Today I am attending the ConFab USA conference where I have the opportunity to connect with management consultants from all over the country www.confabusa.org. Most of the consultants who attend this conference are members of the Institute of Management Consultants – IMC. Networking with people in your profession is a great way to expand your networkso you can find people to do business with directly, people to refer your clients to for other services and people who can refer their clients to you. It is also a great way to have resources available to you when you need to outsource.
Making the most of business networking opportunities like this is imperative. If you attend and learn from the keynote speakers and implement what you learn that is only one level of utilizing the opportunity. In order to make the most of it you have to meet people and take an opportunity to get to know them during the conference. Then be sure and connect with them after the conference in person, by phone, on LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social networking sites. IMC Norcal has their own version of LinkedIn at www.norcalconsultants.net. You don’t have to be an IMC member to join the site.
For more information on how to network go to www.aliceheiman.com or go to www.womensradio.com and search for the show on networking by Alice Heiman.
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