Do you have a networking toolkit? No entrepreneur should leave home without one. Take a few minutes now and pull one together. Your kit should contain the following items:
* plenty of business cards
* couple of pens
* invites to an upcoming event your hosting
* business cards of professionals you prefer
You also need to have a networking mindset; which means act like a host not a guest.
Think of how you might act if you were hosting the event instead of just coming as a guest. Would you be more out-going? Would you operate in a ‘giving’ mode? Would you look for lulls in conversation and introduce people to each other? If you act like a host you will find you are the one who will get more quality contacts.
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