Friday 12th March Speed-networking with a TWIST Last night I attended the Chester, Ellesmere & Neston monthly business forum and with over 50 people but what was so refreshing was there were so many new faces. Everybody did their individual 15 seconds of fame and unfortunately most people took longer, it’s a pity networkers can’t gauge time more accurately! However Eric Hearn of Business Scene www.business-scean.com was...

Monday 1st February 2010 “A far sighted businessperson is constantly aware of new opportunities and not just between 9am to 5pm. They are always searching and going THAT EXTRA...

Friday 18th December 2009 A lot of people think that business networking events are all about ‘selling-yourself’ or ‘working a room’. I’ve always said that networking isn’t about that at all, it’s about building relationship and projecting you and your company image attractive to people in a way they hadn’t realised before. It’s about developing you and your business, not ramming it...

Tuesday 15th December 2009 Positive networking is the lifeblood of YOUR business. Why do so many business owners shy away from networking? Over the years I have personally heard so many lame excuses, the classic has to “Nobody in their correct mind gets up at 05-45hrs to meet the same old people, week-in and week-out” That’s complete nonsense, I have over the years, picked up more business before 09-00hrs (what they would call the...

Monday 30th November 2009 “Networking is all about coming out of your own, comfort zone. Meeting people but, not trying to sell to them, there and then. Networking is about building relationships first. Networking is about being consistant in what you do” Follow my blogs, by RSS feed. Very good...

Monday 16th November 2009 4 more tips to networking 17 You should attempt to build a rapport with people. Become someone others look to as a font of knowledge. 18 Aim always to highlight what you do and try to bring in anecdotal situations to build genuine interest. 19 When you have joined a group, try to get involved in the background first before you push yourself forward. 20 Try hard to bring helpful leads to the group, leads that are...