Entries from BizBox Blog on Slate tagged with 'Networking'
Networking and the Art of Conversation
We just hosted Don Gabor, author of the new How to Turn Small Talk into Big Deals, on our BizBooks author discussion series. Don discussed the virtues of small talk, how to use Twitter to advance the conversation and...
"Rescue Me" and Networking
On Tuesday, April 7, Season 5 of one of my favorite TV shows, Rescue Me, premieres. And I’m reminded of how actor John Scurti came to be an “overnight success”. Diehard fans of this edgy TV series, which airs...
How To Network
Once you’ve got your new business idea pretty well formulated and you’ve done your preliminary research, it’s time to talk it up. Whether it's friends and family members, online communities, or industry groups and trade associations, you’re going to...
Connecting: Building Great Relationships With Your Customers
First, a definition. Connecting is the art of building relationships--relationships that last. It’s the forming of bonds with people that can grow into deeper, closer, more meaningful relationships. And one of your most important connections is with your customers....
Connect: Helping San Diego Stay Classy
Here's a remarkable venture: Connect, a San Diego-based nonprofit that has served as a catalyst that links start-up capital with the many burgeoning entrepreneurs in San Diego, which has increasingly been known worldwide as a hub of innovative telecom...
Which Groups Should You Join?
Jill Lublin, the author of Get Noticed...Get Referrals and a participant in our BizBooks series, has a great new post on how to decide which groups you should join over on our Topic of the Week blog. Check it...
Dude, Where Are Our Ad Coupons?
Adrants reports that many small business owners are complaining that Visa is not holding up its end of a bargain it struck a few months ago with the first 20,000 small business owners to download its Facebook app. Those...
Getting Customer Referrals
Referrals are the lifeblood of a small business. And though Jill Lublin is BizBox's resident expert on the matter--see her great recent post on the subject here, and her BizBooks conversation about her recent Get Noticed...Get Referrals here-- we...
Jill Lublin on Getting Noticed
Jill Lublin, the author of Get Noticed...Get Referrals and the latest participant in our BizBooks series, has a great new post up on our Topic of the Week blog. Check it out!...
How To Get Referrals (Hint: It Takes Effort!)
As we gear up for our July 30 BizBooks conversation with Jill Lublin (submit a question now!), we came across a recent column by Ms. Lublin's fellow networking expert, Dr. Ivan Misner. Though Dr. Misner acknowledges the advantages networking groups...
Networking 101 - All you need to know
Shortly after starting my business I joined a small-business networking group organized by my bank. We met as a group every two weeks at breakfast, and during the interim we got together one-on-one for coffee or an exchange of ideas....
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