Halloween is supposed to be a scary day, but not for Tanya Hemming of TDS Accessories who is seen here celebrating her birthday with her BNI referral partners.

Tanya provides fashion accessories for ladies - such as scarves, gloves, and jewelry - and seasonally she also has gloves for men. Her clients hail from Mississauga, Brampton or Toronto typically.

If you need a gift for a special someone or if you need a hostess gift, then Tanya can help you look good in more ways than one!

John Mullen (pictured on the right) is a civil litigation lawyer based in Mississauga, and has been a member here at the BNI Leading Edge chapter for 5 years now. John really appreciates the business referrals he gets from his fellow members as it has allowed him to grow his business substantially. John has done so well in fact, that he has decided to renew his membership ahead of the due date!

Whether your business is based in Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville, Milton or Etobicoke, if you're looking to grow your business through referrals - like John - then come and check us out to see what word-of-mouth marketing can do for your business.

In the photo, John is being thanked for his early renewal by current President Dr. Serge Lanoue.

Nancy Gwynne-Vaughan (right) of Graham Consulting & Training is reaping the rewards of bringing visitors to the chapter. Presdient Dr. Serge Lanoue (right) is rewarding Nancy with a crisp $100 bill for bringing in a visitor that joined the chapter.

Nancy is herself a relatively new member and has been contributing tremendously to the chapter with her enegery and enthusiasm, but also more importantly with referrals and visitors! She has consistently displayed the GIvers' Gain eothos of BNI by providing several high quality referreals to her referral partners so far.

Nancy provides consulting services to lawyers exclusively - specifically bookkeeping services and other services to make a law office run smoother and makes it easier to deal with law Society audits.

Join us in congratulating Nancy!

Civil Litigation John Mullen (right) is accepting the Notable Networker Award for the month of September from President Dr. Serge Lanoue (left).

John passed 8 external referrals to his referral partners in the month of September, the highest of anyone in the chapter. The referrals are examples of how word-of-mouth marketing can work for your business. The referrals were for potential clients in Brampton and Mississauga.

John's extensive dealings with his clients allow him to refer other BNI Leading Edge members, thus allowing the chapter to keep growing the overall business exchanged between members.

Congratulations John!

BNI Leading Edge is welcoming its newest referral partner - MIna Khalil - in its midst. Mina is a Real Estate and Corporate Lawyer based in Mississauga, and whose clients are located throughout the GTA (Brampton, Oakville, Etobicoke, Toronto, etc.)

Mina is seen her on the right being welcomed by chapter President Dr. Serge Lanoue (left). In his inauguration week, Mina has already passed 3 referrals to his new referral partners, for business in Mississauga and Brampton.

Get to know Mina, his business and what makes him successful!