BNI Staines joins the town renaming debate

This article originally appeared on the getsurrey.co.uk site:

By     Tammy Hughes
June 06, 2011

A BUSINESS group in Staines has joined in the debate over renaming the town by rebranding itself to include ‘Upon Thames’ in its title.

The newly named Staines Upon Thames Business Networking International (BNI) was announced at a meeting of the group at the Thames Club, in Wheatsheaf Lane on June 1.

Alex Tribbick, chairman of the membership committee at the BNI, a members only group which allows businesspeople to network and build relationships, said: “We had nearly 40 guests at the Staines Upon Thames BNI meeting, it was a great success.

“Robert French, the south east head of the BNI had the excellent idea to for it to be rebranded.

“It made excellent business sense to promote the area and highlight its geographical location.

“Hopefully, with the business community leading the way, Staines residents will embrace the name with the same spirit.”

Spelthorne Business Forum is hoping to get ‘on Thames’ or ‘upon Thames’ added to the town name of Staines to improve its image in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.

A consultation on the proposed name change is due to take place this summer.

The BNI Timer App

Rantmedia have just released the ‘BNI Timer’ App available for the iPad and iPhone.

BNI (Business Networking International) is the largest business networking organisation in the world. BNI meetings include a 60 second business introduction by each member, a 10 minute speaker presentation and a 3,4 or 5 minute education slot.

‘BNI timer’ is a universal App for the iPhone and iPad that helps ensure the meeting runs smoothly. The bold design allows the speaker and other members to view the time remaining.

When the timer ends, a bell will sound. ‘BNI Timer’ is simple to use:

1: Choose how long you want the timer to run using the tab bar at the bottom of the screen.

2: Press ‘Start’. Once the timer reaches zero, you will hear a bell indicating the time has expired (ensure your device is not muted).

3: At any time you can stop, reset or resume the timer.

It is available now from the App store.