For many consultants and entrepreneurs, getting out means getting involved. You can’t grow a business in a vacuum, so seek out things like professional organizations, chambers of commerce and perhaps more important, conferences and trade shows.

While you might not feel the price of entry for a particular conference or trade show is accessible, here are a few things to consider. Events like these are more about the people you can potentially meet than the speakers and swag. Those relationships are what get business done. If you still feel like the price of a pass is too much, there are plenty of people who head to conferences and the associated parties to mix and mingle without ever stepping foot on the exhibit floor. + Info

Data d’elaboració: 19/12/2011
Font: Entrepreneur.com, desembre 2011
Fotografia de Me-Joaquin: CC,2.0 (by-nc-sa)