Since the major part of a small business typically comes from business to business services, it is essential to maintain a positive standing with the local business community. It is of value to you to join as many business type organizations as possible in your town, including your local Chamber of Commerce. Most towns and all cities have chambers of commerce. The chamber … [Read more...] about How to Get the Most of Your Local Chamber of Commerce Membership
Networking and Word of Mouth
Essential Tips For Generating Leads For Your Home Business
Having a home business is now one of the newest trends in the business industry. The reason for this rising trend is because doing work in your primary residence can save you from rental fees and other miscellaneous expenses. Some home-based businesses are interior decorators, truckers, and software trainers. While some are even licensed professionals. Whatever industry … [Read more...] about Essential Tips For Generating Leads For Your Home Business
Networking Without Fear: Tips to Overcoming Social Anxiety
In the world of business, if you want to gain brand recognition, learn more about your industry, develop business relationships, or even track down new leads for future opportunities, networking is the most effective solution. Yet, for some entrepreneurs, the idea of being in a room full of strangers and striking up conversations is scary. In fact, the very thought of it makes … [Read more...] about Networking Without Fear: Tips to Overcoming Social Anxiety
Deal with Anyone: Business Tips for Negotiations
We always have to deal with different people in everyday life as well as at work. To be able to negotiate is not a talent, but a set of knowledge, skills, and experience. These abilities will be useful not only for those who are planning to arrange a business meeting, but also who want to talk with confidence and achieve the desired results, for example, on a date. After … [Read more...] about Deal with Anyone: Business Tips for Negotiations
Four Ways the Internet Facilitates Network Building
The Internet facilitates network building in a number of different ways that you may never have considered in the past. There are a few things that you can do to ensure that you will have the best experience when building a network, and you can use these tips to grow your business. You can build your company using different forms of networking, and you can expand past the … [Read more...] about Four Ways the Internet Facilitates Network Building
How to Pull Off a Classy Business Party as a Start-Up
In today’s world, it is important to build professional contacts with other businesses. This networking is often done at a business party or an event, where a company can showcase their unique brand while making connections with other businesses. Networking is just as important, if not more important, for a start-up business. Since start-ups are young companies that are just … [Read more...] about How to Pull Off a Classy Business Party as a Start-Up
Networking Scares You? 7 Networking Tips for Entrepreneurs
Remember when you would play Connect the Dots when you were small? That is what networking is like - meeting one person leads to another and another and eventually, a new client. Do you hate networking in order to market yourself? I've been in sales and I am an extrovert and I still get nervous going out to "network". But if you think of just talking to people that you run … [Read more...] about Networking Scares You? 7 Networking Tips for Entrepreneurs
A Seven-Step Model for Marketing Professional Services
If we look at the big picture of how a prospect actually becomes a client, the following seven-step model is very useful. Each step involves specific tactics. 1 - Strangers You want to approach a prospect, but you don't know them and they don't know you. Marketing to strangers usually means struggle and rejection. That's why the first set of marketing tactics are to form … [Read more...] about A Seven-Step Model for Marketing Professional Services
Why You Should Know Your Own Clients
When most business professionals think of networking the immediate thought is networking with other professionals. One very overlooked arena of networking is that of your existing client base. Yes, your clients do network. Not formally and probably not ever with one another, yet they network -- with their friends, colleagues, church members and so forth. Get to know your … [Read more...] about Why You Should Know Your Own Clients
How to Make the Most of Industry Events, Trade Shows and Conferences
Spreading the word about your business is essential to its success. Hence, as a savvy entrepreneur, you need to be constantly on the lookout for ways and venues you can use to spread the word about your venture. And there is no better way to get the word out about your business than to join industry conferences, trade shows and events, where the movers and shakers in your … [Read more...] about How to Make the Most of Industry Events, Trade Shows and Conferences
