Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy June Meetup

June Topic: Building Social Capital

Whether you like it or not, as an entrepreneur, your success depends a great deal on how other people perceive you. From investors to clients to those who are simply browsing, the more positively they view your personally, the more positively they will view your work.

All endeavors require 3 types of capital in varying proportions. They are financial, intellectual and social. Most business people focus on the first two and never bother to develop the third, believing it to be a natural or intrinsic ability. This misunderstanding is why many entrepreneurs with great ideas never get off the ground.

All things being equal, people do business with people they like. Rare is the case where one proposal is far and away better than any other. When a person has to make a choice, he is undeniably swayed by his personal feelings. Learn how to tilt the scale in your favor!

Success in social business meetings has more to do with preparation and mind set than any natural charisma. We don’t just teach you to be charming. We teach you behaviors that will help you close deals.

Join us at the June meeting to learn how to properly conduct the mythical “Power Lunch.” It isn’t dead. We'll show you some very simple tricks to increase your power wattage and make you and your business more attractive to potential clients.

Why lunch? Because before business gets to the boardroom, it has to get past the table where relationships are first developed. Lunch is that important step that takes you from a simple business card at a networking event to substantive meetings.

Please join us for an evening that will measurably increase your ability to close more business.

*** Bring business cards!! ***

We do personal introductions during the first half. The first 52 people to arrive at the meeting will each get a playing card (from a traditional deck of cards) and will be able to make a 30-second personal introduction. The 2 Joker cards are reserved for 2-minute announcements ($10 each) from the front of the room. The Joker cards are given out on a first come, first served basis. Lastly, we have a table at the side and you're welcome to bring flyers and promotional material to share with other members.

The featured presentation will be in the second half after a 10-minute networking break.

Thank you.

Patrick.

Patrick Schwerdtfeger, Organizer
Author of "Webify Your Business, Internet Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed"

Learn more about the book at http://www.WebifyBook...