Posts Tagged ‘Do it in person’

Thanks to the web there are a myriad of options available to small business entrepreneurs to connect, network and market their business.

Professional networking sites such as LinkedIn and personal networking sites such as Facebook are helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals connect and network with colleagues, customers and friends. However, as a small business entrepreneur one of the most effective means of marketing has always been in person connecting and networking.

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Business dinners are a great way for entrepreneurs to get to know potential partners, team members or even co-founders. It is also a great way to pick an advisor or mentors brain. These dinners allow you get to know someone better and create a long lasting relationship because you now have more than just a working relationship.

However, these dinners are often dull and stuffy or sometimes they are nights filled with an overabundance of alcohol. No matter what type of business dinner you may be a part of; here are some great tips that will help you make it through your night of professional dining.

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Last week, we saw an incredible spectacle. The most popular free agent, the man who will be bringing millions to the team that signs him, created a show to declare who the winner is. Regardless of where he went, Lebron James would be making millions and have endorsements worth much more than that.

While his decision made some people jump for joy, others break down crying and others bashing him for this overly orchestrated event, there are many lessons that can be taken from what watching the whole process of Lebron going through free agency, some positive and others, negative.

Here are four very important lessons that an entrepreneur should take away from this “event”-

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Thanks to the web there are a myriad of options available to small business entrepreneurs to connect, network and market their business.

Professional networking sites such as Linkedin and personal networking sites such as Facebook are helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals connect and network with colleagues, customers and friends.  However, as a small business entrepreneur one of the most effective means of marketing has always been in person connecting and networking.

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I recently came upon a quote by Peter Drucker – “More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject.”

As an MBA, it made me think about the value of the degree I obtained. As a student in a part-time MBA program I went to class after work where all of the students counted-down the minutes until class was over so they could go home after a long day. Everyone told me that completing my MBA was a great accomplishment and employers will look upon it even more favorably in my case since I got my MBA while working full-time, which showed devotion and dedication. I was also told that now, more than ever, you need the MBA next to your name in order for people to take you seriously and consider you for new job opportunities.

Fast forward a year to where I am today and the only thing I can say is that everyone couldn’t have been more wrong.

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Lost in the news this past weekend was President Obama’s speech at Hampton University in Virginia where he stated that sudden new technologies such as the iPod, iPad, Nintendo Wii and various social media platforms are bad for democracy.

Since President Obama is known for his use of technology and always being on his blackberry, we found this rather interesting. In his speech, President Obama made reference to various technologies popping up and how “there is a ton of noise out there.” From the President’s point of view, he finds it very hard to differentiate between what is “real” on the internet and what isn’t.

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