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Get the word out! Last week I suggested that positioning yourself as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) would be a good way to attract people with similar interests who value similar expertise into your network. They will tend to find you. To help them find you, you have to get the word out about your expertise. Getting the word out can take many forms/channels and often using multiple channels will result in a stronger and reinforced message. Examples include, publishing a book, publishing articles in industry magazines, being the subject of an interview in the media (radio, newspaper, or TV), speaking to various groups, writing your own and/or contributing to other blogs, and simply providing help and advice to others. While you should not simply copy your material from one channel for use in another, the topics can be repurposed – preferably with a new twist. Be sure to highlight all of this in your LinkedIn profile as many networkers search LinkedIn for people with specific expertise. So, develop your expertise and then get the word out.
Join the SBAC and Jewish B2B on our annual Business Leaders Delegation trip to Springfield on April 23rd! Our state elected officials influence and shape policies that directly impact small businesses and our local communities. As small business advocates and leaders, it is important to have our voices, thoughts, and ideas heard by the decision makers in Springfield.
The one-day trip will include meetings Department Chairs, State House and Senate leadership. Our day will end with a dinner reception in Springfield.
On this trip, we will actively push a non-partisan small business agenda laser-focused on improving the economic environment for small business owners and the state as a whole. Our agenda includes:
Lowering excessive LLC fees to match corporate fees
Allowing small businesses to raise capital via intrastate equity crowdfunding
Leveling the playing field for all businesses by curbing the excessive tax breaks handed out to retain individual companies
More trip details to follow soon including transportation and reception information. For questions, contact Blanca at Blanca@sbacil.org.
Position yourself as an SME! Being recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) is a good way to attract people with similar interests who value similar expertise into your network. They will find you, so you will not have to work as hard at finding them. Of course, this assumes that you really have an expertise in some subject that is of interest/value to others. Think about what you are passionate about. Chances are that you are or can be good at something for which you have a passion. As long as that relates to a direction in which you want to grow your network, you have a good start.
The 2-acre parking lot attached to a vacant movie theater “eyesore” on McCormick Road will be transformed into a simple park with turf, a state official said.
“It’s been there for a long time,” said David St. Pierre, executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, which owns the property. “We worked for the past 10 years with different scenarios of people having interest in developing something. It just has never quite made it to the finish line.”
Residents living near the lot and former movie theater call it an eyesore and have been pushing both the city and reclamation district to fix up the property. They said it attracts criminals and gang activity.
