Master Your 'Mingle-Ability': 5 Creative Ways to Network

by Jacqueline Whitmore, Contributor
October 17, 2013

An extensive network is vital to your success as an entrepreneur. Thanks to social media, the process of meeting potential clients and customers has evolved over the years...There are less traditional, yet more effective ways, to stand out from the crowd. Here are five creative twists on networking...

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Networking and Relationship Building

Networking is something every business owner should and must do. The old saying that people do business with people they know is still true and networking is a great way to meet people. However, all networking events are not created equal.

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Networking Directories

Christian business networking groups A-Z Directory
http://www.a2zbizdir.com/christian-business-networking.html

Directory of Professional and Trade Associations
http://www.marketingsource.com/associations

Directory Search by State
http://www.e-magnify.com/resources_groups.asp

Find Business Strategy and Networking Groups In Your Area
http://businessnetwork.meetup.com

GOOGLE Main Group Index
http://groups-beta.google.com

GOOGLE Business -
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups/dir?sel=16823574,16823570

Group Search Index (USA) -
http://www.bizdir.org/index.phtml?browse=/Regional/
North_America/United_States

Index for networking thru Tagworld -
http://www.tagworld.com/-/Main.aspx

International/Other Topics Directory -
http://www.meetup.com/browse

iToolbox Network Search Index -
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups

Library of Associations on the Net -
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

MSN Main Groups Index -
http://groups.live.com

National/ Online Business Networking Directory -
http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/networking-national.html

Networking For Professionals! -
http://www.networkingforprofessionals.com

Regional Search Index USA -
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States

Regional Search Index -
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional

Search variety of countries/regions -
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional

Search your local area -
http://www.truelocal.com/topicsearch.aspx?q=networking

Women Owned.com Networking Index -
http://www.womanowned.com/StartingUp/Relationships/Networking.aspx

Yahoo Groups Main -
http://finance.dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Business___Finance

Yahoo Groups Business -
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=sfp&p=Networking+Groups

Why is Networking Important in Business? Ten Tips to Success

by Heidi Richards Mooney

....In order to know where to begin you must first understand what networking is and why it is important to grow your business. Networking in its purest form is simply talking to people, making connections and developing rapport to grow our circle of influence. Business networking is essentially the same except that our primary objective in business networking is to help us grow our businesses. For most of us, building a network means meeting people we can do business with or who will do business with us, or refer people who will do business with us; our ultimate goals.

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