The Golden Rules

for Faster Growth

in Your Business

Sunny Thakkar and Surina Bawa

Objectives of this seminar

1. The influences of social media in business development

1. The importance of networking and following up

2. How to successfully handle networking meetings

3. How to benefit from and maintain effective

strategic partnerships

5. The value of having a website

How are you feeling right now about

starting your own business?

For faster growth in

your business

follow these

GOLDEN RULES…

GOLDEN RULE 4

Networking.

Business Networking Events

Find networking events online

How to tackle network meetings

1. If you you’re not in a good frame of mind, don’t go to

the meeting.

2. Do your homework and be prepared.

3. Have no expectations - quality rather than quantity.

4. Don’t over do it!

5. Add these people to your contacts.

6. Add them to LinkedIn.

Hi John,

Hope you are well. It was great meeting you at the [name of event] exhibition

recently. I hope that you got what you wanted out of it.

I know that you got to speak to a number of people so I thought I’d send you a

link to my website so that you can see exactly who we are and what we do.

Please do send me any details you think I need so I can introduce you to my

contacts. It would be good to keep in touch and hopefully we will be able to do

something for each other soon.

Look forward to speaking with you again soon.

Regards,

Liz

Example of follow up email

Creating the right impression

1. Present yourself for business, you wont get a

second chance to make a first impression.

2. Take plenty of your business cards.

3. Listen, respect and maintain eye contact.

4. Take an interest.

5. Ask relevant, open questions.

6. Get them to talk first.

Getting your name out there

LinkedIn

Breakfast meetings

Wecando.biz

Free business directories

Chambers of commerce

FSB

UKTI

GOLDEN RULE 3

Strategic partnerships.

Strategic partnerships

Strategic partnerships are key to your business, do it

right and you will see some great results.

Florists.

Wedding cakes.

Catering.

Beauticians.

Stag and Hen

Organisers.

Wedding cars.

Hairdressers.

Multi-faiths.

GOLDEN RULE 2

Get your business on

social networking sites.

Social networks

LinkedIn

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Benefits of social media

for businesses

Facebook- More than 800 million members

YouTube- 800 million unique users a month

Twitter- More than 400 million unique users a month

LinkedIn- 150 million users

Facebook

Increase your businesses

1. Brand awareness

2. Community size

3. Website traffic

4. Engage with your customers

YouTube

• YouTube is the world’s 3rd most trafficked website.

• Google favours YouTube links.

• Chance to show off your company’s personality.

• Helps your website receive

200% to 300% more

monthly unique visitors.

THE GOLDEN RULE

Have a website.

Benefits of websites

• Get discovered

• Connect with your customer base

• Make it easier for people to contact your business

• Link your social media pages

• Sell your products and services to the

WHOLE WORLD!

Advertising in directories is no

longer enough . . .

• Shrinking in size and relevance.

Vs.

Free in-depth guide

Start-Up Guide to Developing and

Growing Your Own Business

Tips to help you exceed your

potential

E: info@easywebsiteinabox.com

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THANK YOU

Sunny Thakkar

Business Development Manager

Surina Bawa

Marketing

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