Posts Tagged ‘Networking’
6 Key Marketing Do’s and Don’ts for Your Startup
Marketing is everything these days. You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late.
Read More Choose Your Incubator Wisely
If you are considering starting up your own small business, getting well-grounded advice from experienced people can be profitable. That’s where an incubator comes in.
Read More Using Facebook to Find High-Quality Employees
When employers think of online recruiting, LinkedIn is usually the first service that comes to mind. LinkedIn does have a great professional network, but Facebook can be an overlooked source for finding high-quality employees.
Read More No More Hidden Agendas in Networking!
Hidden agendas have no place in Face-to-Face (F2F) networking. They’re false and are always found out. They waste people’s time and seriously undermine the whole concept of a reciprocal networking relationship.
Read More How to Get the Hard-to-Get Clients, Part 3
Now that you have something worth their attention, how do you make contact? By phone? By mail? Before you decide, it helps to first understand how effort and resistance determine which contact methods work best and why.
Read More How to Get the Hard-to-Get Clients, Part 2
Now that you have a better understanding of your prospect’s goals and challenges, the next step is introducing yourself in a way that gets their attention and opens the door to a conversation.
Read More Benefits of Attending Conferences and Conventions
Professional conventions and conferences are a good platform to get trained, interact with people, and learn new ways of conducting businesses. Managers can greatly benefit by attending professional conventions and conferences.
Read More Try the Forrest Gump Rule for Effective Networking
As someone who teaches the skills and strategies of effective F2F networking, I want you to handle your name with tender loving care and not just blurt it out when you introduce yourself to a conversational partner. Instead, teach the other person your name so they will actually remember it.
Read More How to Successfully Relocate Your Young Startup to a New City
Moving is always a hassle, no matter if it’s to a new state, city, or even just down the street. Moving can be even more stressful if you’re not only relocating your life, but also your company. Sometimes, however, moving is necessary to grow you business, especially if you started your company in your home or college town.
Read More 3 Apps No Small Business Owner Should Be Without
Often, cash-strapped startups look to free software to help solve their day-to-day problems. Unfortunately, not every free app is designed as well as Google Drive or Evernote. Many are rendered unusable by poor interfaces or a lack of technical support. Some apps work well, but are not designed to grow with a business.
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