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    One of my clients shared a story with me from his networking group, a chapter of BNI. Ivan Misner, the creator of BNI talks about what he calls “contact spheres”.

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    *Weddings: the caterer, the florist, the photographer and the travel agent.

    The story my client told me was about the last group which has been dubbed “The Wedding Mafia”. When one gets new wedding business, the whole group gets new wedding business. It makes it very difficult for anyone else to get referrals. It’s a tremend

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    *Healthcare: chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncturists and nutritionists.

    *Weddings: the caterer, the florist, the photographer and the travel agent.

    The story my client told me was about the last group which has been dubbed “The Wedding Mafia”. When one gets new wedding business, the whole group gets new wedding business. It makes it very difficult for anyone else to get referrals. It’s a tremend

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    *Real estate services: residential and commercial agents, escrow companies, title companies and mortgage brokers.

    *Contractors: painters, carpenters, plumbers, landscapers, electricians and interior designers.

    *Healthcare: chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncturists and nutritionists.

    *Weddings: the caterer, the florist, the photographer and the travel agent.

    The story my client told me was about the last group which has been dubbed “The Wedding Mafia”. When one gets new wedding business, the whole group gets new wedding business. It makes it very difficult for anyone else to get referrals. It’s a tremend

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    *Healthcare: chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncturists and nutritionists.

    *Weddings: the caterer, the florist, the photographer and the travel agent.

    The story my client told me was about the last group which has been dubbed “The Wedding Mafia”. When one gets new wedding business, the whole group gets new wedding business. It makes it very difficult for anyone else to get referrals. It’s a tremend

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    bout the last group which has been dubbed “The Wedding Mafia”. When one gets new wedding business, the whole group gets new wedding business. It makes it very difficult for anyone else to get referrals. It’s a tremendous business builder. I have a client in real estate who does this very well also. It’s one of the most powerful business building tools ever.

    So, my client and I were joking around about me developing a “Small Business Mafia”—a small business consultant, an insurance agent, a financial planner, a printing company, an office supply company, a tax preparer, etc. The more we joked about it, the more powerful an idea I realized it was. And since I do business both locally and nationally, I could form numerous branches of my Small Business Mafia and then (insert evil laughter) I could CONQUER THE WORLD!!!

    Whooooaaaaa! Hold on. The key to success of any referral group like this is finding good people. The business owners you work with have to be people you feel completely comfortable in referring your valued clients to. Otherwise, your name and repu

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