History of the Organization
The story is a rather simple one...
Years ago, an entrepreneurial-minded man named Basile Lemba arrived in Northern Virginia and visited many networking functions. He found them to be good events, yet he found that they could be enhanced by making them GUEST-centered.
He took this upon himself and started a monthly BL Networking Breakfast Club that did just that.
That Breakfast Club’s popularity continued to grow with Business owners and other Professionals who found success growing their own businesses with it. These individuals continued to spread the word about the event.
Some of these Business owners and Professionals now wanted more. They wanted to showcase their products/services at the Breakfast Club. However, this could not be done effectively due to the time constraints of the format.
To help answer these new requests of some 30+ Business owners and Professionals, Basile developed the BL Small Business EXPO. These expos are now held twice a year, in May and November.
Later the organization was pressed with yet another request: To create a manual and course on Networking. In truth, this request had been made repetitively for over a decade. Initially, Basile did not think there was a need for this, however, he was proven wrong and came to see the value of a product/service like this.
By a sheer combination of circumstances and to make a long story short, in looking up “Networking” in the dictionary, Basile discovered that that definition was unclear and not really suitable.
These requests by the way were mainly made right after our Networking Breakfast Club event. It can only be assumed that these guests were experiencing something different from any other event they have been to in the past, hence the immediate request AFTER the event.
No one ever came to Basile to write a book on anything else. But as for networking, the requests for this type of material kept pouring in for well over a decade.
In response to these requests from Business owners and Professionals, Basile recently completed a manual on Networking that anyone can read, understand and apply. It will be available for sale soon. In addition to the book, the Organization is proud to offer an array of outstanding offerings including classes, conferences and other Networking Consulting opportunities.
Years ago, an entrepreneurial-minded man named Basile Lemba arrived in Northern Virginia and visited many networking functions. He found them to be good events, yet he found that they could be enhanced by making them GUEST-centered.
He took this upon himself and started a monthly BL Networking Breakfast Club that did just that.
That Breakfast Club’s popularity continued to grow with Business owners and other Professionals who found success growing their own businesses with it. These individuals continued to spread the word about the event.
Some of these Business owners and Professionals now wanted more. They wanted to showcase their products/services at the Breakfast Club. However, this could not be done effectively due to the time constraints of the format.
To help answer these new requests of some 30+ Business owners and Professionals, Basile developed the BL Small Business EXPO. These expos are now held twice a year, in May and November.
Later the organization was pressed with yet another request: To create a manual and course on Networking. In truth, this request had been made repetitively for over a decade. Initially, Basile did not think there was a need for this, however, he was proven wrong and came to see the value of a product/service like this.
By a sheer combination of circumstances and to make a long story short, in looking up “Networking” in the dictionary, Basile discovered that that definition was unclear and not really suitable.
These requests by the way were mainly made right after our Networking Breakfast Club event. It can only be assumed that these guests were experiencing something different from any other event they have been to in the past, hence the immediate request AFTER the event.
No one ever came to Basile to write a book on anything else. But as for networking, the requests for this type of material kept pouring in for well over a decade.
In response to these requests from Business owners and Professionals, Basile recently completed a manual on Networking that anyone can read, understand and apply. It will be available for sale soon. In addition to the book, the Organization is proud to offer an array of outstanding offerings including classes, conferences and other Networking Consulting opportunities.
