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Is Your Networking Fishy Enough?

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? by adrianswinscoe on Jul 02, 2010 Networking is an essential growth strategy for any small (even large) business. However, there is an essential difference between having a strategy and how you implement it and many small businesses try networking with little success.

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TV Host Darley Newman’s Ingenuity Turned Her Passion Project into a Business

Success

Now at age 44, she is the travel host, creator and producer of Travels with Darley , a Daytime Emmy-nominated TV show that airs on PBS and other networks. Equitrekking began in 2006 as a series of short videos that Newman published on her website, before online videos were popular. Its tenth season was released earlier this year.

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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

Success

Smith’s unconventional motivation fostered success In 2006, when he was senior vice president of Intuit’s Small Business Division, he told his team he would put on a 1920s bathing suit and jump in a pond if they met the launch deadline for the latest version of QuickBooks. Rolling Thunder” worked. QuickBooks-related revenue jumped to $861.7

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Day in the life: Diana Brandl, Senior EA at Mister Spex

Practically Perfect PA

Besides all the cuddling with my furry friend, I enjoy online and offline networking, watching movies and travelling. As an active online networker, I value Facebook and LinkedIn very much for meeting my community who are helping hands when I need advice for work. The blog is a platform for my network of Office Professionals.

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Ep 227: David Karandish on Automation in the Workplace, Energy Management, and the Executive Assistant Partnership

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

He and his business partner Chris Sims started the parent company of Answers in 2006 and sold it to a private equity firm in 2014 for $960m. JOIN THE FREE COMMUNITY Join the Leader Assistant Global Community for bonus content, job opportunities, and to network with other assistants who are committed to becoming leaders!

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7 Ways to Position Yourself as an Admin Leader

Eat Your Career

So, back in 2006, I started a blog for admins called The Executive Assistant’s Toolbox, where I shared tips and tricks for success in the field. They specialize in offering educational and networking opportunities, and they’re always looking for passionate professionals to help organize local events. I felt called to it from day 1.

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Experts Say You Probably Don’t Really Know How to Brainstorm

Success

Enterprise social networking allows it to occur in multiple offices simultaneously. IBM conducts online brainstorming “jams”—the 2006 event had more than 150,000 participants from 104 countries that led to 10 promising ideas, the company says. Technology has enabled brainstorming to be conducted in new ways such as “hackathons.”

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