Networking to find new contacts, clients, business partners and ideas can feel like a mini-presentation. Most of the time you enter a room full of strangers and you have to find a way to introduce yourself, have an interesting conversation and build relationships in usually a very short time frame.
How can you prepare yourself to […]
Though it seems very obvious, many people need a constant reminder that it?s important to treat people with the respect they deserve ? and the same respect you want from them ? no matter what.
Follow this guideline in business and especially when you?re networking. As your mother probably told you: ?Treat people the way […]
Before attending any networking meeting find out as much as you can about it: what?s it for (just networking or will there be a talk), will you have a chance to present (e.g. a 60 second presentation), who attends (e.g. mostly small businesses, mostly corporate people, mostly one-man-bands/micro-businesses), what?s the dress-code
Having done your homework on […]
Are you one of the millions of small business owners and professionals who have attended networking events held by the chamber of commerce or a business organization and found the experience to be far less than what you had hoped?
Attending networking events has proven to be frustrating and ultimately a waste of time for many […]
Business to business networking can go a long way in boosting your business. There are really two different venues now available, one of which was not available even two decades ago. Some business owners are seeing, within their own lifetimes, the growth and the introduction of brand new possibilities for business to business […]
Do you work day in and day out, knowing you will have to punch out on the clock just to eat lunch??
At the end of your work week are you satisfied or do you feel like you have accomplished nothing?? Let's be quite honest with each other who in their right mind enjoys working […]
There are different ways to network and we will look at specific approaches one can choose to implement. A mastermind group is a way to network between like-minded business individuals and focuses on a target that the group would like to achieve together. Mastermind groups communicate either in person, for example in a […]
I have a client who came to me complaining about a lack of business. He started his accounting business six months ago and has spent months and a good deal of money designing and building a decent website, brochure, post cards, etc. He is also a member of a BNI (Business Area Network) group. However, […]
Just how much faster can it grow?
In this modern age where people are working longer hours and spending less “down-time” at home, it's perhaps no surprise that figures show that more and more people are staying single, and not getting out much to socialise with others. However, this can also be put down to the […]
Even before you arrive in Bangkok you would be wise to check upon the visa requirements for your particular nationality. Most persons of western nationality however will be provided automatically with a 30 day tourist visa.
On expiration of this Visa you will usually be able to extend it at the Immigration centre on 'Suan Plu' […]