PGIB Business Clubs

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Business Clubs Set up Across Alberta and British Columbia with the sole purpose of growing your business

"I joined the PGIB in February of 2001. In the month of March alone, PGIB generated more than 70% of my sales and revenue." Shannon Allen, Manager of Slender Lady Fitness Center.

"We no longer require the once indispensable yellow page ad - at $7000 plus a year - to provide us with the steady stream of new clients that is the life blood of any business." John Salt B Comm, FIIC, Jones and Salt Insurance Brokerage Ltd.

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Dear Fellow Canadian,

I would like to introduce you to the Progressive Group for Independent Business - Business Clubs. I want to extend a personal invitation for you to join ranks with the fastest growing small business organization in Canada. I know your membership in our organization would be both financially beneficial and personally rewarding should you choose to actively participate. Here are just some of the reasons you should consider checking out a meeting:

The clubs are successful at growing your business because of the complete system and process.

Well-organized meetings with the President, Vice-President and Treasurer reading the welcoming address, explaining how the clubs work, ensure consistency at every meeting right across the country.

Meetings are conveniently at lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm so more people attend.

Great food with a wide variety of meals at every restaurant.

The business card box gets passed around to ensure you get everyone's business cards.

Weekly meetings to really get to know each other's business, for better quality referrals.

Every 6 weeks there is an organizational review for greater accountability. If you’re not getting business for whatever reason, we want everyone to know, to collectively work to get you some business.

Everyone in the room does a 30 to 60-second "Infomercial" to everyone present, weekly.

You get to do a 20-minute presentation to the whole group at least twice a year.

Exclusivity: one person per industry per chapter = no competition to you.

Networking events - locally, nationally, and internationally. (Inexpensive Trade shows; conferences; conventions; general meetings; business socials; etc.)

We hire full and part time development representatives who constantly grow the clubs.

We advertise by fax, newspaper, Internet and of course word-of-mouth.

There are new guests at almost every meeting.

There are usually 20 to 30 members per club within 2 to 3 months of launch.

You get a $40.00 finder’s fee for each new member you sign on, anywhere in Canada.

We have a Member’s Services Directory where members offer members discounts. I.e.: National discounts like: National discounts like: Contractor's Pricing at the Brick; Up to 20% off at over 4,000 hotels in Canada & the US; Merchant Visa & MasterCard Merchant Rates of 1.82 and 1.86%; and many local discounts.

Group health & dental benefits discounts.

Membership dues pay for lobbying to reduce your small business taxes.

Referrals from visiting members of other cities, provinces and countries. (USA & England)

Make your wish list of who you need to do business with and have our members share their warm market with you!

Business! Business! Business! We require that members share one contact every week.

Amount of business generated per seat is forecast at approximately $20,000 gross profit per year based on statistics of existing clubs.

The most important reason you should join is because the system works. We don’t want you to volunteer for anything. We don’t want to teach you how to do your business. We don’t want to discuss the economic climate. We just want to increase your business. Period. We want you to form strategic alliances in the clubs and refer each other’s warm markets. It’s just that simple. This will increase your business. Period.

For $230 Including GST, Individual Business Club Members receive monthly email updates and full voting privileges, are eligible for our health and dental benefits program discounts, and 1 business club.

For $320 Including GST, Corporate Business Club Members receive all of the above, plus: business consulting, corporate promotion, (i.e. A listing and link on the PGIB Web Site in our Member’s Services Directory to your Web Site or email address) Free advertising, business card size, 6 times in our bi-monthly Informer update, media relations, accounting referrals, legal referrals, specialty services, Government relations. Additional clubs anywhere in Canada are $100. (Maximum 6 total)

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you for a "Check us out" trial, the only cost to you being the $13 to $20 room fee share, (rates are set by the restaurants) which includes a free meal and can be written off 100% as a business promotion. Please feel free to discuss your participation with me at any time during the week. I look forward to helping you increase your business.

Sincerely,

Sid Helischauer
SBNRC National Chairman
(403) 720-2143

1-866-725-2143