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Expo tables are available for the CNEW Vendor Fair being held at the Fredericksburg Country Club on Tuesday, September 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Come ready to network, meet new people, make new connections, sell yourself and your wares.  (Yes, you may sell!)

The cost of a table is a bargain at $50 and includes lunch for one.  Additional lunches are $17 per person.  Sorry, no electricity or wifi available.

Spaces are limited, so sign up today!  Deadline for vendor registration is August 28.  For more information or to register, please contact Megan Mason, Event Coordinator for the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, at (540)  373-9400 or megan@fredericksburgchamber.org.

Last Thursday we had a great Brown Bag at the Fredericksburg Chamber. Topic was “Learning to use Facebook”. Speaker was Andrea Hickman.

If you’ve ever been to formal networking group’s regular meeting, you’ve probably heard of a 45 second commercial.   Each person takes 30 – 60 seconds to tell everyone who they are, what they do, and what their clients look like.  Using the same concept, try sending an email version to your closest networking partners and request that they send theirs in return.

Since this is a close networking partner, you shouldn’t need to explain who you are and what you do but you do need to be specific.  Try using this model.

I’m looking for [businesses or people] who have this specific [problem, pain, struggle, issue, or other attribute of your ideal customer].  This week, I’m specifically looking for this [type of business or person].  Also, I’m looking for an introduction to [a specific person, the owner of x business].

Note: Limit this to no more than 3 attributes. You can vary the attributes with each email.

Here’s a real example:

Tim
Subject: This Week

Here’s what I’m hunting this week.

As always, I’m looking for any business owners who are frustrated with QuickBooks.  This week, I’m specifically focusing Landscaping Companies.  Do you know anyone who owns a Landscaping Company?  Also, I’d like an introduction to Mark Murphy.  He’s an attorney in Fredericksburg.

Let me know what you’re hunting.

Mark