Expand Your Network

Business Networking is about building trusting, mutually beneficial relationships with other business people. This means going beyond collecting business cards.

The purpose of business networking is to grow your business while helping other people – your trusted business partners – grow their businesses, too.

The nature of networking means that you get to know other business professionals. It's up to you to network with other businesses. The great thing is that many networking groups are designed so that each person in the group should be supporting other members--while growing their own business.

The key is to be part of a group that focuses on giving and receiving referrals and recommendations, building trusting reciprocal relationships, and committing to the business relationships developed.

In short, if you're going to join a networking group, it's got to be a group that's easy to get to know. Having said that, you need to get to know the other members, too, so that when they need your business' services, they know who to call...you.

By being committed to the process of building your business networks, you will be able to build a sustainable pipeline of ongoing referrals that will grow your business. It's a win-win situation.

Trusted Networking Resources

• Make Your Networks Matter...Turn the People You Meet into Profitable Clients :: ebooks.simplybridges.com :: NEW! Ebook by Jim Rogers and Crystal Lorenzetti on building an effective system to manage and trackyour contacts, prospects and customers.
  
  
• Business Network International (BNI) :: www.bni.com :: Global business network organization that provides, structure, training and support to business professionals to become more effective networkers.


• BNI Central and Northeast Florida :: www.bniflorida.com :: BNI region encompassing Jacksonville, Orlando, and Brevard. If you are a business owner in this area and would ike to explore membership in a BNI chapter this is the place to start.


• Success Net :: successnet.czcommunity.com :: Networking educational resource from Business Network International.


• Simply Bridges Business Directory :: directory.simplybridges.com :: NEW! We are building a FREE Business Directory where businesses can network online by listing their business services. Include your company's listing in the directory--submit and article or link today.

If you have any questions about business networking, contact us.

Jim serves as an Assistant Director in the Orlando Region for Business Networking International, the world’s largest business networking organization. He directly supports over 145 small businesses in their referral-based marketing efforts increasing business opportunities through effective networking.