INFOGRAPHIC: Why Join a Business Association? May 12, 2019 Business associations are organizations that bring together business owners and entrepreneurs from a specific area. They provide a number of benefits to business owners who elect to pay dues and participate as members. A business association offers resources to its members to help build long-lasting relationships with other individuals and businesses. View and download the INFOGRAPHIC below to learn the benefits of a business association for you and your business. click here to download
Business associations are organizations that bring together business owners and entrepreneurs from a specific area. They provide a number of benefits to business owners who elect to pay dues and participate as members. A business association offers resources to its members to help build long-lasting relationships with other individuals and businesses. View and download the INFOGRAPHIC below to learn the benefits of a business association for you and your business. click here to download
The Best 9 Tricks To Ensure Efficient Business Meetings May 11, 2019 Research indicates that over 50 percent of meeting time is wasted. According to Wolf Management Consultants, most professionals in America attend a total of 61.8 meetings per month admitting to daydreaming (91%), missing meetings (96%) or missing parts of meetings (95%). A large percentage (73%) say they have brought other work to meetings and 39% say they have dozed during meetings. These demotivating data is worsened by studies showing how meetings have increased in length and frequency over
Research indicates that over 50 percent of meeting time is wasted. According to Wolf Management Consultants, most professionals in America attend a total of 61.8 meetings per month admitting to daydreaming (91%), missing meetings (96%) or missing parts of meetings (95%). A large percentage (73%) say they have brought other work to meetings and 39% say they have dozed during meetings. These demotivating data is worsened by studies showing how meetings have increased in length and frequency over
12 Tips On How To Maximize A Networking Opportunity May 10, 2019 Alexandria, VA Chamber of Commerce, International Women's Day panel 2019 (l to r): Melonie Johnson, MGM National Harbor; Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Vice Mayor, City of Alexandria; Dr. Tammy Mann, Campagna Center; Heidi Przybyla, NBC News; Brooke-Sydnor Curran, Running Brooke. I could go to events every day these days. With the proliferation of events, conferences and smaller meetings, we seem to live in perpetual networking mode. It’s, frankly, overwhelming. Women are especially advised to
Alexandria, VA Chamber of Commerce, International Women's Day panel 2019 (l to r): Melonie Johnson, MGM National Harbor; Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Vice Mayor, City of Alexandria; Dr. Tammy Mann, Campagna Center; Heidi Przybyla, NBC News; Brooke-Sydnor Curran, Running Brooke. I could go to events every day these days. With the proliferation of events, conferences and smaller meetings, we seem to live in perpetual networking mode. It’s, frankly, overwhelming. Women are especially advised to
Dedicate This Small Business Week to Building Lasting Customer Relationships May 09, 2019 Move over, Cinco de Mayo! This year, May 5 kicks off another holiday of sorts and one the US small business community has had circled all year long: National Small Business Week. For the past 56 years, we’ve set aside one week to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. And, with 99.7 percent of US-based businesses qualifying as small businesses (500 employees or less) and a full 89 percent employing 20 or fewer, it truly is an
Move over, Cinco de Mayo! This year, May 5 kicks off another holiday of sorts and one the US small business community has had circled all year long: National Small Business Week. For the past 56 years, we’ve set aside one week to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. And, with 99.7 percent of US-based businesses qualifying as small businesses (500 employees or less) and a full 89 percent employing 20 or fewer, it truly is an
