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SUPPORT Don’t leave your business success to chance this year!

There are a few things you could do to achieve this. For example:

• ask existing clients for introductions

• do some results focussed business networking

• increase your traditional marketing
• improve your digital marketing

• arrange seminars/workshops or opportunities to be an event speaker

Again they’ll be many more options and a blend of many be the best plan. But to use our above example we will stick with
doing some more focussed networking in quarter one. So you might want to plan something like this:

Month One sub goal: Month Two sub goal: Month Three sub goal:
find the right types of networking events to go to choose the right one for you commit and begin developing relationships
Actions/Tasks for the month: Actions/Tasks for the month: Actions/Tasks for the month:

• Prepare and practise your networking
• research online the different groups available • Attend 4 events
message/pitch
• Start meeting members on a 1:1 basis to get to
• Ask your existing contacts where they network • Speak to existing members
know each other
• Look at the networking groups websites to make • Get the skills/training to network confidently and
effectively if you’re not comfortable • Look for way you can give to others
sure they’re it is right for you

• Speak to anyone you know who is involved • Join a group • Measure you activity and the results

• Book to go to some events