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Attendees were
WOWED!
 Over 50 people booked into the February MCEI
Connect Event and were not disappointed. On registering, they were
entertained by Nigel, the roving, Award winning Magician together
with Kath – the diva with the dove!
Having experienced ‘first hand’
the magic of the evening – everyone waited in anticipation to hear
what further magic Naomi Simson of Red Balloon Days, would share
with them. And they were not disappointed…..
 To have a magical business Naomi said we
needed magical friends; a magical team, magical suppliers and a
magical product. She pointed out that the ‘experience’ of the
customer is more important than the product/service we produce, as
it is this experience which causes one person to tell another to
tell another - and this is how the magical practice of ‘word of
mouth’ promotion takes place. And Naomi would know, being
number #10 in the BRW fastest growing start-ups list; being
finalist in the Telstra Small Business Awards; and Entrepreneur of
the Year at the Westpac Champion of Champions Awards Click
here for a synopsis of Naomi's speech.
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The sponsor for the evening was
Micro Biz Navigator – the programme that allows any size and type
of business to be ‘star rated’ to give them a competitive edge. Sue
Stott and Ruth McIntosh of ‘A1 Admin’ (a three star rated
business) spoke about how they found the Navigator programme a
reality check for their business and how they use their logo to promote their rating to their client base.
‘Definitely Chocolate’ (a four star rated business) provided
the ‘thank you’ gift for Naomi!
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The event was also supported by
Manningham Council and Hannam’s Retravision - who supplied the fantastic digital camera
which was the door prize won by Cristina Masci of Absolutely
Gorgeous and who attended with the Business Mums
Network.
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New members were welcomed and
received a special MCEI Wine Treasure Chest together with a
certificate of membership.
- Bronze member
(Student)
• Jason
Pearce
Silver
Members
• Bob Pearce of
Tektite Industries P/L
Gold
Members
• Emily Lee D'Cruz
of Ideaonline
• Mandy Vicsai of
Talking Turkey
Peter Feeney (of Maroondah Home
Biz) was also a winner and received a watch which contained a data
memory stick.
 MCEI is known Internationally for its strong
‘brotherhood’ network amongst members. MCEI Melbourne is following
this tradition with exciting and dynamic networking. A
Troubleshooter’s Forum has been established where members can get
help from the experts for their marketing and other business
problems.
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