Showcasing your company at a monthly networking meeting is a benefit of membership in the LI Center. Members are entitled to showcase free once a year.
February Meeting 2012
Karen Baker Blum
Presents
Business as Pleasure
A Proven, Step-By-Step Approach to Sales that is Friendly, not “Salesy”
Every owner or founder goes into business because s/he has a product to offer. Entrepreneurs work overtime to learn how best to deliver their service and earn a reputation in their industry. In fact, that is often the main focus that the business owner prefers. But there is vital function in the business world that must be delivered, and that is the job of bringing in customers. And, despite the fact that they are experts at their trade, and not professional salespeople, the burden of the sales function falls on the business owner. The problem is, many business owners downright HATE to sell!
In our culture, salespeople are perceived as high-pressure, pushy and even dishonest. In a typical buying situation, this will be your prospect’s suspicion about you, right or wrong. So when the business owner finds him or herself in the position of salesperson, is it no wonder that we feel bad about ourselves, end up offering discounts that gobble our profits up, and generally grovel to get new business or keep existing accounts?
If you are a business owner, and you hate to sell, wouldn’t you love to know how to have enough of and the right kind of clients to prosper your business? Wouldn’t you appreciate knowing how to keep your prices high and attract new clients, many at a time, rather than making sales calls and networking, only to be rejected? And, how would it be if you had qualified customers asking you, “What’s my next step? How can I work with you?”
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Fox Hollow, 7725 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, NY 11797
Member of the Month - January 2012
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New Member Breakfast
What Is It?
The Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women welcomes members who have recently joined the LI Center. The New Member Breakfast provides a venue to introduce new members to the people and programs that make up the LI Center’s many activities.
Who Is Invited?
LI Center members who have joined the LI Center within the past eighteen months, have not been to a New Member Breakfast, and would like to meet and network with the LI Center Board, sponsors, and other new members.
What Is the Fee?
There is no charge - you are a guest of the LI Center.
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LI Center New Member Breakfast
Friday, January 27, 2012
7:30am – 9:30am
The Milleridge Inn
585 North Broadway, Jericho, NY 11753