by SCORE Chicago Small business owners and entrepreneurs know that staying up with the latest trends and networking are absolutely essential to growing a business and that’s probably why the conference schedule post on Susan Solovic’s website is the single most popular post, week in and week out. With those thoughts in mind, SCORE Chicago […]
By Cliff Ennico I don’t know about you, but I find most networking groups to be exceedingly boring, nonproductive and in some cases cringe-inducing. I’m not generally a fan of networking groups. I’m not sure people get much new business out of them. Still, networking groups have their upside. They can be great places to […]
For the new entrepreneur, networking is as important as being armed with the latest and greatest apps and SaaS. You can think of your new entrepreneur network as the oil that makes your startup machine run smoothly. Without this networking oil, there’s a good chance that friction will wear you and your team down very […]
It’s not every day (in fact there hasn’t been any day that I can remember) that Stoicism is discussed on these pages. We change that up today. Zeno of Citium would be proud. You’ll also discover great marketing tips and why young entrepreneurs should be living at home…and going to cocktail parties. (No joke.) Entrepreneurship, […]
The goal of a salesperson is not to sell, according to relationship marketing theory. Instead, the goal is to create a long-lasting relationship with the customer and to instill a sense of loyalty. This means that a good salesperson needs to stay in touch and interact with clients, even after the sale has been made. […]