Business and More Business

Becoming An Enchantress 

This is a great class, and I really like it. I like the Guy Kawasaki videos, especially the one about The Secrets of Enchantment. Overall, it seems to do well in business you need to be a person that others know, like and trust. A lot of becoming successful is about developing character traits. Interesting.

I haven't had a great week in regards to building my own business for myself or this class. I worked very hard at my design job. I had company this week, so it was hard to do everything I wanted to do.

Entrepreneur Interview

I did my entrepreneur interview, and it was very interesting. My friend, Chris, was very generous in sharing his experiences. During the economic downturn in 2009, he was downsized from a project management position and given a good severance package. He spent some time thinking about what he wanted to do and decided to open a computer repair business. Chris first ran it out of his home, but grew out of that space in about 18 months. Next, he moved into office space.  He has been working hard, and after 6 years, it is becoming very successful. He has worked at it a step at a time. Now he focuses on networking to drive business to his company.  He is currently making decisions about how to manage the growth of his company, and hopes to expand to a larger space in the future,

Business Building Through Networking

Chris gave me great information about networking in our chamber. He said that there are about 200-300 people who are key players. He said it should be my mission to get to know every one of those people. He prioritizes his own time to go to as many networking activities as possible. He said at first, people don't know you, so they don't send you business. But if you keep showing up, they begin to know and trust you, and you become part of the referral network.

I am trying to learn how to be great at networking and so I appreciated his willingness to share what he knows.  I am glad I am learning the fine points of networking as I find out how to be a successful entrepreneur.