1. The Golden Rules
for Faster Growth
in Your Business
Sunny Thakkar and Surina Bawa

2. Objectives of this seminar
1. The influences of social media in business development
1. The importance of networking and following up
2. How to successfully handle networking meetings
3. How to benefit from and maintain effective
strategic partnerships
5. The value of having a website

3. How are you feeling right now about
starting your own business?

4. For faster growth in
your business
follow these
GOLDEN RULES…

5. GOLDEN RULE 4
Networking.

6. Business Networking Events
Find networking events online

7. How to tackle network meetings
1. If you you’re not in a good frame of mind, don’t go to
the meeting.
2. Do your homework and be prepared.
3. Have no expectations - quality rather than quantity.
4. Don’t over do it!
5. Add these people to your contacts.
6. Add them to LinkedIn.

8. Example of follow up email
Hi John,
Hope you are well. It was great meeting you at the [name of event] exhibition
recently. I hope that you got what you wanted out of it.
I know that you got to speak to a number of people so I thought I’d send you a
link to my website so that you can see exactly who we are and what we do.
Please do send me any details you think I need so I can introduce you to my
contacts. It would be good to keep in touch and hopefully we will be able to do
something for each other soon.
Look forward to speaking with you again soon.
Regards,
Liz

9. Creating the right impression
1. Present yourself for business, you wont get a
second chance to make a first impression.
2. Take plenty of your business cards.
3. Listen, respect and maintain eye contact.
4. Take an interest.
5. Ask relevant, open questions.
6. Get them to talk first.

10. Getting your name out there
 LinkedIn
 Breakfast meetings
 Wecando.biz
 Free business directories
 Chambers of commerce
 FSB
 UKTI

11. GOLDEN RULE 3
Strategic partnerships.

12. Strategic partnerships
Strategic partnerships are key to your business, do it
right and you will see some great results.

13. Multi-faiths.
Wedding cakes.
Wedding cars.
Florists. Catering.
Stag and Hen
Organisers.
Hairdressers.
Beauticians.

14. GOLDEN RULE 2
Get your business on
social networking sites.

15. Social networks
 LinkedIn
 Facebook
 Twitter
 YouTube

16. Benefits of social media
for businesses
Facebook- More than 800 million members
YouTube- 800 million unique users a month
Twitter- More than 400 million unique users a month
LinkedIn- 150 million users

17. Facebook
Increase your businesses
1. Brand awareness
2. Community size
3. Website traffic
4. Engage with your customers

18. YouTube
• YouTube is the world’s 3rd most trafficked website.
• Google favours YouTube links.
• Chance to show off your company’s personality.
• Helps your website receive
200% to 300% more
monthly unique visitors.

19. THE GOLDEN RULE
Have a website.

20. Benefits of websites
• Get discovered
• Connect with your customer base
• Make it easier for people to contact your business
• Link your social media pages
• Sell your products and services to the
WHOLE WORLD!

21. Advertising in directories is no
longer enough . . .
• Shrinking in size and relevance.
Vs.

22. Free in-depth guide
Start-Up Guide to Developing and
Growing Your Own Business
Tips to help you exceed your
potential
E: info@easywebsiteinabox.com
W: www.easywebsiteinabox.com

23. THANK YOU
Sunny Thakkar
Business Development Manager
Surina Bawa
Marketing

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