As a professional wedding entrepreneur, you’ve likely heard that building strong business relationships is one of the most important steps to growing your wedding business and ensuring its long-term sustainability. But how do you go beyond casual connections to create partnerships that truly support your goals?
If you operate a business in the wedding industry, it’s highly probable you’re feeling the impact of the slowdown in available business. In the meantime, wedding entrepreneurs are actively exploring various strategies to sustain their companies. One of those strategies is embracing collaboration with other industry businesses. If you are curious why you should consider collaboration, check out these compelling benefits of partnering with fellow wedding industry entrepreneurs.
Are you planning to attend a professional conference? Here are some best practices that I highly recommend. I have learned these best practices as a meeting planner and a conference attendee.
Typically, happy clients want to support the business they have invested in. Sometimes, it’s not easy for a client to support a business simply because the client cannot remember the name of a business or the client cannot find the business’s contact information anywhere. So, I created a one-page document that list 5 ways to make it easy for your clients to support you.
What can an entrepreneur learn from the hit Netflix series, “The Queen’s Gambit?” Check out this post to find out.
So, what’s a business person to do? Well, always remember that the decision to help is unapologetically yours. In the meantime, I’ve have noted below four (4) things to remember as you make your decision to get your “brain picked.”
Networking isn’t the sole reason why an entrepreneur’s business will succeed, but it is more than likely going to be the springboard for building quality partnerships, getting business referrals and gaining good PR. So, why does the idea of networking feel so displeasing?
If you are planning to attend an industry event in the upcoming weeks, here are five (5) ways to network like the boss that you are!
Last year, I had a consultation with a potential client that went extremely well — We instantly connected, laughed together, and my business presentation was on point. Per our discussion, I sent this prospect a proposal, along with a gracious “thank you for the opportunity” note. The potential client followed up to thank me and share how much they enjoyed meeting me. She even referred to me as “one sharp lady!” I thought, “I nailed this!”
So, what’s a businessperson to do? There are numerous industry experts sharing feedback and wise counsel, so I am not going to cover that today. Instead, I am going to play a little “Monday Morning Quarterback” and provide you with some advice for minimizing challenges similar to this as you register for future professional conferences.
Hey there trailblazer!
I’m Kawania (kuh won nee ah) and I own and lead two successful businesses in the creative industry. Welcome! I created this blog as a resource that you can reference as you launch, run, and scale your own successful (and sustainable) business. There’s lots of information in this blog, so bookmark it and hit me up if you have any questions. We all need a little guidance every now and then, right? Take care friend. Keep shining! Love and Soul Always, Kawania
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