Boost Your Networking Opportunities

A short and memorable web address will ensure that your new contacts can also locate you and be updated with your company's developments. Always use your corporate email address when corresponding wi...

Raising Capital Through Investment Bankers

Networking with Investment Bankers is an important step in raising needed capital for your company. Here are some tips on how to utilize them as an effective resource.

Anonymity is the Greatest Barrier to Business Success

No matter how great your hair looks, how stylish your new outfit is, or how witty, intelligent and charming you act; if someone can’t SEE you, she’ll never get the chance to discover how wonderful you really are.

10 Questions That Spark Vibrant Business Conversation

Asking open-ended questions is a great way to get a lively conversation going. Here are 10 questions that work well in any business setting.

Elevator Pitches Are The Networking Equivalent Of Email Spam

If you receive spam email you delete it. If you receive a spam elevator pitch you cannot delete the salesperson. So do us all a favour: Can the elevator pitch.

Networking Simplified

Networking is all very well, you say, but what if I don't know the right people or I'm not really sure yet what I want to do? It might be the most effective way of finding a new job but without some contacts you really are going to struggle. Naturally there are rules to follow when you start networking but before you get tied up with the rules, think about this:

How Attorneys Can Build Relationships for Referral Business

An attorney can build his/her entire business by getting referrals. How do you build the kind of relationships that result in referrals? What does the attorney need to do in order to start the flow of referrals? This article can get the new attorney started and give a more seasoned attorney some ideas.

Mingle for Business Success

Mingling is an important business skill. Two of the most important marketing activities you will do are networking and relationship marketing and they both require lots of mingling.

Networking Groups - Try To Attend Even When You're Moonlighting

Networking groups often meet during the day which poses a logistical problem for those computer and IT consultants who have regular jobs and are moonlighting. It is up to you to arrange your work schedules and be discerning when trying to attend networking events.

What Are You Selling with Your Elevator Speech?

Write your elevator speech on a piece of paper. Cross out all the features and amplify the benefits. Make life easier in 13 words or less and they will beat a path to your door.

Making The Most of Networking Meetings

Don't avoid networking meetings because you think they are a waste of time! Networking is all about meeting other potential business partners. Preparing for your meeting will allow you to make the most of the contacts you meet.

Networking: You are there to Network, Not Get a Date

When attending social gatherings for networking purposes you must understand that you need to concentrate on why you are there. Are you there to do business and meet some worthy contacts or are you there to get a date and socialize about nothing in particular and the weather and gossip column in general? Ask yourself; why am I here?

When Networking Stop Selling to Salesmen

If you enjoy going to networking business social gatherings or Chamber of Commerce Mixers as a way to develop a referral network and have some fun and do a little business then you need to stop trying to sell so hard to other salesmen and start talking about how you two can work together in a common cause, sharing information, customer databases and business card stacks. Why?