Is It Necessary for Small Business Owners to Network?

You’re a busy person as a small business owner. With customers and clients to look after and employees to manage, you only have so many hours in the day to network. Which may lead you to wonder, “What’s the point?”

Networking is essential for small business owners as it is for any other business professional. This page explains why, and by the end, you might have changed your mind about how important networking is to you.

New leads, customers, and clients are obvious.

If you own a successful small business, you most likely have several marketing channels that work well enough to keep you profitable and in business.But keep in mind the age-old adage: A business that isn’t growing is dying.

When it comes to small businesses, you never know when the rug will be pulled out from under you. What if your marketing efforts suddenly stop working? For example, if the cost of pay-per-click advertising increases.

What if a competitor opens up shop right next door? Even if it is not prudent from a business standpoint.

What if the economy collapses and fewer people can afford your products or services than before? It has happened before, and it is possible that it will happen again.

When you think of networking, you might envision formal exchanges involving paper business cards, which aren’t always appropriate for all small businesses. However, with the power of Bizzit smart business cards, you can broaden your networking procedures and extract marketing potential from a variety of situations.

‍

Bizzit cards have three distinct modes:

Business Card is a digital version of your paper business card. Tap your Bizzit card on any smartphone, and your information will be automatically populated into the other person's contract entry.
Personal Landing Page allows you to connect to all of your small business's social media profiles. When you enable Social Profile Hub, you can tap your Bizzit card on any smartphone to bring up a page with all of your social media handles.
Link to Any URL allows you to tap your card on any smartphone to load a URL of your choice on the other phone.

The Business Card and Lead Generation modes are self-explanatory and can be used to network effectively in situations where exchanging paper business cards is not always appropriate. For example, if someone shows a passing interest in your company, you can provide them with your contact information via the Digital Business Card mode, just in case. They’ll remember you if they need your products or services in the future because the entire smart business card experience will be new to them. They’ll also notice you in their phone contacts as they scroll through them. A paper business card, on the other hand, will most likely be forgotten or thrown away.