Are you apprehensive about networking events? Consider this – a networking event is actually the easiest place to network and make business connections. Everyone else is there for the same reason you are – to connect. By approaching them, you are doing them a huge favor. You may feel awkward, but the person standing alone focusing on his mini-quiche is feeling even more out of place. Do him a favor and introduce yourself; you’ll and he will both be glad you did!
Ellen Huxtable – Advantage Business Concepts
Author: Ellen Huxtable
http://advantage-biz.com Ellen Huxtable is the owner of Advantage Business Concepts, a company which supports growing businesses through market positioning, process development and management mentoring. She is the author of “Turbo-charge & Transform!,” a collection of twenty worksheets for management teams, focusing on mission, strategic positioning and tactical innovation. Ellen serves on the Advisory Board for the College of DuPage Small Business Development Center, the Fermilab Community Advisory Board, and the Western Region Board for Junior Achievement. In trying to stay abreast of her son’s interests, she is learning more about the Cavaliers and Drum Corps International than she ever thought possible.
