What is ETP Network?

Seattle, WA residents are welcome to join the ETP global network. Expand your sphere of influence.

If you've ever wanted a bird's eye view of the ETP Network, your eagle has landed. Now you can answer the question friends and associates ask; What is ETP Network?

Brand new and hot off the press, the ETP Network introduces its newest publication, "The ETP Network: An Organizational Overview" designed, written, and compiled by Editor-in-Chief Chip Hartman and his creative team.

Quick, grab your copy right now through the ETP Network toolbar > CEO Tools > What is ETP Network?

Think of the Organizational Overview as the ETP Network's elevator speech, condensing all of the most important information about the organization into one easy-to-read online document, designed for ease of use with just one topic per page.

If you're new to the ETP Network, here is your guidebook, your road map, your orientation package, and your pocket reference all rolled into one.

So get to know the ETP Network from the ground up. Download your copy of "The ETP Network: An Organizational Overview" today. It's available at an ETPNetwork.com web site near you.

Share a copy with everyone in your network - Do it Now, before you forget!!

Jersey Shore Networking Group Meeting - November 20, 2008 at 7:00PM EST

The Seattle Networking Group is part of a larger global network call Empowering Today's Professionals Network (ETP Network). Just because you may not be able to attend networking events outside of the Seattle area, you can still expand your sphere of influence by sharing our events with people in your network. "Act local, but think global", as the ETP Network Chief Savvy Intrapreneur, Carl E. Reid, says.

The Jersey Shore Networking Group cordially invites you to attend our free monthly meeting open to both ETP Members and non-members. Our goal is to improve and further our networking skills and our grow our own networks with other business professionals using the ETP method as developed by Rod Colon. We are not a business leads network and no selling is permitted.

Space is limited to 30 attendees. Please RSVP by Monday November 17th as our last meeting was a capacity crowd. If you have any questions please contact me by email at: JerseyShoreNetworkingGroup@gmail.com use my name (Adele) in the subject line. If this Email has been forwarded to you by an invited guest please use the contact information below to assure you have a reserved seat and are added to the invitation list for future events.

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30PM EST

Location: Manalapan Library - Manalapan, NJ

Agenda:

• Educational presentation on using linked in for maximum benefit
• Round table discussion on how the group can help each attendee
• Other topics of interest for the group
  

At the conclusion for the meeting, we can get social at a near by diner.

If you did not receive an invitation or wish to join the group email us at: JerseyShoreNetworkingGroup@gmail.com

If you are interested in mass transit options please visit the NJ Transit web site at http://www.njtransit.com/ for bus schedules along Route 9 which is a block way; or you can hire a taxi from the train station which is several miles away. If you wish to car pool, please tell me your home town and I can attempt to connect people that are near each other.

ME, Inc. is in Control of the Roller Coaster

by Carl E. Reid

Up - Down - Up Again -Then Back Down one more time . . . Welcome to the "Job" roller coaster ride. This ride is consistently powered by the perceived fear imposed by supposed economic indicators.

The American Dream is no longer attained by the old formula
(four-year degree + "good company" = career progression).

Let's face it. You aren't down, because you're out of a job. You're down, because your income has stopped abruptly. Not being able to pay bills and take care of a family is what brings us down. If we start running ourselves like a business, the business of ME,Inc., we'll always be up and in control of the job roller coaster.

As an employee, the company you work for is a client. With that said, review the comparison below to start profitably running the company of ME, Inc. You are now at the controls of the job roller coaster.

Business Owner
1.Write a 5-year business plan. Review every 3 months and make adjustments. Business plan is a report card. It shows where you are now, where you're going and how you achieve profitable results. It is a proactive document.

ME, Inc.
1.Meet with boss to write a development plan. Include evaluation tasks. Review every 3 months. Get feedback from boss to make adjustments. Waiting until your 6 month or yearly evaluation for feedback is career suicide.

Business Owner
2. Marketing with ads, brochures, and business cards for product branding. Following up after the sale is marketing. Sending thank you or special occasion cards to clients is a great marketing tool for customer relationship management (CRM). The goal of all marketing activities is to creatively keep your name in front of people and always say "thank you" and "please".
Send clients article clippings on topics that interest them.

ME, Inc.
2. Market yourself with your attire, posture, communication and interpersonal skills. Something simple as sending an email is marketing. Make sure your email signature reflects your image. Remember to copy even peripheral people on emails, as you progress on a project. Keep your name in front of people and always say "thank you" and "please". Building rapport with people is marketing.

Business Owner
3. Selling includes all activities involved in winning the confidence of potential and current clients by creating win-win solutions for clients and your company. Be in the business of serving clients, not making money. The money will always follow and so will referrals, which increases sales.

ME, Inc.
3. Selling occurs all the time at a job. Making a presentation to people on a strategy or solution, quality assignment completion, interaction with co-workers is all selling scenarios. When you become the "Go to" person on your team, then people are sold on you and your skills. Mission accomplished.

Business Owner
4. Seek Advice from others; Board of directors, lawyer, accountant, mentors and business associates outside organization. Associate with other successful business owners. Partner with vendors to solicit advice from them. Talk to CEOs of companies and ask them what makes their company profitable.

ME, Inc.
4. Associate with like-minded people who can help you develop your career. Find a couple of mentors. To increase your salary, associate with people who make more than you. Ask them how they became successful. Score some browning points with your boss, by asking them how they achieved their promotion.

Business Owner
5. Networking. Get involved in organizations and events that allow for meeting new people. ALWAYS carry and give out business cards. Read article below.

ME, Inc.
5. Networking. ALWAYS carry business cards. You never know who you will meet, who may help you in advancing your career.

Business Owner
6. Diversify profit centers with multiple clients. Cross-sell products or services. 20/80 rule says 80% of profits come from 20% of current client base. The rest comes from new clients. Once you sold to a client once, it's easier to introduce a new product. Get referrals from satisfied customers. They're your best sales people.

ME, Inc.
6. Diversify income to at least equal take home pay. This is the control switch for the job roller coaster. Have more than one client, other than your employer. Use your current skills to pick up a few additional clients or start a part time business. What would you do right now, if your one and only client stopped using your services? It's not a problem if your income is diversified.

Business Owner
7. Have a business contingency back up plan, which includes having 90-120 days of operating capital.

ME, Inc.
7. Have a career back up plan.

Social Networking and Collectible Cars Mingle

As we know the world is an event, our ETP Network partner organization, Westchester New Rochelle Networking Group, is hosting a business networking social June 17, 2008 at New York City's #1 collectible car dealership TNT Classic Cars. This is a unique venue where people can travel back to yesteryear viewing vintage cars from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's, while connecting with like minded career professionals and business owners. Ahhh . . . they don't build cars like that any more.

Although this opportunity to network may be a hike from your neck of the woods, you can still network long distance. Maybe you have family, friends or associates in the New York, New Jersey or Connecticut area. [Re]Connect with them by letting them know about this event. Use the email or phone call about this networking event as an excuse to catch up with someone you haven't spoken to in a while. It doesn't matter, if they go to the event or not. You're just letting someone know you were thinking about them and you care about their success. This simple gesture is a networking home run!!

Click here for details on this networking opportunity.