Business Networking?

How do you make it count?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

“Networking meetings have become an escape for people to justify sitting around wasting time while they should be working.” Alan Sugar

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

What’s your goal? - To generate new business/enquiries?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

What’s your goal? - To increase your local visibility?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

What’s your goal? - Socialising, to meet other business owners?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

New Business Strategy – what specific goal are you aiming for? Leads vs. Referrals – what is the difference?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Visibility What is your target market? Where are they likely to be & who knows them?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Socialising It can be lonely running a self employed business... Also you may find that you get some business, if you don’t pressure people heavily at a non business event!

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Who do you know who? The average person actually knows over 1,000 people! Memberships of clubs, hobbies, local groups, online, organisations, previous contacts, etc.

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Hunting vs. Farming A Hunter is looking for a sale today A farmer is cultivating many sales at a later time.

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Online Networks Lag behind face to face in a recent survey of Business owners. Time? Is it networking or really NOTworking?

Helping self employed people pay less tax and avoid fines

Summary Define your goals Then you can formulate your strategy to achieve them