Network Plano.com March 25th Meeting

The Network Plano.com business meeting this morning had a great turn-out to hear John Bottone with Knockout Specialties give a presentation on Business Networking Skills and Strategies.

There were 18 attendees encompassing 12 members and 6 guests, however by meeting's end we were pleased to announce the conversion of THREE of our guests to full membership!

Welcome Brandi Grosvenor with Metrocrest Coffee News to our membership!

Welcome Dennis Smith of Computer Business Solutions, Inc to our membership!

Welcome Susan Rouke of HFG Financial to our membership!

We also want to acknowledge our guests this week:

• American Success Stories - Bob Grizzle, Executive Producer
• Client Link - Daphne Lee, Owner - www.clientlinkcards.com
• Mindset Coaching - Valery Satterwhite, Success Coach - www.demandmiracles.com

During the meeting we had several members share helpful information about their business or industry. A few of those comments are highlighted below.....

• "The biggest business challenge is people just aren't ready to deal with business challenges" - Tom Pritchard - Stonebriar Business Consultants www.stonebriarbusinessadvisors.com
• "A computer backup is not really a backup unless you get the data off-site....There are several solutions available that are affordable, especially compared to losing your business" - David Kohn - DNK Solutions www.dnkonsite.com
• "For the last 19.5 years, we install software for accounting and inventory control and we only offer the #1 software in the industry and it fits in all size companies" - Dennis Smith - Computer Business Solutions www.cbsi-corp.com
• "In case you haven't noticed, electricity rates are going up. It can take up to 6 weeks for the transition to go through, so act now to get the lower rates in place prior to the more expensive summer months" - Karen O'Bryan - Ignite www.theenergygame.com
• "People are so confident in Wells Fargo Home Mortgage that they are walking-in to the mortgage office asking to work with one of our loan officers" - Ken Stampe - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage www.homeloan-officer.com
• "From socks to underwear to hats to executive gifts. We even imprint the Neiman Marcus stockings with a personal name as an example of the different things we can do to market your business" - John Bottone - Knockout Specialties www.knockoutspecialties.com
• "Property, liability, worker's comp and other business insurance is our specialty. My competition wants your business based on lowest price. Often times we win business by asking a lot of questions and exposing your true risks. My job is to do much more than just quote price." - Brad Moore - Boley-Featherstone Insurance www.bfiplano.com
• "Did anyone hear the national news of a 2.9% national INCREASE in home sales for February? Dallas real estate is one of the top 5 housing markets IN THE COUNTRY!" - Kim Boyko - Re/Max Dallas Suburbs www.keithdobbsteam.com

Following the business "30 second commercials", John Bottone of Knockout Specialties provided a lecture on business networking skills. Read a summary and review of the presentation here.

After the presentation there was open networking and it looked as though as many as 5 different one-on-ones were conducted at the restaurant after the meeting concluded.

Looking to connect your business to other business professionals?  Visit our next meeting of Network Plano.com and see if a professional business networking group is a fit for you. We meet every Tuesday in Plano, TX at La Madeleine restaurant in their private room at the Preston Road and Park Lane location. Contact us at info@networkplano.com for more information.