Covenant Village of Turlock that is - venue for the 5th annual West Side Women in Action's annual Networking Conference and Vendor showcase. This is to followup on my posting of August 18.
This year we were able to award 5 scholarships and had the pleasure of all recipients being able to attend the conference with us. Not only did each woman receive her scholarship, the scholarship package includes free books and admission for the Alliance Small Business Development Center NxLeveL business training program. This is a 12-week program that provides a practical, hands-on approach to developing a business action plan designed to lead to business success. to the Go to the website http://wwww.wswia.org for a full wrap up of the convention and bios of the winners.
The event was also a networking success as we renewed friendships with other business women from previous years and initiated relationships with others we had not previously met. There I've found several resources for information and services that I have readily available for my VA business. The growing social network venues, e.g., FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. are increasingly playing significant roles in business networking; however, may we never lose the appreciation for in-person networking. As the classic Girl Scout song goes, "Make new friends {social networking}* but keep the old {in-person networking}. One is silver and the other gold."
*my clarifications
