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The Benefits of Networking With The Government for Boston Business Owners

Networking & Partnerships / By Dragan Sutevski, PhD

Whether you are in the restaurant business or the field of education, you shouldn’t underestimate networking and good relationship with the government. Yes, such a statement can sound shady and morally gray, but we aren’t alluding to anything unethical.

Businesses across the world understand the importance of networking, and in a city known for complex legislation, having contacts in the government can be advantageous.

Boston is an old city, and its political roots often found themselves close to many private companies. From General Motors to various building contractors, many companies have had interesting relationships with Boston’s public officials.

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10 Essential Tips for Successful Event Planning

Communication & Collaboration, Networking & Partnerships / By Dragan Sutevski, PhD

Planning an event can be a daunting task. There are so many elements to take into consideration and so much at stake when you’re organizing something that’s going to be in the public eye.

You want it to be successful, but what are some of the key steps? What steps should you prioritize? How do you make sure your entire team is on the same page?

In this post, we’ll cover 10 essential tips for successful event planning—from start to finish!

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Networking in Entrepreneurship: Why is it Important?

Entrepreneurship, Networking & Partnerships / By Dragan Sutevski, PhD

Being an entrepreneur is a challenging and rewarding endeavor that requires a lot of effort, dedication, and creativity. One of the most crucial aspects of being an entrepreneur is networking. It entails developing connections with other business owners, investors, customers, and professionals in your field.

Networking can give company owners access to resources, educational opportunities, marketing possibilities, talent, and support that can be essential to the success of their enterprise. Consider some of your favorite soccer players who have businesses.

In this post, we’ll look at ten reasons why networking is crucial for entrepreneurs and how it may contribute to the growth and development of their companies.

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How to Build Innovation Networks and Partnerships

How to Build Powerful Innovation Networks and Partnerships

Innovation, Networking & Partnerships / By Dragan Sutevski, PhD

Building partnerships and innovation networks are essential to success in business, especially if you want to innovate new products, services, processes, and business models. By jointly working through more efficient innovation networks and partnerships, you can build upon the strengths of other people and entities.

What’s the best way to get a new product on the market? Through innovation. Innovation involves coming up with innovative ideas, analyzing them, testing them, developing innovations, and then trying to get them accepted by other people.

When you don’t innovate, you become obsolete. Innovation is critical to any business, and the most prominent innovations today result from innovation networks where different people and companies work together to develop and bring innovation to the market.

We will discuss how you can use innovation networks to help your business innovate. In addition, we will offer steps for building an innovation network that will allow your organization to be more effective in the long run.

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10 Tips For Successful Business Networking

Entrepreneurship, Networking & Partnerships / By Dragan Sutevski, PhD

Business networking is one of the practical tools to make your company grow. It also provides a platform to build connections and meet like-minded people for development and success, both individually and professionally.

Even if most people think that networking is all about asking for favors, every successful networker knows that networking doesn’t revolve around them. Generally, business networking is about building trust and relationships with other business owners.

A key aspect of successful business networking is helping others with their needs. This is why you’ll find that some effective networkers are frequently connectors who strive to help others by promoting other business and events, providing testimonials, or referring clients.

If you have your digital business cards ready and want to grow your network effectively, here are some of the tips for successful business networking:

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Gia Janashvili: Why Should Investors and Startups Prioritize Networking Events?

Investing Money, Networking & Partnerships / By Dragan Sutevski, PhD

Startup events and conferences, whether online, in person, or a hybrid of the two, provide excellent opportunities for networking and staying current on emerging trends. Such events provide exceptional opportunities for investors and startups to meet the most innovative thinkers, experienced pundits, and worthy competitors who want to stay on top of their game. Despite their significance, many investors and entrepreneurs fail to actively take part or outright ignore them. The unmistakable omission can cost the business, though the consequences are not necessarily immediately obvious.

Gia Janashvili, a well-known entrepreneur and B2B2C consultant, believes that investors and entrepreneurs should do the opposite. Prioritizing business events and conferences, in his opinion, should go beyond simply putting them at the top of the to-do list and include ranking the events themselves. The optimistic entrepreneur recommends that investors and startups prioritize events and conferences.

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