When you are looking to connect with other business owners and get the word out about your business, how do you start finding those networking events? Here are a few places to start:
- Your local Chamber of Commerce may have open mixers
- BNI – Business Networking International has chapters across the globe
- Social Media Club – Not all of the businesses are in the business of social media, but use social media to connect with their audience
- Meetup – hobby groups up to professionally oriented groups
Another route is to find various events in your region to attend for just a day, connect with people there, and ask them how they network locally and routinely. A few events I’m sure to attend:
- WordCamp – a conference about WordPress
- PodCamp – a conference about Podcasting
- BarCamp – a conference about technology in general
And finally, you can check any types of conferences happening in your region using sites that aggregate social events.
- Lanyrd
- Plancast
What ways have you connected with other businesses for networking offline? Leave a comment below
