Fyling Chile Pepper Courier Service expands fleet

Flying Chile Pepper Courier Service is pleased to announce the addition of a new vehicle to its fleet. After the recent addition of Action Courier Service in Riviera Beach, the company needed a van to carry loads too large or heavy for a car, and too small for the 27 foot Freightliner lift-gate truck. Conscious of rising fuel costs and the effect of fuel emissions on the environment, the company decided to purchase a white Dodge Sprinter.

The Sprinter uses a 6 cylinder Mercedes diesel engine that consumes fuel at 23 – 25 mpg according to Sprinter owners. Calculating a 5 -10 mpg advantage over other vans, driving 200,000 miles the Sprinter will save between 2400 and 5300 gallons of fuel. With a payload capacity of over 3900 pounds, the Sprinter will carry four times more than a Ford 150 series cargo van. This new vehicle adds tremendous utility for our customers who need us to move large and heavy items because the Sprinter’s design allows us to forklift a crate or pallet into the side or rear of the cargo box.

Flying Chile Pepper Courier Services provides same day and rapid delivery in South Florida and beyond. For more information contact Tom Arbuckle at 561-330-0164.

Brian Louis Lipshy, Esq. quoted in Palm Beach Post

Delray Beach Real Estate and Transactional Attorney Brian Lipshy is representing a group of condominium owners in Riviera Beach who are having a contract dispute with the developer. Brian’s firm, Saraga and Lipshy, PA, has represented many recent cases where condo and home developers have changed the terms of the deal post contract. To read the full story: Palm Beach Post

New BNI Podcast

Did you ever wish you could have a weekly one-to-one with BNI Founder & Chairman Ivan Misner? Now you can, by subscribing to the Official BNI Podcast at http://www.BNIPodcast.com. Your free BNI Podcast subscription provides you with a weekly 5-10 minute audio message from Dr. Misner.

Upcoming episodes will include educational material from articles and books he has written, updates on activities taking place in BNI and brief interviews with special guests, including some of Dr. Misner's friends from the worlds of publishing and entrepreneurial education. The free recordings can be played right from your web browser while visiting the site, downloaded manually to your computer for later listening, transferred to an audio CD or MP3 player, or downloaded automatically each time they are posted via free subscription through the iTunes Music Store or other podcast directories, such as Yahoo! Podcasts. For more information, click the "About" button at the top of the homepage at http://www.BNIPodcast.com.

Why 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Wins Customer Service Awards

Jeff Pasternack, Franchise Partner, recounts a happy client:

"Michael S. had called our service shortly after his mother’s death to help clear out her home. Lucky for him, it was 1-800-GOT-JUNK? truck team members Phil Sanon and Latoya Walls who arrived on the scene. In our business we deal with these type jobs on a daily basis, for these customers the items we remove are not junk, they are possessions associated with a lifetime of memories. When Phil and Latoya met Michael, he was completely overwhelmed by the whole process and in his haste, he asked Phil and Latoya to remove practically everything from the home. Sensing Michael’s emotional state, the team knew it was important to make an effort to search through the items to make sure there was nothing of value they would be throwing away.

"Upon a little digging, they began to uncover boxes full of antique jewelry, piles of old photos, and even old choir uniforms. Clearly items that would have had immense sentimental value, not to mention monetary value as well. The team convinced Michael not to throw away the items that day, and asked if it would be alright if they could come back once he had some time to go through the belongings. Several days later when Phil and Latoya were invited back, Michael could not begin to express his gratitude, so overwhelmed was he. He was immensely thankful that our team had convinced him not the throw away the items. The guilt, he said, would have eaten him alive had he thrown the items away. Phil and Latoya have now developed a friendship with Michael, and have even agreed to take his mothers old photos and scan them onto a CD for him!"

You can reach Jeff and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? at 561.393.2880

Aspen Air at the Home Design and Remodeling Show

Aspen Air will be an exhibitor at the Broward Country Convention Center (17th Street Causeway & Eisenhower Blvd.) for the “Home Design & Remodeling Show.”

The event runs from Friday, May 25 (6-10 PM), Saturday (12-10 PM), Sunday (12-10 PM), and Monday, May 28th (12-7 PM - Memorial Day). Our BNI member, Dave Gorte, Commercial Account Mgr for Aspen Air, will be at the show on Memorial Day from noon to 4pm so stop by and say hi.

BNI Works!

"BNI Business Exchange of Boca Raton has been a great support group for me as an independent insurance agent. Not only have I exchanged valuable referrals that resulted in closed business, but I've also learned a lot about other businesses and how they operate, which has given me tremendous insight on how to be more successful in my own practice." - Jeff Gordon, Jeffrey I. Gordon Associates, Boca Raton.

Jeff has been a member of BNI since 1999 and is a founding member of our chapter. His company specializes in providing Group Insurance, Individual Health Insurance, Employee Benefits, Annuities and Life Insurance.

DJID, INC. (Debra Juliano Interior Design) Annual Inventory Sale

Thursday May 10, 2007
4:30 to 6:30 PM

Debra Juliano Interior Design
One South Ocean Blvd.
Suite 207
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
561-368-6367
(Southwest Corner of Palmetto Park Road and A1A)

Special Pricing on items such as Giftware, Scented Candles, Decorative Accessories, Bedding, Bronze Statuary and a whole lot more!

Complimentary Cappuccino or Espresso graciously served by The Mad Platter Catering Company.

Also, all BNI Members receive an extra 10% off all purchases during the sale.