Networking is essential when it comes to Business Development. Meeting other business professionals or prospective clients helps grow our businesses and gets the word out about what we do. There are many types of networking events:  the casual drop in, like chamber mixers, regular association meetings, and professional business networking groups, such as BNI, that meet [...]

At various times in the past 15 years or so I’ve been in business, I would be asked what my marketing budget was for making any given purchase. My reply was typically: “I don’t have one”. In recent years after having worked with business coaches and other trainers, I discovered that whether you think you [...]

Have you already paid for memberships with the chamber, eWomen, BNI, or service groups like Rotary, Lyons, etc.? Do you attend regularly? This may seem obvious, but being a member isn’t enough. You have to take action by showing up — and showing up consistently.
Times are challenging in this economy, [...]