It is not what you know but who you know! Here are links to some local organizations where you can Network your way to success:
Combined Alameda County Chamber Calendar
Airport Area Business Association
Alameda Chamber of Commerce
Albany Chamber of Commerce
The-Bay-Area-Entrepreneur-Small-Business-Meet-Up/
Bay-Area-Entrepreneurs-Network/
BlackBusinessNetwork-Richmond-CA/
BNI San Francisco Bay
TheBoxSF-San-Francisco-Networking-Entrepreneur-Event-Space/
Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce
dmkelite/
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
dundadasociety/
eAcademy
Eastbay Women in Business Roundtable
Emeryville Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur and Small Business Academy
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Get-Real-Networking/
Hayward-Business-Networking-Group/
Hayward Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County
LeTip-of-Fremont/
Livermore Chamer of Commerce
Newark Chamber of Commerce
Network-After-Work-San-Francisco/
North-East-Bay-Area-Business-Leads-Networking-Group
Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce
Pow Wow
Professional Women's Network
sfbusinessnetworking/
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
The-Service-Based-Small-Business-Entrepreneurs-Meet-Up/
Union City Chamber of Commerce
These are just a few to get you started!!
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ReplyDeleteExcellent list! Your efforts compiling this information is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI started a BNI chapter in Walnut Creek CA from scratch and it was a lot of work... I was the first guy making the phone calls. I'm really proud of that group as it is a million dollar chapter now.
ReplyDeleteAn elevator pitch is very important... I have several pitches depending who I'm speaking with. It can be difficult to keep them all in line and natural. That is one reason I have created a formula for the elevator pitch. Here is my basic formula let me know what you think of it
4 Simple Steps to Creating the Perfect Elevator Pitch
1. Identify who you can help by starting with… I show people who (need to save money, want to buy real estate, want to own their home, can’t get a mortgage,)
2. Identify what you can help them with…. how they can (increase their revenue, income, own a home, pay less on their mortgage)
3. Identify why they can benefit... so they can (have more time freedom, enjoy home ownership, reap tax benefits, spend more time with family)
4. Ask if they know anyone like that… end with a question or ask for a referral.