We have been a member of the Institute of Business Leaders for 5 years. In that time, ADC has grown by more than 400%. Much of that success has been created through the building of business relationships. IBL provides the best opportunity of any organisation I know to meet, communicate and build business relationships with local business leaders. I would recommend IBL to any business looking to build success in their local area or region.

Michael Arnold
Managing Director
Arnold Development Consultants

Upon settling in Brisbane in April 2004 I searched high and low for a business network to belong to. I left no stone unturned. The critical success factors in networking for me are not who we are but who know us, and our willingness to give them without attachment to getting back.

A trusted colleague referred me to David Goodenough. I now regard David as a friend.

David is hardworking, honest and trustworthy and a highly committed businessperson in his own right.

I was originally reluctant to join the Institute of Business Leaders feeling that the required investment was over the top, however David convinced me of the value and to date has backed up his words with action.

I would highly recommend David and the Institute of Business Leaders to you

Best regards

Ian Berry
Managing Director
Customer Centred Consulting Pty Ltd

About a month ago I joined the Institute of Business Leaders and what a wonderful month it has been. My feeling on joining is one of having purchased a lotto ticket in the luckiest draw yet! I feel its all a win win for everyone concerned.

Having attended an IBL function I had the pleasure of meeting Danyelle Mailer from the National College of Business. Danyelle and I exchanged business details and later that week I received a very happy letter with chocolate from Danyelle saying how much she enjoyed our meeting and wanted to get to know more about what The Gift Wizard does.

I was so impressed by Danyelles interest in The Gift Wizard I sent her a small gift to say thank you and also to give her an example of what I do.

A very excited Danyelle phoned to say thank you for the gift and explained that the feeling she got when it arrived along with the element of surprise was exactly what she wanted to impart on her gift recipients. We then discussed putting together some package ideas for her to see later that week.

Danyelle also followed up with an invite to a Time Management Breakfast at the National College of Business the following week.

The moment I got there, I realised that NCB was no ordinary business. It screamed we are organised, we love what we do and you are special and you are just so welcome. A wonderful first impression and they are the ones that count.

The Time Management Talk was brilliant and I came away with some wonderful advice to put into practice from that moment on. I also had the privilege of watching the NCB Team in action from the welcoming of guests, to the perfectly colour co-ordinated flower table arrangements and tablecloths to the efficiency of the NCB staff members. They all had everything down to a fine art.

If my first month is anything to go by, The Gift Wizard will have nothing but the sky to reach for, not just for its business growth but also for the wonderful opportunity of meeting motivated, like minded and progressive people and their businesses.

Caroline Charles
Managing Director
The Gift Wizard

Thank you so much for the IBL dinner last night.

Fantastic night, and I will definitely be pushing Ken and the company into it after he returns.

Have a great day and keep me in touch with upcoming events

Yours Sincerely

Thank-you very much for keeping me on your e-mail lists for newsletters. I enjoyed reading your articles, particularly since they were short and to the point.

Mine is a brand new business, which I have not yet officially launched. If I do join Business Leaders, it will be after I have made significant progress in product development and sales, which could be a while.

Please continue to send me information about your club activities, as I am still interested.

Yours faithfully,

It was a pleasure for Allan and I to meet you last night at our new member orientation. We are very impressed with the diversity and wealth of talent and experience coming into IBL and congratulate all those concerned with the process.

As Allan stated we are exceedingly happy with the whole experience. IBL has already arranged for Allan to meet an influential person dealing with joint ventures and capital rising.

Thank you once again. We look forward to a strong, exciting and mutually beneficial relationship with IBL and the Members.

I would like to also take this opportunity to express how impressed I was with the IBL dinner last week at the Crystal Palace.

I am aware of the Professionalism but seeing you guys in action was incredible. The whole forum of the evening took advantage of every moment to either entertain or network.

As you know, I have gone to "many" networking breakfasts, lunches, dinners etc, in my new role, but haven't came out of any of them will a feeling of familiarity to everyone on my table.

Not to mention the people I spoke to before and after dinner.

I look forward to attending many more and building strong business contacts and opportunities on the way.

We write to congratulate you on the superb efforts of your team and the value Big Picture Management continues to receive as a result of our IBL membership. After an association with IBL through a past client of BPM, we decided to join as members. Since joining in January 2004 we have been nothing short of impressed with both the service standards and the commercial benefits to be gleaned as a result of our membership.

We operate two e-portals bringing together other specialized businesses as Alliance Partners to jointly service the needs of our client bases. We are pleased to advise that almost half of our Alliance Partners have been sourced from amongst the IBL membership.

I would not hesitate to recommend an IBL membership to any business serious about making an impact on the market or to anyone seeking reputable partners with which to do business locally.

Furthermore I can't speak highly enough of our Relationship Manager. It is as a direct result of their efforts, keen insight and commercial acumen, that we have been able to pull together our programmes with a minimum amount of fuss and time consumption. She has taken the time to understand both our commercial needs and our business ideology to ensure that her recommendations are a good fit with what we are trying to achieve at any particular point in time.

In closing Im sure BPM is like most of your member base - idea rich and time poor, with multiple excuses as to why we cant attend events. Wed like to thank the IBL team for hassling us to attend the lunches and other events as every time we do attend, we inevitably reap the benefits.

Keep up the Good Work!

I just wanted to say a big thank you for an extremely well organised, 5 star business leaders forum.

There were many differences that I found from your company in comparison to others that are out there. There are too many differences to mention but to summarize I feel that you guys have hit the nail on the head in the sense that business leaders and like minded people are able to share information about their business with others that are there for the same reasons they are, to exchange ideas and utilise each others services for the benefit of their own company.

I like to think of IBL's concept as the Microsoft of business leaders forums, in the sense that Microsoft set the standards in the Computer Software world so high that many of their competitors are struggling to keep up because when they set the standard they continued to grow and improve on what they have already improved. I believe that IBL has done and used a similar philosophy but in the Business Leaders World. In no time at all will we see your competitors struggle to keep up while the IBL Membership list continues to grow at an exponential rate.

It was an eventful evening with great wine and company, not to mention that leaving the venue knowing that I have a Porsche to drive around for a day did increase the smile on my face.

Once again thank you both and look forward to meeting up again on Wednesday May 19th.

Best Regards
Brad Clarke
Corporate Sales Manager
Macquarie Links International Golf Club

I believe G-Netech's relationship with IBL has been crucial to the success and public awareness of our company.

In a matter of three months, IBL was able to raise our profile in the Gold Coast business community, in clear and measurable terms.

The Institute is viewed as an independent body that can recommend us to potential customers in an unbiased manner, something that a cold call from a salesperson cannot achieve.
We are excited by our continued association with IBL and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.

After over 20 years in the Porsche network in Sydney and only recently taking up my post here, I have been amazed by the tangible presence of a sense of community spirit and co-operation amongst Gold Coast members of IBL.

Not only have I direct business opportunities eventuated for Porsche Centre Gold Coast and Saab that have resulted in over 10 retail deliveries so far in 2004, but through the diverse contacts and mutually beneficial relationships we have established within the group, we have developed insights and incorporated ideas and systems that have improved many areas of our fixed operations.

Ours is an 'advocate driven business, we rely like many others on our customers telling prospective clients that we are the people to deal with. By interacting with so many professional and successful business leaders, not only are we able to glean valuable information on how to improve our business, we are establishing genuine relationships that help ensure the long term success of our business.

Our membership to the Gold Coast Corporate Club is barely two months old and already it has paid for itself several times over. We have secured solid business leads and new clients through each event we have attended and the attention and support from the relationship managers has been excellent. We look forward to growing our business with IBL.

Our firm has been an IBL member for some time now and over that time we have attended countless IBL functions. We can only speak highly of the benefits our firm has received from being an IBL member.

'Networking' is a term all too often used as a throw away line in business today. We have found our association with IBL to be a genuine source of tangible networking opportunities. The vast and diverse number of businesses that are members of IBL is second almost to none.

We have not only been introduced to other businesses and vice versa, we have been able to develop relationships and see the positive benefits of our membership. Our client base has increased as a direct result of our IBL membership.

I have found the Institute of Business Leaders to be an extremely professional and well - organised company. Much of their success must be attributed to its management, and to the friendly and efficient staff whose follow up skills are second to none.

I have no hesitation in recommending the Institute of Business Leaders to prospective members.

This letter is to certify that The Riviera Group and IBL have a strong relationship, which has continued to strengthen during our three years of association.

As a company, The Riviera Group is strongly committed to developing staff to create a quality culture. IBL have a similar business philosophy so we are lucky to have the ongoing support of Peter Watkins, and all the staff at the Institute of Business Leaders to help us work towards this goal.

IBL have offered us the opportunity to broaden our business horizons by exposing us to other business practices. This has been highly beneficial in developing the leadership qualities of our managers. I regularly rotate the company's management through the various functions held by IBL and all managers have greatly benefited from this opportunity to network with other managers from a variety of business backgrounds.

The support I have personally received from Peter Watkins is greatly appreciated. In a manufacturing environment where there is increasing pressure to produce the highest quality product, it is refreshing to be involved with a company that is such a positive force in helping us celebrate our successes.

As part of our ongoing plan for expansion, we at Cooltint and Ultratint attend every networking function possible open to our business within our region. It therefore gives us great pleasure in stating that the Institute of Business Leaders (IBL) functions are indeed the most worthwhile and without competition.

We at Cooltint and Utratint feel that it is the only networking organisation where you can meet and associate with high-level decision makers from within the widest range of organisations. We have been associated with IBL from its inception and would recommend it to anyone serious about wanting to grow and succeed in business today.

I feel it is some of the best networking we do, and we as a company are doing business with people we have met through IBL. A stunning example of this would be our use of an IBL member for our Charity Ball, which was a major success. Whilst this was a sponsorship arrangement we will be doing commercial business with them in the future.

BCM - Business Communication Management has been a member of the Institute of Business Leaders since October 2002.

As a small and dynamic media, marketing and advertising company, bcM has benefited from the dedication and support of IBL's regional managers who have taken the time to understand our business and our direction.

IBL has evolved into a powerful took for business and its success on the Gold Coast and expansion to Brisbane and Sydney, ably demonstrates that the Institute and its suite of services such as the Corporate Club, is an asset for every company.

IBL has been invaluable to us in terms of networking opportunities and business support and we look forward to growing with IBL.

Jacqui Carling-Rodgers
bcm- Business Communications Management

After searching and spending a great deal of money on open business channels, we discovered that the Institute of Business Leaders could provide them all. IBL provides services connections, and relationships, which no other business parties can match. Good on you IBL.

Since becoming a member of the Institute of Business Leaders, Super Yacht Base Australia has enjoyed the interaction with this dedicated business group.

Led by a determined Peter Watkins The Gold Coast Corporate Club demonstrates a strong unity of business leaders addressing impediments that may stand in the way of business progression.

Institute of Business Leaders is much more than a networking opportunity over lunch, Institute of Business Leaders delivers outcomes through persistence, strength of numbers and connectivity.

I strongly recommend to every business leader/manager to join the Institute of Business Leaders not only to benefit their business but also to ensure business is represented collectively on the issues that effect our day-to-day operations.