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Chamber
Of Commerce Meetings
If
you run a small business you should be a member of the
local chamber of commerce. Most cities which 50,000
people in them have 5000 small businesses. Yet these
same cities only have 500-1000 people in their chambers
of commerce. There are many reasons for this. Some say
it is a huge expense, which is somewhat short sided
because you will get a good return on your chamber membership
business thru additional steady and loyal customers.
Others negative comments might be, they never do anything
for me. This to is an incorrect perspective in that
you only get out what you put in or as JFK said, Ask
not what your country can do for you. If you are a member
of the chamber of commerce then you have an advantage
over the 80 to 90 percent of the businesses who are
not. If you participate you have another 80% advantage
over other members who do not participate.
It
is important to attend chamber of commerce meetings.
Since most of the people at these meetings will already
know you, they will typically engage you in conversation
and this will prevent you from meeting new people. You
should be careful to mingle and go out of your way to
meet new people at mixers. It really helps to have more
than one uniformed employee at a chamber of commerce
meeting or mixer.
Another
great idea is for you to go in and offer free certificates
to your business. You can offer to do this for your
fellow business person who cannot attend and ask them
to do this for you on the meetings you have scheduling
conflicts with. If you cannot make a meeting you can
arrange to reciprocate at a later meeting. This works
killer. It makes both of you look great and it permeates
teamwork. It is what separates you from the competition.
What competition? Huh, they are not even members of
the local chamber of commerce. Think about it.
Lance
Winslow
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