Networking Tips for the Small Business Owner
As a small business owner, you may be having some difficulty implementing a networking strategy that works for you and your business. Developing a strategy that works specifically for your…
Networking 101: Perfecting Your Elevator Speech
If someone approached you, introduced themselves, and asked you “what brings you to this networking event?”, would you freeze? Or would you be prepared with a thoughtful, thorough, and concise…
Networking 101: How to Follow-Up With a New Contact
You’ve completed all the preparation and attended all the right networking events. Now what? Follow up. This is where the real work of networking begins. As I’ve emphasized…
Get Your Network Off the Bench and Into the Game!
You’ve been attending all of the right networking events, polishing your “elevator speech” and religiously working your marketing drip campaign. So, what gives? You feel like you’re beating your head…
Start Off the New Year With a Solid Networking Strategy
If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to revitalize your networking strategy, let’s get started! (If one of your New Year’s Resolutions did not address your networking strategy,…
Business Development: Setting Your New Year Business Resolutions
It is common practice this time of year for people to begin considering and working through their personal New Year’s resolutions. Hopefully, by now you’ve also developed your business goals.…
Networking Revelations: It’s Not You, It’s Me
All year we’ve been working on honing your networking skills and strategy. Unfortunately, this is one of those areas in business where you may never feel comfortable or like you’re…
Be Thankful in Business
In the spirit of the holidays, I wanted to talk about being thankful. And particularly as it pertains to business. William Arthur Ward is quoted as saying, “Gratitude…
2016: A Year of Blogs in Review
Another year has almost come and gone! Since all good things must come to an end, let’s take a minute to count down some of my favorite blogs from 2016.…
Networking 101: Developing Your Game Plan
This year is winding down and with that comes lots and lots of planning, strategizing, and goal setting for next year. In order to get your business house in order,…