It is a busy time for X2 Elite and we are proud to say that. We have two major activities going on this coming week and both are heavily reliant on member participation. In the coming week all of the X2 Elite members will be receiving their quarterly member review and also receive requests for their contributions to the Q2 X2 Newsletter that will be released this month.The Member Review is a feature of every quarter. During this process we review what documents the members have submitted as well as review how they have participated and contributed to the network. We also take this opportunity to find out information from members about how the...

Recently we saw the end of Break Bulk Europe 2014 in Antwerp, Belgium. In case you missed it in our Network News, Weekly Bulletins, or social media sites, our CEO Richard Overton was in full attendance along with X2 Elite members such as FIL, Nielsen Freight, and Fleetline. We would like to extend a special thank you to Fleetline who allowed Richard to set up camp at his booth and help promote our X2 Projects network.As can be seen in our Network News posts and social media, the CEO of X2 visited a few of our members in Europe, which includes Gate 4 EU and Janssen who hosted Richard and presented him with the opportunity to see the operations...

How do members of a network gain the most out of being in a network? The type of network doesn’t matter. X2 Elite is a logistics network, one of many logistics networks really. However, it’s perhaps the most professional and of a higher standard than others. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are also networks. A different type, but still a network at their core. The same goes for a Rotary Club or Freemasons, they’re networks.What is the element that allows for networks to flourish? What makes a network truly a network? A network is more than a group of people. To truly be a network, the members of the network must communica...

The Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly poll, shows that 29% of small-medium enterprise owners are worried about staff absenteeism and 21% of owners are additionally concerned about lower productivity during the tournament.As the poll was conducted in the United Kingdom, the worries and concerns of business owners might be primarily linked to those across the Atlantic and Pacific, as there are only a couple hours difference between the time in Brazil and those in Mexico, the continental United States, and Canada. Due to the time difference, fans wanting to watch the the matches as they occur will be forced to watch the matches duri...

This has been a shortened week for the X2 Team and for our members. A large number of X2 Elite members have had the day off for the May Day holiday on May 1. As the holiday fell on a Thursday, we, as likely many of our members may have also been, forced to adjust our schedule for the week.In case you missed it, we released the X2 Weekly Bulletin on Wednesday April 30th so we could catch all of our members before they started their holidays.In case you’re a member who missed the X2 Weekly Bulletin and haven’t yet caught up on their emails after the holiday, especially if today, Friday May 2, is also a holiday for some of our memb...

Some of you have found us already, but I would like to announce that X2 Networks has launched our company page on the business networking site LinkedIn. We are proud to have launched the page and we are happy to provide our members with another medium for tracking the progress and development of X2 Networks. Also, we certainly invite the members to Like, Share, and Comment on our Posts for X2 Networks on LinkedIn.Currently, on our News Feed visitors will find our “Happy Easter” announcement, a new member announcement that welcomes Swan & Hercules Global Logistics to the network, and our most recent episode for X2 Elite TVâ€...

As a network that is composed of SMEs and provides the tools that can help promote the growth of an organization and makes the tools available to compete with multinational corporations in the freight forwarding industry. Certainly there are no strict rules to the growth and expansion of a business, but there are a few guidelines that can be followed to promote sustainable growth and business development.ExpansionStudies have shown that SME’s who expand to markets outside of their home market are more successful. However, expansion requires extensive research, planning, and of course resources to be a feasible path towards business gro...

This has been an encouraging week for X2 Elite. It seems that recently, network participation and involvement by members has seen a significant upswing. Earlier this week we have seen a number of contributions submitted for the Weekly Bulletin, which has included Member News and a flurry of Member Holiday Notices. Furthermore, we have seen members turn to X2 Elite with notifications regarding emergency issues and significant news that members will likely appreciate.As noted in our Weekly Bulletin, we have seen at least one number institute a new method of maintaining communications with partners, customers, and even potential customers throug...

Lately we have received a requests from members to send out broadcasts to notify the fellow membership about holiday closings.As we are a network of about 100 companies and growing, it has become increasingly difficult to reasonably notify members about closings through broadcasts to the membership.As the Network Development Manager, I would like to remind the X2 Elite membership that we reserve space in the X2 Elite Weekly Bulletin that is delivered to the membership every Thursday. With an abundance of messages flooding inboxes, it could become increasingly possible that an announcement regarding your specific holiday announcement will be i...

The members of X2 Elite who have taken the time to read this week’s bulletin may notice that there may have been a significant change because of the lack of text and the changes that were made to some of the text that remained with the bulletin.The Membership Managements are being reviewed, well, for those members that have taken the time and shown their commitment to the network by completing the packs and submitting them to the Network Development Manager. At the moment, it is a appearing that there is an abundance of dreams that are being expressed by the membership. Dreams that are not impossible, but are certainly attainable. Some...

The recent crisis in Ukraine that has its beginning with the protests that formed when the Ukrainian government took a more Russian friendly stance over increasing relations with the European Union has taken a turn that has returned Crimea to Russian control. Although the events have been primarily political in nature of the effects have had an effect on trade, specifically trade and transport. Exporters to the Ukraine are seeing large drops in orders and credit lines have also taken hits because of the turmoil facing the country.Unfortunately for smaller operators, the multinational logistics operators that have established themselves in the...

Membership File Checks have recently been sent out to all of the members of X2 Elite. The file checks are performed to identify the documents that have not been submitted to the network. The documents, such as the Membership Management and the surveys are used to determine how to best increase the value of membership in X2 and to help us better understand what our members are looking for within the group.Checked ItemsThe items that we checked in the Quarter 1 check reflect the emphasis that X2 has placed on this, the first quarter of 2014, which coincides with the recent 2014 X2 Conference and the points that were emphasized during the Plenar...