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How to Start a Business in the Off Season

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Actively engage in networking during the off-season. This involves meeting with people 'belly-to-belly, face-to-face, hand-to-hand.' Schedule coffee meetings with various professionals, including bankers, suppliers, potential partners, and especially parallel companies. Parallel companies are those that offer services similar but not directly competitive to yours (e.g., tree removal services if you're in landscaping). Establishing these relationships can lead to mutual referrals and expanded opportunities, creating a strong network of support and business exchange.

Goal: Establish and strengthen professional relationships to generate referrals and expand business opportunities.

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  • Bankers N/A — Financial advice, potential loans, and financial networking
  • Chambers of Commerce N/A — Business community engagement and networking events
  • Parallel Companies N/A — Mutual referrals and collaborative opportunities
  • People Skills N/A — To effectively interact and build rapport during networking
  • Coffee N/A — Facilitating casual business meetings

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no you don't don't lie to me do it networking is a key element to success it's the difference between you and everybody else that's trying to do what you do belly to belly face to face hand to hand shake hands meet people make things happen go do it learn the skills you're not comfortable doing it I'm not comfortable doing doing it nobody is the people that are at TH those meetings they're not comfortable get over it that's how you become a business owner that's how you become successful go out and meet people Network coffee everybody likes coffee even people that don't like coffee will still go out to coffee with you go out to coffee with your Banker go out to coffee with anybody that will meet you parallel companies companies that do something similar to you but slightly different every single day of the week I set up me meetings Chambers of Commerce I go out and meet with them I go out and meet with tree companies do I cut down trees no but I have tree companies that I meet with so when I have a job site that I can they can benefit from I can call them up they're a reflection of my company I know what they do and when they have work and they're appreciating the all the work I'm sending their way guess what they

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