Small Business Networking Archives

Ivan Misner 09/26/2008 BNI Founder and Chairman Are you an effective networker? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to become part of the 29% of people who actually get networking right and therefore find more success.

Don Cooper 09/24/2008 President of Guerrilla Seminars and publisher of the newsletter, Money, Marketing & More Do you know the difference between a suspect and a prospect? Don Cooper talks with Jim Blasingame about how to identify the profile of customer that is most likely to do business with you and how to prospect for just that group and not spend resources on those who aren't likely to do business with you.

Alex Craddock 09/04/2008 VISA Small Business Is your small business taking advantage of the social networking opportunities available? Alex Craddock talks with Jim Blasingame about a new social networking tool his company has placed on Facebook to help small businesses connect with other businesses more efficiently and it's free to all.

Trish Rubin 08/08/2008 Education specialist and long-time corporate trainer, author of New York Minute How could there be anything new in networking? Trish Rubin talks with Jim Blasingame about her new ideas for taking networking to the next level.

Andrea Nierenberg 07/29/2008 Author of Nonstop Networking Are you using your networking communities effectively? Andrea Nierenberg talks with Jim Blasingame about how to cultivate relationships with key influencers in your networking communities. But remember that successful networking requires you to give first and receive whenever.

Ivan Misner 07/25/2008 BNI Founder and Chairman When is the hard way better than the easy way? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about taking the hard way to approaching challenges and opportunities, instead of the easy way. They also talk about the future of space travel and aliens.

Judy Balint 05/20/2008 President, MOLI.com You know what social networking is, but do you know what social commerce is? Judy Balint talks with Jim Blasingame about this relatively new angle for online networking, which is focused on entrepreneurs.

Ivan Misner 05/16/2008 BNI Founder and Chairman Networking is a powerful tool. Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame live from The BNI National Conference in Orlando, FL to talk about the Achilles heel of networking in order to better understand the strengths.

Connie Hinton John Meyer 05/16/2008 ; BNI Ohio and US National Director East Making connections is an important part of running a successful business. Connie Hinton and John Meyer join Jim Blasingame live From The BNI National Conference in Orlando, FL to talk about how to connect with people through networking. They also discuss the economy and how you can refuse to participate in a recession.

Hazel Walker 05/16/2008 BNI Indiana What's the difference between the way women and men network? Hazel Walker and Jim Blasingame go over these differences and the strengths and weaknesses associated with both.

Mike Macedonio 05/16/2008 Trainer, Referral Institute and Co-Author of Truth or Delusion How do you create referrals for life? Mike Macedonio joins Jim Blasingame for the first time to give some tips on how to do this.

Norm Dominguez 05/16/2008 CEO, BNI The profile of a typical BNI member has changed a lot since the beginning of the organization. Jim Blasingame talks with Norm Dominguez about current BNI members and how the organization works for them.

Patrick Crane 04/28/2008 VP Marketing & Advertising at LinkedIn Networking is powerful but networking electronically can be more powerful. Patrick Crane joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to use online networking as a tool to take your networking efforts and activity to the next level.

Rod Frankel 04/17/2008 President, Frankel Staffing Partners Rod Frankel is exhibiting at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce 2008 Expo and joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his theme for the Expo. They also talk about how a staffing company can help you find the right people for your small business.

Trish Rubin 04/14/2008 Education specialist and long-time corporate trainer, author of New York Minute Are you maximizing your brand this year? Trish Rubin talks with Jim Blasingame about the importance of recognizing that all businesses have a brand, how to leverage it, how to train your people about it, and why your brand could be your businesses silver bullet during an economic downturn.

Ivan Misner 03/19/2008 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of Masters of Success and Truth or Delusion? Want to know how to take your charitable giving to the next level with a foundation? Ivan Misner talks with Jim Blasingame about his 10-year old charitable foundation and how he was able to create and operate a smaller foundation by joining a larger fund that provides administration and auditing, but Ivan still gets to direct his contributions to the charities of his choice.

Patricia Weber 02/05/2008 America's #1 Sales Coach for Introverts When you network, what are your motivations? Pat talks with Jim about how to make sure that your networking motivations will produce long term success for your small business.

Ivan Misner 02/04/2008 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of Masters of Success and Truth or Delusion International Networking Week is the week that extra emphasis and awareness is given to this 21st century skill that is critical for small business owners to have. Ivan talks with Jim about this week and some of the things that are happening around the world in recognition it.

Andrea Nierenberg 01/23/2008 Author of Nonstop Networking How far is your networking efforts getting you? Andrea joins Jim to offer several networking tips and to explain that networking is part of business development process, not the end of it.

Trish Rubin 12/21/2007 Education specialist and long-time corporate trainer, author of New York Minute Are you a world-class networker? Trish talks with Jim about how to become a real world-class networker, regardless of where you are.

Ilise Benun 11/16/2007 Author, Marketing Creative Services On-line, Self-Promotion On-line and Stop Pushing Me Around Do you have the right attitude to be a successful networker? Ilise talks with Jim about how attitude contributes -- or not -- to your networking success. They also talk about using dogs (honest) as a networking ice-breaker.

Ivan Misner 11/14/2007 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of Masters of Success and Truth or Delusion How does online networking compare to in-person networking? Ivan talks with Jim about this, plus now attitude plays a part in successful networking.

Ivan Misner 10/17/2007 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of Masters of Success and Truth or Delusion What does a butterfly have to do with networking? Ivan talks with Jim about how the butterfly effect impacted him and how it can be involved in virtually every human interaction we have.

Trish Rubin 09/14/2007 Education specialist and long-time corporate trainer, author of New York Minute How are women different than men when their networking and doing business? Trish and Jim talk about some of these differences, and how they help and hinder women in their quest for success in the marketplace.

Andrea Nierenberg 09/10/2007 Author of Nonstop Networking How is networking different in other countries? Andrea has just returned from a trip to China, and she talks with Jim about what you need to know when making new acquaintances and business prospects in other countries and cultures.

Ivan Misner 08/31/2007 Founder & Chairman, BNI and author of many books, including soon-to-be-released, Masters of Sales After a brief discussion about why a networking organization is not possible in the communist environment of mainland China, Ivan and Jim make the direct connection between sales success and networking in the 21st century.

Trudy Jean Evans 07/11/2007 Author of The Pied Piper Principle: Lead and They Will Follow An essential part of leadership development is effective networking, and Trudy Jean talks with Jim about how to accomplish this leadership skill.

Ivan Misner 07/03/2007 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of Masters of Success and Truth or Delusion One of the best ways to learn things is by seeing the wrong way to do something. Ivan joins Jim to talk about some of the networking faux pas that you should avoid when you're trying to build business relationships.

Ed Wallace 06/26/2007 Author of Fares to Friends - How to Develop Outstanding Business Relationships Relationship capital is arguably the most important capital your small business can have, and Ed talks with Jim about why and how to get more of it.

Andrea Nierenberg 05/23/2007 Author of Nonstop Networking Do you know how to find the low-hanging fruit of your networking activity? Andrea talks with Jim about how to grow your business without spending any money.

Ilise Benun 05/14/2007 Author, Marketing Creative Services On-line, Self-Promotion On-line and Stop Pushing Me Around Networking isn't as intuitive as it might seem. It is possible to network badly, and Ilise talks with Jim about how to avoid that unfortunate behavior.

Andrea Nierenberg 02/09/2007 Author of Nonstop Networking Helping Jim celebrate International Networking Week, Andrea and Jim talk about what it takes to be an effective and successful networker.

Trish Rubin 02/06/2007 Education specialist and long-time corporate trainer, author of New York Minute Trish joins Jim for the first time during International Networking Week to talk about her theory of networking being basic communication and the importance of networking face to face.

Ivan Misner 02/02/2007 Founder & CEO of Business Network International and author of many books, including Truth or Delusion Ivan joins Jim to kick off International Networking Week, which is the first full week of February, and what activities are happening around the world. They also talk about what it means to be a successful networker.

Ivan Misner 12/22/2006 Founder and CEO of BNI and author of many books, including Masters of Success and Truth or Delusion? Visionaries have been talking about networking for decades, but what is the future of networking. Ivan is one of the world's top networking experts and he joins Jim to talk about the future of this very important element of small business success.

Kelle Sparta 12/11/2006 Founder of Sparta Success Systems Networking doesn't just happen, it takes planning and practice. Kelle joins Jim to explain how to grow your business by becoming a more effective networking.

Tom Rath 11/20/2006 Author of Vital Friends Tom and Jim talk about whether small business owners should encourage friendships between employees.

Andrea Nierenberg 10/18/2006 Author of Nonstop Networking Andrea talks with Jim about the importance of following up once a networking contact is made, and how to do that.

Ivan Misner 09/12/2006 Founder & CEO of BNI and author of Masters of Success and the soon-to-be-released, Truth or Delusion? Ivan begins his visit with Jim by giving a clinic on how to grow an organization organically. Then they move on to disspell some of the myths of networking.

Glenn Llopis 09/08/2006 Founder of Power Insights International, Inc. / Glenn Llopis & Associates (New Venture Specialists) Glenn and Jim talk about how to do a better job of aligning your networking activity with customer profiling. They also talk about why you should be profiling those prospects who will be the most likely to be good customers for your small business.

Ivan Misner 07/21/2006 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of Masters of Success Ivan talks with Jim about what he's learned about networking internationally, including the sharing of business cards, shaking hands, etc.

Ken Leebow 06/27/2006 Author of 300 Incredible Things on the Internet book series Ken joins Jim to talk about how to leverage various Internet resources to gain a competitive advantage and grow your small business.

Andrea Nierenberg 06/16/2006 Author of Nonstop Networking Andrea and Jim talk about the importance of being aware in order to be a successful networker, and to remind you that in networking, it's not all about you.

Keith Ferrazzi 05/22/2006 Founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight; author of Never Eat Alone Keith joins Jim to talk about the best ways to make long-lasting connections with the human beings you meet and do business with.

Ivan Misner 05/10/2006 Founder and CEO of Business Network International and author of many books, including Masters of Success Ivan joins Jim to talk about how to grow your business by becoming a center of influence.