The Ribbons Network Blog

By Jade Binsted

“Becoming a The Ribbons Network host has given me a lot more confidence, before I started as a host I had very little self-esteem”

Read / watch Bryony’s story here 🎀

By Jade Binsted

THINK OF YOUR PITCH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE, NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL.

By Bryony Landricombe

🤝 41% of business professionals believe that networking at business events is the most effective way of finding new clients.
👥 95% of business professionals saying face-to-face meetings are essential for long-term business relationships.
🤝 In-person meetings have a close rate of 40% on average

By Bryony Landricombe

🤝 41% of business professionals believe that networking at business events is the most effective way of finding new clients.
👥 95% of business professionals saying face-to-face meetings are essential for long-term business relationships.
🤝 In-person meetings have a close rate of 40% on average

A common misconception with business networking is that you need to be a certain size of business to network or even benefit from networking.
This simply IS NOT TRUE!

Is often something business owners feel they MUST have before attending a networking meeting when actually, this could not be further from the truth…

A common misconception about Business Networking is that it’s a room full of pompous business owners just looking to make a profit through hard selling. But this isn’t the reality, and nor should it ever be!

We know one of the reasons business owners shy away from business networking is because of a fear of ‘selling’ and we totally get it!
So we thought… How can we help you? AH – a full A-Z of pitching tips.