Business networking is one of the most effective ways of generating new business, but it can seem daunting for the less extrovert doing it for the first time. However, even the most shrinking violet will gain confidence and effectiveness with practice. There are many different types of networking event and different times of day in which they happen. Most will let you try them out once or twice for a small fee. Once you have attended a few, chose the ones where you are most comfortable and have had the most success. To help you make more of the opportunities present at your next business event, here are my top 10 tips for networking effectively. Draft an 'elevator pitch' - a short (approx. 30 seconds) overview of your business, that you can trot out when asked “what do you do?”. It is best to have a few variations so that you do not say exactly the same thing every time, and so start to sound like a recorded message. Take a plentiful supply of … [Read more...]
Selling or Buying a Business – A Game of Snakes and Ladders?
The London Group March networking event takes a look at what's involved in selling or buying a business or raising some equity, with key insights from recent deals. Join us on Wednesday 29th March 2017- 6:30 pm Seats are limited – click to reserve one Program includes: Selling or Buying a Business with Special guest speakers: Peter Kroeger: Mergers and Acquisitions Partner at KLO Partners Mitesh Patel: CEO and Founder of Fifosys Ltd, an IT Managed Services Business and software developer for Engage Whether you want to sell your business tomorrow or one-day, or you are looking to buy a business as part of your growth strategy, or you have a client who wishes to sell their business or acquire a business, or raise equity funding - this will be a fascinating and illuminating event. You will pick up tips to help you figure out where the snakes and ladders are when you are involved in preparing for the sale of a business. … [Read more...]
