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How to Find and Win More Clients as a Home Business Owner

Tips From T. Marie

However, if you love being social or can get over your aversion to it, networking events can provide valuable opportunities for home business owners to meet potential clients. Be sure to bring business cards and have a brief, clear elevator explanation you can give of your services. Sign up for the newsletter today!

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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. For example, suppose you own Emma’s Pet Treats. Work with a professional graphic designer at the planning stage of your business and consider all the possibilities for future growth. Summary: you’ve built your scalable brand.

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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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Good Ol’ Fashioned Marketing is Still Good For Business!

Step It Up VA Coaching

Offer to do a free class or workshop at your local library, women’s business network, or community center, and send press releases to local papers, radio, television, and local business newsletters, such as those sent out by the chamber of commerce. Get to know the managers or owners of these businesses.

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Providing a website link, a PowerPoint tool, or a ‘net tip you found particularly helpful are examples of good follow through. Awesome wordsmith? Paint watercolors? Able juggler?].

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Providing a website link, a PowerPoint tool, or a ‘net tip you found particularly helpful are examples of good follow through. Awesome wordsmith? Paint watercolors? Able juggler?].

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Communication Productivity Tip: Don't Make People Search for You.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Why Complete Social Profiles Are Important Let me give you an example of why this can be important for you.    This is the back of my card as a sample of what I mean: Creating Your Online Business Card An online business card is one site that lists all of your connection points online.