Building a Business
Are You a Benefit to Your Network?
Value your contacts and they will value you. Entrepreneurs swear by their connections. But sometimes they swear at them as well.
By Debra Kaye
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Business Funding
Meeting the Right People Is Worth It, Even If You Have to Pay for Access
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
Employees Yearn to Learn. Here’s What Employers Can Do to Help.
Training can ensue in a variety of settings short of the college campus.
By Will Staney
Building a Business
Where the Real Deals Are Ignited at Conferences — the Bar
Weary travelers should ward off the impulse to retreat to their hotel room. Instead descend on the lucrative business nexus.
Building a Business
Avoid Wasting Time and Money on Conferences With These 5 Tips
You can still get some valuable networking and learning experiences without attending an event.
By Iman Jalali
Marketing
5 Essential Tips on How to Get the Most Out of Conferences
Conferences can be either extremely boring or extremely useful. Here are a few tips on making the most of your time at these events.
By Jake Gibson
Marketing
3 Things You Might be Doing Wrong if Your Tech Conference Flopped
Your company tech conference will be an invaluable marketing opportunity blown if selling is all you plan to do.
Building a Business
Need to Privately Instant Message Your Entire Team at a Conference? Try This Slick App
Serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber says you need this free, ultra-convenient mobile messaging app to seamlessly keep in touch with large groups at events.
Building a Business
Seek Out and Land Speaking Spots to Boost Your Business
Do your research, get your submissions in order, and prepare to do your best.
By Zach Cutler
Thought Leaders
Get the Most From Conferences, Even on a Startup Budget
The world, and your industry, are bigger than your address book. Conferences are a chance to learn more and maybe get the break you're ready for.
By Kai Sato
Building a Business
Save Big on Trade Shows, Then Work Your Magic
These events present big opportunities to make connections and develop new partnerships.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
Staging the Anti-Conference That Will Pull in Young Entrepreneurs
A confab that drew lots of youthful women in business provides lessons on how to tailor your event to attract millennials.
Building a Business
9 Major Networking No-No’s
Networking can open doors to new partnerships, clients and vendors. But if done incorrectly, it can turn people off. Avoid these nine mishaps.
By Maren Hogan
Building a Business
How to Build Your Network Like a Super Connector
Enlarging the circle of potential clients, partners and mentors is a challenge for those not born minglers, but it's possible.
By Jared Ringel
Entrepreneurs
Capturing a Sliver of Your Business Trip for Yourself
A corporate nomad explains her discovery of ways to absorb the amazing places in her travels while still accomplishing her business goals.
By Paula Phelan
Business Funding
At This Business Conference, Roasted Marshmallows Replace Cell Phones
Sonja Rasula was tired of boring business conferences. So, she used her summer camp memories as a launch pad for CAMP, a new kind of networking event for adults.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Delta and LinkedIn Team Up For In-Flight Networking Project
LinkedIn and Delta create partnership to match up mentors and mentees on planes en route to industry events.
By Nina Zipkin
Online Presence
Facebook to Hold Its First Developer Conference Since 2011
The conference, to be held in San Francisco on April 30, will focus on the development of mobile apps.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
You Know You’re a SXSW Attendee When…
Attendees at this Austin conference aren't like any other.
Tech
SXSW: The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Get Noticed
Want to stand out at SXSW? Be helpful, interesting and real. With these tips and others, our experts help you make stronger connections at one of the biggest conferences of the year.
By Jacob Hall
Entrepreneurs
For SXSW, Courtyard By Marriott Creates Mini Guestrooms With Millennials in Mind
Marriott is betting these 'pods', which can be booked in 30-minute increments, will help far-flung attendees cope during the crush of SXSW festival.
By Linda Lacina
Building a Business
Tone It Down: 5 Introverted Lessons for Extroverts
Sometimes, it pays to be quiet and reserved. Here are the benefits of not being the center of attention.
Building a Business
How to Survive South By Southwest
A veteran attendee shares his tips on making the most of this tech and networking festival.
Building a Business
The Inventor’s Guide to Trade Shows: 10 Must-Know Secrets
Going to trade shows provides an opportunity to scope out the competition, get inspired and land deals. Here is how to best utilize your time at these events.
Building a Business
Going to SXSW? Here’s Your Survival Guide.
Fourteen things you need to know now if you're headed to the big event in Austin, Texas.
Building a Business
Tips to Help Entrepreneurs Weather the February Hustle and Bustle
While February may be the month for romance, it also happens to be the busiest for meetings. Here are a few ways to stay on top of your game.
By Jay O’Connor
Marketing
10 Must Attend Tech Conferences in 2014
These meetups are great opportunities to learn, network and get feedback.
By Alon Alroy
Building a Business
The Do’s and Don’ts of This Year’s Hottest Conferences
Professionals from technology, entrepreneurship, finance and beyond offer their picks and advice.