Nearly 300 business leaders are expected at the biggest domestic business relationship-building event of the year

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 03. 20. 09:06

On March 24, BNI Hungary will organize the largest domestic business networking event of the year, the 14th International Networking Conference. The organizers are expecting nearly 300 Hungarian business leaders and top managers to attend the event, who will have the opportunity to hold business relationship-building discussions with each other. Valuable lectures will also take place, interpreted by Father Pál Feri, communication researcher Dr. Petra Aczél, and Mark Gibson, director of the Spanish BNI community. Registration for the conference is still open.

Avidor András

In the current uncertain and crisis economic situation, the role of all tools that can bring extra income to businesses is appreciated. According to the companies’ own admission, they would lose almost a third of their corporate customers if they did not put sufficient emphasis on taking care of their relationship capital. It is also a telling international statistic that 40% of personal business meetings result in a successful deal – András Avidor, business development and networking expert and head of BNI Hungary, pointed out on the occasion of the upcoming International Networking Conference.

The pandemic and lockdowns have undoubtedly left a serious mark on our relationship-building habits, even now people travel less and are more inclined to communicate in writing or online – and this trend is mostly valid in business life as well. At the same time, all existing research and practical experience show that nothing builds a business better than a handshake or a short conversation next to a displayed product. Potential customers approached at networking events are 40% more likely to actually become part of our customer base, and 80% of B2B partners make their business decisions based on personal impressions, but even the benefits of traditional business cards should not be underestimated, because almost three quarters of people judge them the business based on this.