Category Archives: networking

A clear business message?

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jon Stow

The other day I had a connection request on LinkedIn. When I looked at the person’s profile, I was none the wiser as to what he did for a living. There were two paragraphs of jargon. I did not understand … Continue reading →

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Asking for help

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Jon Stow

I was having a chat the other day with the chairman of our local Chamber of Trade. He said that many businesses are struggling around our way. I guess he would be in a good position to know, albeit his … Continue reading →

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Networking with old friends

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Jon Stow

I have been in business on my own account for a dozen years, now. In that time, I have met many people, both in formal organised networking and just in bumping into people in the course of business. I enjoy … Continue reading →

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Can you network when you are shy?

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Jon Stow

I am a shy guy. It is just how I am. In those psychological tests they had in the Eighties and Nineties, and even into the Noughties, I ended up on the quiet introvert spectrum. I would have been too … Continue reading →

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Religion, politics and small business

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jon Stow

Back in the Dark Ages when I studied for my amateur radio license we learned that we must not discuss politics and religion with our fellow hams. That was actually a condition of our licenses, but it is easy to understand … Continue reading →

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The End of Business Cards?

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Jon Stow

I checked my drawer the other day to see how many business cards I had left from the last print. To my surprise it was a lot more than I had thought. This leaves me with a dilemma. In one … Continue reading →

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Promoting your start-up business – Part 5 – Networking

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Jon Stow

  What is networking? What do we mean by networking? It means getting to know people. We are a social species, and of course some are more social than others. I am quite a shy person by nature, and really … Continue reading →

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More “how not to network”

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jon Stow

Yesterday I reported on Twitter a power supply unit failure in my office important computer-server. By the time I tweeted about the mishap my usual computer repair shop down the road had already repaired the machine and had installed a … Continue reading →

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The politics of networking or rubbing your contacts up the wrong way

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jon Stow

I love networking. I have not been out and about for a few months for reasons beyond my control, but I do like to get out and meet people. It is not just because I like getting business, although it … Continue reading →

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The meaning of influence in networking

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Jon Stow

These days in business marketing, and especially on-line, we hear a huge amount about influence. How much influence does a marketer or networker have? In social media, some measure influence in terms of their Klout or PeerIndex score. Actually they … Continue reading →

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