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NEF Editor’s Spotlight – Staci Clarke: New York Networking Guide

Staci Clarke, The MaXiMiZer has been with us the longest and has helped MaXiMiZe NEF by suggesting innovative ways to leverage technology to help us out. She was full of ideas for NEF even before she joined us. It was her idea to start the HUGELY successful Business Networking Industry Professionals group on LinkedIn. That type of help is natural to Staci…that’s what she does for her clients….helps them assess, modify and implement systems & procedures to run their businesses more effectively. We could all use some of that! [...] Read more… at NetworkingEventFinders.com

Asparagus & Business Networking Relationships

I wish I had planted Asparagus when I first moved into my house 10 years ago. In the 1980’s I had lived in an area where asparagus grew wild in the ditch banks alongside the road. Now that I had just purchased my first home, I want to grow some.

Asparagus is a perennial plant that grows back from the same root system each year. There is no harvest until the third year, but once established, it produces for up to 15 years. [...] Read more… at NetworkingEventFinders.com

Networking Quick Tip – Take The Lead

(This is an excerpt from my soon-to-be-published book with the working title: Face to Face Business Networking in a Social Media World. If you would like to receive pre-publishing information and special offers (in a few weeks) please send an email to: book “at” PowerPartnerConnections.com)

You are sitting down to eat at a business networking luncheon. and opening remarks, the organizer says to “chat among yourselves” for a few minutes before the speaker comes on. Don’t let the opportunity pass! … If you do not act the Conversation Hogs will take over, or private conversations will start. Act NOW or you will never know who your tablemates are. [...] Read more… at NetworkingEventFinders.com