Tuesday, November 6, 2012

In the age of networking, entrepreneurs make connections and interact with other businessmen to share ideas and collaboration to increase their social capital. 
To kick start, first one must understand the importance of networking and why it is necessary.

1. Networking exposures one to many new things in life. One can leverage on other people's expertise and experience to learn and grow, which is faster than if one has to go through all the mistakes to learn from it himself.
2. Lots of businesses strive on relationship. In business, you do not need friendship, but business partnership.Inter-personal skills is extremely important, and networking allows one to move from an introvery to someone who has confidence, able to do public speaking, and also to have good socialising skills.
3. Networking allows businessmen to meet other like-minded people who would like to collaborate or do business together at some point of time.

4. As your network grows, your expertise, your business, your social circle, and your personality also improves.

After all, having one new business partner is better than having one new enemy.

So go out, and get started!!

- Posted by Leroy Lee


“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune”. - Jim Rohn

Today, in this new fast world change is the only constant. Business has evolved over several millenia, since mankind did barter trading for a living.

Why barter trading? Because early on mankind realised that they can only be best in one area, and that if they trade goods with each other, they can enjoy maximum advantages as a team.

After barter came currency, and soon it was the Industrial Age. Now, in the 21st century is the Digital Age, and people began to realise.. that networking is the fastest way to build up any single person, be it business, career, or even social life.

- Posted by Leroy Lee