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| How to start a business networking group | Views: 1582 |
| Jan 12, 2006 2:31 pm | | How to start a business networking group | # |
Tammy Roy | | Hi, I'm new to Ryze and to this group. I'm intersted is starting a business networking group, and not sure how to go about doing it. Has anyone had experience with this? Definitely need some pointers. Private Reply to Tammy Roy |
| Jan 12, 2006 11:08 pm | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Denise O'Berry | | Hello Tammy --
Welcome. Are you talking about starting a face-to-face networking group? Do you want it to be around a certain theme -- like all sales professionals or all small business owners -- or does it matter?
Tell us a little more...
Best regards,
Denise O'Berry
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| Jan 13, 2006 5:10 am | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Graeme Pascoe | | Hi Tammy,
I'm involved in starting a networking group here in Australia, having been in another one for some time.
There are a number of different flavours of networking clubs, most that I know of have a breakfast meeting weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending partly on the goals of the group.
If your primary goal is generating business referrals maybe a weekly meeting will suit best.
Some groups focus on business support (brainstorming each others business problems)or, similarly, have a business coaching focus where a business coach assists in a group situation where businesses can help each other to sharpen their skills.
Business leads will be generated in any style of club, of course.
Many clubs have only one spot for each business category so that people are not competing for leads within the club. If a business that may clash with another wants to join it is up to the affected member to decide whether there is a clash with their business.
Once you have decided on your direction then you will need to decide whether this will be an income generator for you or a not for profit.
You may want to print referral forms to track leads, showing how successful the club is. Some clubs track total dollars generated, although that can be misleading when a mortgage broker puts in a figure of $250,000 for a home loan deal and a florist puts in 6 leads worth $25 each.
If you are interested I could send you our meeting agenda (as decided so far...we are still in the planning stages although we have been meeting for a short while).
There is a lot more to it, of course. I would be glad to answer any further questions...it is a big subject.
Regards,
GraemePrivate Reply to Graeme Pascoe |
| Mar 02, 2006 2:41 pm | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Michael R Clayton | | Hi Tammy
Tammy you can start a group or forum at some of the links here
There are a few options
http://www.helptosucceed.love-au.com/
Regards MichaelPrivate Reply to Michael R Clayton |
| Mar 25, 2006 6:26 pm | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Sri Dasgupta | | Hi Tammy,
I've written a couple of articles on this topic. Here's the link to the one I think answers your question and gives you a good starting point:
http://www.effortlessnetworking.com/2005/11/15/finding-group/
If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact me.
Best,
Sri
Srirupa Dasgupta
+1-650-326-8892
http://www.srirupadasgupta.com
http://www.effortlessnetworking.com
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| Apr 10, 2006 10:07 pm | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Beverly Thackeray | | If you are looking for a face-to-face networking group, I recomend BNI. If there are no available chapters in your area for your business, they will help you start a new one. Here is their website: http://www.bni.com/
Beverly
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| Apr 10, 2006 11:53 pm | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Richard Kuper | | If you are looking to create a virtual group, there's always yahoo groups and the like. Just be prepared to set it up as always moderate, to keep out the spam. You will probably also want to set it to approve any potential members.
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| Apr 11, 2006 12:24 am | | re: How to start a business networking group | # |
Reg Charie | | What about starting a networking group right here?
Isn't that what Ryze is all about?
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