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The Past, Present, and Hybrid Future of Networking

Allwork

Whether it was a wheelwright, blacksmith, cooper, or any other trade, they all relied on each other to bring products to market and help customers. Their products and services helped each other and their customers. . It became possible to develop business contacts not just throughout the country, but around the world.

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10 Business Card Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Office Dynamics

What business card mistakes are you making? Like it or not, business cards are still widely used among entrepreneurs and their prospective clients. But if you’ve recently handed out several business cards and never heard back, it may be a sign that you’ve gone wrong somewhere along the way.

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Tackling Business Strategy: 6 Tenets of Building a Scalable Brand

Success

Scalability refers to the ability of a business to increase revenue without much increase in costs. It only takes you a couple of hours per day, but your product is great. Work with a professional graphic designer at the planning stage of your business and consider all the possibilities for future growth.

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what a recent client told me when I opened a drawer in her office and found it filled with business cards. The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    Over time, she had forgotten who many of the people were or even why she had kept the card. . 

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Assistant Recommended Apps for Productivity

Office Dynamics

In the role of the office assistant, the more productive you are, the more useful you are! There are many tools at our fingertips that help to increase how productive we are. A few apps for productivity that assistants are loving right now: Hootsuite. LinkedIn Card Munch. Life is moving fast!

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Yes, You Need a Website. Here’s 7 Reasons Why.

Tips From T. Marie

Social Media Profiles & Pages Don’t Cut It. Lots of businesses mistakenly believe(d) that they could skip the website and simply create a Facebook Page instead. When you have you own website you purchase your business domain name, which means you can have an email address that includes your business name.

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3 Tips to Network Better

Jen Lawrence

Give Out Business Cards. Hear me out on this – business cards are still the easiest way to share information at an event. Be brave and try something new! Not only does it allow you to hand over all your information at once, it gives the recipient something to remember you by for follow-up from your conversation.