Entrepreneur in Space
I had the pleasure of witnessing the unveiling of WhiteKnightTwo at the Mojave Spaceport in California this week (yes, I said "spaceport," not airport). The WhiteKnightTwo is Virgin Galactic's c...
Prepare to Network
I attended a networking event last week where it became immediately clear to me that a few of the networkers I interacted with were not at all prepared. It really bothered me because, to be blun...
Get Your Networking Program Off the Ground
It's often been said that "starting is the hardest part" of a project. Well, building your business through networking and word-of-mouth marketing for your business is no exception. Here are...
The Hard Path is Easier
I am writing to you today from beautiful Vail, Colorado, while attending a meeting of the Transformational Leadership Council. TLC is a group made up of trainers and "thought leaders" helping to...
The Power of Authoring
Building credibility and recognition are two important pieces of the networking process that definitely help grow your network and your business. Becoming an author is a technique that has worke...
‘Million Dollar Challenge’ for Entrepreneurs
If you have a great business or a great idea that you want to take to the next level, you don't want to miss the opportunity to apply for yourBusinessChannel's Million Dollar Challenge contest....
Get Published Without the Hassle
I've always said that writing books and articles is a great way to help establish visibility and credibility in your networking efforts. Fortunately, it's just gotten easier to "distribute" what...
Afraid of Public Speaking?
Public speaking is one of the best ways to build your network by making yourself visible to large groups of people. Unfortunately, to some degree, many people are afraid of public speaking. I've...
The Word of Mouth Manual
I just ran across a good e-book on word of mouth that I definitely think is worth a read. The book is called the Word of Mouth Manual by Dave Balter and is available free as a downloadable here....
Why Do You Network?
I have a series of surveys on networking up at my company website. One of them asks, "What is your primary objective for networking?" I have to admit I'm a little surprised that 75 percent of th...