Often times competition and new businesses often struggle to get noticed in a chosen field. Whether it is as a new business, start-up or a seasoned company that wants to bring in new business and fresh opportunities and contacts the way to do that costs nothing but time. Volunteering is a great way to network and give back to the community at the same time. Many times one can even get started from a conference room , local park, church or community center in a neighborhood. Brew a pot of coffee, hot chocolate for the kids, put refreshments and snacks on a tray and get a professional banner strung up introducing your business to the area that often has hundreds of neighbors or even investors who want to connect with an opportunity to invest and grow or partner with their own enterprise.
People start talking, handing out business cards, and like a flash mob of networking and positive gathering a business can be surprised how people want to contribute or invest in your company. Often times the company has a strong web site presence, even though they may not be as high in the search engines as they would like, but a strong website can attract opportunities that can then help pay for add-words that will get the business name out there and get the money to generate back many more times what the add words cost.
So the next time your looking out your office window , or having a slow day week or quarter don’t give up throw an engaging brightly orchestrated “block party” and bring the business to its next level. Food trucks are popular and attract people quickly and right then and there a captive audience is in front of you lines deep. So let’s get rolling all you owners and find those new customers today.