Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Effective networking is an essential to furthering your career as well as being vital to the success of your business. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to overcome barriers to networking, so you can relax and reap the rewards of meeting new people in your industry. Put yourself out there. Practice makes perfect.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

This might be things like falling down the rabbit hole when you respond on Twitter, for example… Blocking out “deep work” time, when there are to be no interruptions. Network management tools. As an executive assistant, it’s vital to manage your networks and contacts (including those of the business) well.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. . To be able to network, you must have confidence.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 16, 2012

Many live events now have Twitter hashtags or Facebook groups or pages for people going to the event.  Pre-Plan Your Networking. Make Sure You Pack Business Cards. I realize that this sounds like networking 101 basics, but I'm amazed at the number of events that I go to where people forgot their cards. 

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 26, 2012

Resist the urge to get “back to business” the minute you walk through the door – now is the best time to harness that positive energy and put what you’ve learned into action. Create an action plan right away to implement what you have learned. Here are a few steps to help get you started.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   If you are out on the net on various social networking sites you may be losing a huge opportunity to take your connections to deeper level connections.    You see, most social networking sites give you the ability to list other ways for people to connect with you. 

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Success

JULY 8, 2021

With this new idea, I learned to stop worrying and love sales. Your customers are telling you about their pain points on Facebook and Twitter. Back in the days when I bought into the hyperbole of The Hustle™, I went to a lot of networking meetups. And your customers can receive it only when you learn to love sales. .

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The conference encourages a casual mix of great conversations with other attendees for networking (Note: bring your business cards!) She further discussed the illiterates of the future, who are those who have an inability to learn and unlearn. I attended Will’s session, and I learned so much!

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The conference encourages a casual mix of great conversations with other attendees for networking (Note: bring your business cards!) She further discussed the illiterates of the future, who are those who have an inability to learn and unlearn. I attended Will’s session, and I learned so much!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

How many social networks do you belong to?  Now, take a look at your business card, brochures or other social media profiles.    The other day I was in a meeting and saw a card that had the back covered with 2 different QR codes and the front had a few different urls. . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Keep reading to learn what my colleagues and friends had to say about the "Great Calendar Debate."   link] or on Twitter: [link] 2.   Thanks to: Michelle Poteet from San Antonio of Reclaim Order www.reclaimorder.com or on Twitter: [link]   3. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

.  In simple terms, a CRM tool if used correctly, can help you manage all of the communication you have with your prospects, clients/customers, people you network with, service providers and more.    For example, say you met someone at a networking meeting a year ago and had a conversation with that person. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Yet establishing any consistency to your information management system is a challenge because there are so many mediums to work with - paper files, computer documents, email, voice mail, hand-written notes, business cards. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Whenever I meet people for coffee or a meal, I am always interested to learn about them as a person and their work. I love doing informationals because I like learning about what people do, even if I am not in that industry, and perhaps get an office tour down the line, and make a new friend if they introduce me to someone else.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

You’d better learn to lead yourself first. No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events. What’s the most precious asset in your work and business? When you learn to coax the best from yourself, success is assured. Best Self-Improvement Books About Leadership.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

You can also attach a file from Word, Excel or PowerPoint or a business card from your Contacts if it is someone you need to remember to call and want that information available. Other ways you can learn new things is to: Subscribe to feeds from various admin or business sites. So how can we know what we dont know?

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). Whenever I have to learn something new or have to dig in after some interesting concepts, doing this in my backyard seems to be the best way to do it. For a digital nomad the world is the office.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

I have people following me on Twitter who say things like, “Hey, if you’re looking for new writing markets, you should try this website.” I get snail mail from credit card companies who could not possibly have my new mailing address unless they scammed it off some list. My biggest pet peeve at the moment is Twitter.

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On The Job

JANUARY 4, 2010

Most people have figured out that to survive in today’s business climate they must make themselves more valuable by learning new skills. Instead of casting a wide net at an event and passing out business cards randomly or adding 500 people to your list of Twitter follows, target five people a month to add to your network.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

When I was a graduate student, I was mildly surprised to learn that a thesis statement could expand into an entire thesis. I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. If I didn't learn the art of repurposing content, I'd be in trouble!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter , and I smirked at her comment. That’s like being able to attend a workshop given by an expert authority three times a week and learn how to improve your business without paying a penny. We want you to learn, to better your business, to succeed.

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