The Benefits of Networking and Learning New Strategies for 2011

Many business owners need to update their plans and strategies for 2011. A way to improve your business is to attend events that offer both education and networking. Continued learning and connections will help your business prosper.

Networking and education are both equally important in obtaining your goals for 2011. Both activities will aid in building your business and making connections with like-minded professionals. Many business owners including: doctors, dentists, even cupcake makers fail to realize that there's always room for personal growth. With technology the way it is today, you can't come up with a service or product that works now and stick to that system forever without any improvement to it itself, or the way it's marketed.

Chances are in a few years if you're still doing what you're doing today without updating your business your success will fade. Your competition is constantly thinking of new ways to educate themselves, network, and overall improve their business. What business owners need to do is to continue to build their knowledge and skills by attending seminars, connecting with other professionals, and taking classes to learn new strategies and business techniques.

Doing so has many return benefits. First of all, you'll feel more confident in yourself and your business. Having this gained confidence will make you happier and better able to perform your work. Second of all, keeping up with industry trends and technology will put your business ahead of the competition. Therefore, gaining more customers and becoming an innovator. Finally, by working to improve your business your customers will respect you and know that you're working your best to provide the best product or service possible for them.

That's exactly what our goal is at Talan through our BIZMix events. Not only to set-up an opportunity to network and educate through guest speakers, but also to show that attending events similar to this event is beneficial to the future of your company.

Join Talan SBS along with 50+ business professionals for the first BIZMix of 2011! This time our guest speaker will be Linda Pelliccioni of Twenty 20 Coaching. She will be speaking about "Effective Goal Setting and Implementation". Not only forming goals, but pursuing them correctly is an excellent way to kick off your business plan this New Year!

During Linda's presentation you can expect to learn: how to turn a dream into a SMART goal, how to stay motivated to achieve your goals, How to identify and plan for obstacles that may get in the way of achieving your goals and how to make sure you are working TODAY and every day to reach your goals.

Networking with other businesses is another primary benefit to attending this event. Through networking, owners can build their client base. They also can receive advice and compare experiences with other business professionals. Doing so will help them feel more connected to the business community, and ease the stress many business professionals feel.

It's events like this that the state of Michigan needs on a regular basis in order to help build relationships and create optimism for the future of our local economy. Click here to learn more information about this free event designed to help you improve your business! http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ofkb5udab&oeidk=a07e37b55g2a76d6bd9