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5 Essential People to Have in Your Network as You Begin Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Succeeding as a new entrepreneur might seem more challenging now than ever before. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 percent of new businesses don’t survive for more than a year, and nearly half survive only five years. Looking through the lens of COVID-19, recent reports show that millions of businesses could close in...
How To Network Your Ass Off Without Feeling Like An Idiot
How To Navigate A Networking Event – The Ins, Outs & What To Dos I’ve been to several networking events recently, and it occurs to me that there are a lot of people out there that just do not know how to network. Networking is the thing to do, it’s something everyone is talking about...
Offline Networking: An Essential for Entrepreneurs
5 Reasons Offline Networking is Essential for Entrepreneurs Professional networking has always been an important mainstay of business conduct. It helps us meet the people who can get us jobs, it gives us sales opportunities when we’re trying to grow, and it gives us new partnerships when we need more manpower or broader capabilities to...
5 Networking Tips for New Entrepreneurs
Networking: An entrepreneur's lifeline Networking is crucial for anyone's career, but when you're new to the entrepreneurial scene, or just launching a startup, a well-developed network can help your business thrive. Finding a way to network can be daunting, especially when you're frantically dealing with all of the tasks inherent to a new business. If you're...
This Christmas Don’t Get Snowed Under With Work: Prioritize and Delegate
Prioritize and Delegate: 'Tis the season! Sometimes it's difficult to comprehend that there is only twenty-four hours in a day. When we feel time is blustering, we often forget that we have no more hours than the next person. Working effectively is important to every business, but being snowed-under is an overbearing feeling that we...
Competitors Are Not Your Enemy – Part 3 – Networking
Competitors Are Not Your Enemy – Part 3 - Networking This is the third article of a three part series that discusses why "Competitors Are Not Your Enemy. Part 3 focuses on "Networking," a low-cost activity that involves more personal commitment than company money. Many people think of competitors as the enemy. Not necessarily true....
Good networking. Great inspiration!
Inspirational examples of people who are MAKING IT HAPPEN are all around us. Several StartupNation community members gathered in Northern California recently to meet up, get smarter, and get inspired by each other, and it was hosted at the TechShop, the brainstorm of an active StartupNation community member nicknamed, TechShopJim here in the StartupNation discussion forums....
Networking at Trade Shows
Last time I talked about growing a contact list by networking. Over the next few posts I'll talk about some specific places that are excellent networking opportunities. Today I'd like to talk about trade shows. Trade shows are an excellent resource for good sales leads. The costumers you meet are pretty much pre-selected buyers. The...
Club Entrepreneur – The Power of a Network
No matter what business you're in, whether it be eBay, a restaurant, a magazine, or really any business in the world, you need to network with other entrepreneurs to help you become successful! Last night, we held our second monthly meeting for Club Entrepreneur, a rapidly expanding organization that encourages the free exchange of ideas...