in advance ($30 at the door) and can be purchased at Bean Scene, the Sprouted Fig and Gumtree Catering.
The event opens to ticketholders at 4 p.m. for a private appetizer sampling. The secret ingredient will be revealed half an hour prior to cooking time, and both teams will have half an hour to prepare their dishes. Wine will be available for purchase.
Moms Making it Happen is the organization behind the event, allowing the popular event to return for its second year. Last year’s proceeds were donated to the North Okanagn Child Care Society, and the support from the community was tremendous. For more information, go to www.momsmakingithappen.ca.
Summary of October 13th Meeting
GUESTS: None this week
REFERRALS GIVEN: 18 New & 9 Repeats - Total 27
NEW MEMBERS: None this week.
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: Marilyn Johnson of Tac Mobility has been with Tac Mobility for 13 years and presented the many services and products they have to offer. Call Marilyn today at 250-558-8688 for all your mobile phone, smartphone, internet, Optik and satellite TV needs!
DISCUSSION ITEMS:Reminder when giving referrals: Give the contact info of the person you are recommending to the referee and give the referee's contact info to the BORG member and advise them of the referral. Suggest to the referee that the BORG member contact them.
TAC Mobility is Business of the Week
Marilyn Johnson of TAC Mobility gave a presentation as Business of the Week at the
Oct. 13 meeting of the Business Okanagan Referral Group.
TAC Mobility is an authorized Telus Mobility dealer in Vernon that carries all the latest mobile phones and tablets.
Run for the Cure
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BORG members Stacey Taylor (left), Barb Van VanderHoek and Gio Lepore took part in the CIBC Run for the Cure on Oct. 2 in Vernon. The annual event raises funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Learn more about Stacey, Barb and Gio on the Members page! |
Summary of Sept 22 meeting
GUESTS: None this week
REFERRALS GIVEN: 16 New & 5 Repeats - Total 21
NEW MEMBERS: None this week.
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: Discussion on Group Commitment instead of presentation.
BORG Meeting - May 27, 2010, Vernon, BC
Today BORG had a great meeting, and 43 referrals were given between members in the last 2 week period. Great job, BORG members. We are truly building our businesses one referral at a time....
Alicia Kay gave a fantastic presentation on the Historic O'Keefe Ranch.
She pointed out some upcoming events at the Ranch including the following:
May 28 & 29 - Murder Mystery Dinner Show
June 4 - The United Empire Loyalists
June 12 - Mopar Car Show
June 26 - Family Fun Day
A great option to enjoy all of the best that the Ranch has to offer is the family pass, which runs for $60.00. It grants you access to all daytime events running at the Ranch for the whole summer. Individual memberships are also available for $30.00.
O'Keefe Ranch specializes in hosting events, and they recently did an awesome job hosting the Valley Wide Business After 5, which had a lot of attendees from all over the Okanagan. They do weddings, dinner, special events, and more.
Make sure that you check out the O'Keefe Ranch Event Calendar to keep completely up to date with the latest events coming to the Ranch.
BORG Blog - Vernon BC Business
The Business Okanagan Referral Group (BORG) is extremely excited to announce the launch of its new website!
The Website includes web pages from most of the members of the group, and more are being added every week. This blog will allow visitors to keep up with BORG members and businesses. We will be monitoring the site regularly, and adding new blog posts whenever a company in the group has an announcement or special promotion.
Please see the BORG Home Page to learn more about BORG.
The Blog will also provide details of every meeting, and provide any and all updates required by the group!
Thanks!