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INTRODUCTION

Most times when you talk about networking, people think it is only about referring people to join a particular business. Networking is not only about trading information, it is also about creating a long term relationship with mutual benefits.
In other words; networking is a way of establishing mutual relationship with other business people and potential clients.
To a large extent, many successful people today in their career/businesses got there due to a strong network they have built over the years. Success in career/business is attributed to the pool of information and idea one have gathered over the years. Networking fosters trade of ideas and sustained long term relationship.

BENEFITS OF NETWORKING IN BUSINESS/CAREER

IT GIVES ROOM FOR OPPORTUNITIES:
Most business men who have networked over the years had been able to expand with less effort because of the platform of opportunities opened to them through networking. There are so many opportunities in networking such as partnership, right clients, joint ventures, assets/businesa sales etc.

IT AIDS IN STATUS GROWTH:
The contacts you keep largely influence your growth in status. Top career individuals that are where they are today is as a result of the network status have grown in networking over a period of time. Your connections are very powerful; they pave way for better opportunities in your business/career.

IT CREATES LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS:
When you understand that networking will lead to a long term relationship, then you need to look out for the right network. Get connected to your likes on mutual basis. Have things to offer and have expectations in return.

FOR QUICK VISIBILITY:
People that wants to be noticed faster in any sector leverage more on networking. You leverage on others with stronger capacities to rise faster. Being and getting noticed faster, is a good benefit of networking.

CONNECTIONS:
In today's world, it is not just WHAT you know, rather WHO you know. If you want to make wave in your business/career, you need to have a great source of relevant connections in your network. It might not be about the direct connection you have, the person in your network might have the link to the right source you have been looking for.

CONCLUSSION

The people you hang around with and talk to matters a lot. They influence whom you are and what you do. So it is important to surround yourself with positive like minded people, who will help you grow and thrive higher in your career/business.

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