Tuesday Tips #230 Building Vendor Relationships

Starting from scratch with a small business, especially if you’ve just moved to a new area, can be overwhelming to say the least. Hooking up with local vendors may feel overwhelming without being able to show you have extensive experience. Luckily, sites like Eventbrite and even Facebook, can help you search out nearby meet-ups to let local businesses know that you have arrived! The major upside here? It is guaranteed everyone that shows up to attend these meet-ups is looking to connect and make a new partnership! Just make sure you show up with plenty of business cards…

I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction. I’ve done so many albums where I’ve been in the studio for 14 hours a day for six months just trying to come up with things on my own. It’s a nice change helping other people with their music and not being all about what I’m trying to do myself.
– Beck