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JICNY Networking Resources
Computing
- Remote computer access: LogMeIn [www.logmein.com]
- Send Large Files: YouSendIt [www.yousendit.com]
- Online Backup Service: Mozy [www.mozy.com]
- Searching your computer efficiently: Google Desktop [desktop.google.com]
Personal Finance Tools
- www.mint.com – manage your finances online
News
- New York Enterprise Report [www.nyreport.com] – a Business Tool Box and Magazine
Printing
- VistaPrint [www.vistaprint.com]
- For on-demand printing: mimeo [mimeo.com] or fedex kinkos
Business/Organization Tools
- Jott [www.jott.com] – "a voice to text service that makes staying organized and in touch easy"
Post Cards and Thank yous
- www.ups.com/postcards – link defunct
Commuting
- HopStop [www.hopstop.com] – Get somewhere efficiently
People
- Meetup.com [www.meetup.com] – Meet people locally
- The Lunch Club [www.thelunchclub.com] – Never eat lunch alone
Interns:
- Craigslist [newyork.craigslist.org]
- University recruitment offices
- MountBatten Interns – 1 year employees from London on supervised program
Resources for the speaking circuit:
- Chambers of commerce
- Meetup.com
- Seedco [seedco.org]
- Small Businesses Development Corporation
- Downtown Business Alliance
- FIT
- Entrepreneurs Organization [http://www.eonetwork.org/]
- NY Small Business Development Center [www.nyssbdc.org/]
- Vistage [www.vistage.com]
Reading
- Who Moved My Cheese?: Spencer Johnson
- Straight from the Gut: Jack Welsh
- Good to Great: James Collins
- Built to Last: James Collins
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Stephen R. Covey
- The Tipping Point: Malcolm Gladwell
- Rich Dad Poor Dad: Robert Kiyosaki
- Summaries.com [www.summaries.com] -- Weekly emails of executive summaries of new business books
- Fortune Small Business magazine
- Crain's New York Business [www.crainsnewyork.com]
- New York Enterprise Report [www.nyreport.com]
- Fast Company [fastcompany.com]
- www.buzsum.com – 52 weeks of summaries – Link Defunct
Knowing about business makes you more interesting in conversations.
Networking List:
- Quentin’s friends
Business Cards & Email Address:
- State what you do
- Use back of card to tell more
- Your email address should not be AOL or Yahoo, but one with a domain name
- You can maintain Yahoo accounts, etc. and just forward them to the domain
- Use email signatures on all email correspondence – increases branding and people learn what you do professionally
Meeting Places
Where you meet says so much about you. Many up-market hotels have lobbies that you can sit in. Often no drink expected. A pot of coffee costs the same as a Starbucks latte.
Jodi’s Favorites:
- Marriott Marquis Lobby (1535 Broadway) – busy and professional; central location with Starbucks in the Lobby
- Royalton Hotel (44 West 44th Street)
- W Hotel Lobby Bars
