How effective are networking events…really?

My husband is NOT a fan of networking.  He thinks that people who “network” do it solely for social purposes and that it’s a complete waste of time.  Recently he said “you will never see highly successful business people at a ‘networking’ event.”
He has also been known to say “the only thing ‘networkers’ want to do [...]

How online networking can grow your business

I’ve been a member of LinkedIn for about two years now, however, it’s only been within the last couple of months that I’ve really started to use this professional networking site to my advantage.  I admit, I was skeptical at first.  I thought that by becoming active on the site I would be subjected to [...]