A successful day today - picked myself a new customer who was referred to me by staff at the
Northern Adelaide Business Enterprise Centre - commonly known as
NABEC.
You have heard me rave about the value of their business breakfasts in the past, but here is another reason why you should consider being a member of
NABEC - it can lead to a heap of new customers!!!!
We have all spent plenty of time (and usually money) thinking of better ways to promote our businesses. Telephone books, signage, sponsorship, blaa, blaa, blaa - all with the view of getting our name out there so more customers will call.
We have all gone to a network meeting or two in the hope of meeting as many people as we can to pass out as many business cards as we can and hopefully someone who is there will need our products or services (or remember where they left our business card when an associate of theirs needs our products or services months later!!!).
And then you have an organisation like
NABEC whose charter it is to help businesses with problems they may have - a perfect opportunity to let an organisation who helps other businesses know about your products and services simply by becoming a member!!!!
The new customer I met today had gone to NABEC because they were in an absolute mess with their bookkeeping - in fact one of the owners made the comment that no-one dared come near their house on a Sunday because that was her day for doing the bookkeeping!!! Nice way to spend a Sunday - NOT!!!!
After a 2 hour chat they are now very excited because they can have next Sunday off as I will be there first thing Monday morning to sort out their data!!!
All this came about because one business went to
NABEC with a problem and the staff at
NABEC knew of another business that could help them with their problem - WIN, WIN, WIN!!!!
Well worth considering becoming a member.