Business networking is establishing mutually beneficial relationships with other business people and potential clients to help grow a business. It has advantages like being inexpensive compared to other marketing methods, helping find partners, and allowing for convenient international connections. The document provides tips for building an international business network online such as joining international groups, interacting with contacts, understanding cultural differences in networking, and leveraging existing networks like LinkedIn. Specific international networking platforms are also mentioned. Lastly, it discusses differences between Chinese and American professional networks in terms of blending personal and business relationships.

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2. outline
• Introduction
• Advantages

3. Introduction
• Definition:Business networking is the process of establishing
a mutually beneficial relationship with other business people
and potential clients and/or customers.

4. Advantages
• Inexpensive Method
less expensive than any other type of advertising or
marketing--- word-of-mouth advertising.
• Find Partners
Online networking can help you get the partners you need as
well.
• Convenience & Save Time
Working with people who live in other countries can be easily
overcome with a online networking.

5. Build Your International Business network
online

6. 1, Join International Groups and Networks
Participating in online discussions that include international
voices is a primary way to make connections and expand
your international network.
2, Find a Way to Interact With Your Contacts
Collecting contacts internationally isn’t merely a matter of adding
connections to your social sites

7. 3, Understand How Networking Differs in Other Cultures
There are significant differences in culture that alter the way you
network
4, Don’t Forget About the Classics
While targeting international networks and groups is effective,
networks that you may already belong to, like LinkedIn, Facebook,
and Twitter, can also be extremely helpful if leveraged properly.

8. Viadeo: Like LinkedIn, but oriented for European business
Ushi.cn: An invite-only business networking platform for China
A Small World: Another invite-only networking site that links members with other members,
discussions, and events related to their interests
Internations: Connect with expats living around the world. Membership is invitation-based,
but you can request an invitation, so you don’t actually need to know a member.
Xing: Like LinkedIn, but has a stronger presence in Europe
Sandbox Network: Designed for the most influential people under age 30, this by-application-
only social network has “ambassadors” in more than 20 cities.
MeetingWave: This site allows you to search for networking events and meetings by interest
and location. Look for international networking events near you.
GeeksOnaPlane: Promotes cultural exchange through technology and entrepreneurship. You
can request an invite to join the group on their international travels.
Orkut: This is Google’s social networking site, which is quite popular in Brazil and India.

9. How to use facebook for professional
networking

11. How to setup your
facebook for professional
use?
How to find others to
network with?
How to use facebook for
professional networking?

12. Divide your facebook into two parts

13. Using Facebook groups for networking:

14. Chinese and American managers' professional
networks

15. Chinese and American managers' professional
networks
• Chinese culture condones the blending of business
and personal relationships, and business contacts
often interact very much like they would within their
own family.
• Americans would limit their emotional connections
with those on whom they depend for economic
resources (for example, budget allocations, financing,
personal loans). In fact, the presence of an economic
tie decreases affect-based trust!

16. Conculsion