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One Referral at a Time

What is the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group?

The Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group is a professional organization whose members exchange qualified business referrals to develop and expand their businesses. Our group is open to business owners, professionals, sales consultants and managers in Northern Virginia seeking to expand or start a new business. We currently have members from Gainesville, Manassas, Warrenton, Fairfax, Springfield, Arlington, Alexandria, Ashburn, Woodbridge, Lorton, Haymarket, Sterling, and Winchester Virginia.

How can the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group benefit your business?

This group provides a cost effective, proven system for promoting your business. As a member, you will meet weekly with other business professionals who can use your products and services, and refer you to their network of contacts. When you obtain a lead from one of the networking group members, it is generally a warm lead to someone in need of your products or services now, or in the very near future.

The Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group permits only one person per profession, allowing you to promote your business exclusively.

In addition to exchanging leads, we swap ideas and provide tips for one another to help encourage personal, as well as professional development. We allot time each week for a designated speaker/presenter to discuss his or her business, share information or teach something they have acquired from other sources. This is a great time to learn something new or enhance your public speaking skills!

As a member of the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group you will be added to our website, which will help promote your business online 24 hours a day. Back links to your website and content about your company will enhance your search engine rankings, and best of all, this is a free service included with your nominal quarterly dues! Also as a member, you are eligible for significantly discounted web design, web hosting and search engine optimization services for your business or personal website. Find out how the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group can assist you in your online marketing campaign today.

Become a member of the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group:

For more information, please call one of the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group Members below:

Becky Taylor (President) - 703-359-2824

Donna Altepeter (Membership Representative) - 703-994-7185

Join us at the IHOP in Gainesville to learn more about our Group:

The Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group meets at the IHOP in Gainesville at 8am on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays each month, unless Prince William County government is closed or delayed, in which case, our meeting is cancelled that day.

Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group Upcoming Presenters:

Thursday, February 2nd: TBD

Thursday, February 16th: Sally Spaulding – Room Rewind – Home Stager

Stop by the IHOP in Gainesville at 8am the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month to learn more about our featured speaker and meet the rest of the group! New members are always welcomed!

Do you have a service or product you would like to present to our group? Call Donna or Becky about being a Guest Speaker at one of our meetings.

Don’t forget your challenge from meeting to meeting –
Contact another group member and learn about their business and also tell him/her about your business. We will grow as a group as we learn more about each other and are able to share more and more referrals.

Upcoming Events:

1st and 3rd Thursdays at 8am
IHOP - 7495 Iron Bar Lane, Gainesville, VA 20155

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Did you know....

that the Northern Virginia Professional Networking Group is actively involved in our community? Our recent contributions have included:

• Money donation to the Disabled Veterans Home Project in Fredericksburg, VA

• Gift basket donation to the Park Valley Church mission trip fundraiser

• Backpacks and school supplies to local area children through SERVE in Manassas, VA

• $250 donation to PACE West for the school counselor to buy counseling materials and games to be used with students

  
  
  

• $100 donation to Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA) research in honor of Brittany Leap, 2010 Haymarket Day Grand Marshall
  
  
• A recent charitable contribution went to Child Help USA, which included toy donations for abused children.

• $250 donation to CASA of Prince William's First Annual Moms in Motion to Stop child Abuse (CASA = Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) 
  
  "We are so thankful for your support!  Here is a great two minute video that will warm your heart knowing that you are supporting these children!"
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzGXyzP_CBw&feature=player_embedded
  - Tina, Resource Development Specialist / GPW CASA

The group plans to contribute to a different local charity in Northern Virginia each quarter. If you would like to participate with the Group in any service projects or fundraiser, please contact us.

Our 2012 1st quarter contribution will be voted on at our next meeting on February 2nd. Some ideas so far are:  Haymarket Regional Food Pantry and The Glass Slipper Foundation of NoVa (www.novaglassslipper.org) Please let me know any other ideas you want presented for the vote.

During the holidays, Brooke Kimbrough collected old towels, sheets, bedding, and old dog beds at her shop in Haymarket – Arthur’s Court Pet Bakery and Boutique to provide to the Prince William County and Fauquier County Animal Shelters. 

Click here to read about our Members in the News

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