Learn As You Grow As you grow you business, it's important to meet as many people and learn as much as you can.

Jun 17, 2002

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With that in mind, here are some hints that can help you throughyour next event:

Don't smoke unless other people are.
Be enthusiastic and positive. Don't grumble, complain orlament your bad day. People want to do business with winners, notwhiners.
If you don't know anyone, stand in the food line.You'll be surrounded by people you can start talking to.
Stay as late as you can. The longer you stay, the more contactsyou can make.

Excerpted from Get Smart: 365 Tips To Boost YourEntrepreneurial IQ

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