Business Times’ panel of local professionals agrees that the best networking is face to face At its core, a business network is a type of social network whose sole reason for existing is to assist business people and their places of business generate sales and activity. And with the [...]
The Grand Valley business community has multiple associations and networks where businesspeople can join together to promote their businesses, build relationships, assist one another through leads, share information and understand regulations and obstacles that affect their businesses. “We switched from using the word ‘networking’ to ‘building business relationships’ [...]
The Grand Valley is truly blessed with three great service organizations with its Lions, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. And while networking is either forbidden, discouraged or not the purpose of these organizations, it is obvious to the members and others who know them that the relationships developed within the [...]
When it comes to networking in the Grand Valley, as it does across the country, the favorite spots for locals revolve around a cup of coffee. Perhaps the biggest problem the valley’s networkers face is in deciding where to meet, as our area boasts many great coffee houses—whose specialties [...]
Social media can be effective tool when properly managed and implemented The trend that has become Social Networking can certainly help a business or owner increase the bottom line through the sharing of ideas, events, and interests with other like minded business people. But in many cases, this trend [...]
As local business owners and managers look forward to 2012, many are seeing a repeat of 2011 according to a panel of local banking professionals. Although this year there is indeed one additional concern—the presidential election coming in November. “Sitting on the sidelines” and uncertainty were the most [...]
As the Grand Valley economy begins to come out of the recession of the proceeding years, one of the things that businesses will need is the capital to grow. And while obtaining financing is indeed one of the most difficult obstacles a business will have to overcome, the SBA continues [...]
We have seen substantial hiring in the energy sector and small increases in retail, restaurants and other business,” says John Hildebrand of Autopaychecks in Grand Junction, “The exception would be the construction industry as there is still an inventory overload across the Grand Valley. But overall, the trend is [...]
In 2011, the stock market went nowhere, so I guess we’ll take a mulligan,” says Doug May of May Investments, “However, the economic fundamentals look better now than they did at the beginning of 2011.” Overall, May talks to the fact that corporate earnings are higher while stock prices [...]
Locally we see a economy that is no longer in decline but slowly, very slowly, beginning to recover,” says Diane Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, “And that will lead to some job growth and some capital expenditures.” “The city and county continue to invest in infrastructure [...]
