Posts Tagged ‘networking’
by Rebecca Button on July 3rd, 2008
Move over Facebook. Watch out MySpace. There’s a new kid in town.
Aside from the less than convenient domain name, Sta.rtUp.Biz appears to be a social network above the rest (as far as small businesses should be concerned). With a slick and stylized presentation this social network seems to have it all. From creating your own profile and connecting with other business owners to an impressive resource offering, this site is bound to give it’s members everything they could possibly want all in one place. Their articles section traverses the top business magazines online including Fortune, BusinessWeek, and Entreprenuer. They’ve... Read more »
by Carrie Hinkel on March 28th, 2008
One of the best ways to grow your business network is by building relationships with fellow alumni from your undergraduate or graduate school. Having that common bond immediately bridges the gap from stranger to acquaintance and helps open the lines of communication. You may have had the same friends, shared the same dormitory, had the same teacher, loved the same restaurant, etc. You’d be surprised how much in common you have with your fellow classmates, whether or not you even knew them back in your student days. Many startup companies are formed with fellow alumni, and today colleges and universities... Read more »
by Larry Slusser on March 17th, 2008
Your business is in a specific industry, so naturally you belong to the industry-related associations, and receive the monthly e-newsletters. In doing this, you receive pertinent information that is vital to your business and future success. So why would you network outside of your industry? Networking outside your industry will make you a very well-rounded individual which will help your business. The most successful business entrepreneurs have made a point to network outside of their primary industry, and particularly within their customers’ industries.
Why is this important? If it is important to your customers, it should be important to you.... Read more »
by Danny Brown on March 10th, 2008
One of the best ways to increase your company’s profile is via trade shows. Whether you’re a visitor looking for some new products or suppliers, or an exhibitor looking to show your own products off, trade shows are an excellent way to get your name and product out to the general public. However, it’s not as simple as just turning up and letting the public come to you, or you wandering around hoping to find what you’re looking for – trade shows need to be worked properly to make them effective.
Trade Shows for Exhibitors
Offering an often cost effective... Read more »
by Rebecca Button on February 20th, 2008
You’ve heard the countless praises of online social networking, but as with anything, there is some bad that comes with all the good. And so I give you the five biggest bummers of participating in online social networking.
5. Scams
This one is pretty easy to understand but very important to consider. There is plenty of white-collar crime that goes down on the internet and social networking sites are not exempt. The anonymity the internet provides opens the door to con-artists and scammers so you have to beware.
4. There’s so many – How do you keep up?
Since the... Read more »
by Rebecca Button on January 24th, 2008
I’m all for instant access–to everything from entertainment news to directions from my TomTom. I mean, if I could have instant access to being showered and dressed every morning by pressing a few buttons, believe me, I WOULD. However, in this increasingly "instant" world we now live in, is there going to be a point when everything is so readily available that it just becomes too much?
Allow me to illustrate using a brand new business networking technique called "workstreaming." You’ve heard of blogging as a means of keeping customers, clients and visitors up to date on different goings on,... Read more »
by Danny Brown on January 8th, 2008
Take a look at your business, and ask yourself why it’s successful. Depending on the size, it could be a myriad of things – the sales team, the service backup, most certainly the customers. Yet if you take all these into consideration, they’ve all got one thing in common – they’re part of your company’s network.
From the sales team providing your customer their order to the service team looking after their account once the sale has been made, it’s all one big network working towards your company’s success. To ensure this success continues, you need to be taking that... Read more »
by Rebecca Button on January 8th, 2008
Take a look at your business, and ask yourself why it’s successful. Depending on the size, it could be a myriad of things – the sales team, the service backup, most certainly the customers. Yet if you take all these into consideration, they’ve all got one thing in common – they’re part of your company’s network.
From the sales team providing your customer their order to the service team looking after their account once the sale has been made, it’s all one big network working towards your company’s success. To ensure this success continues, you need to be taking that... Read more »