No social media can beat your socializing skills at your workplace. What can be better than creating your network at your office? At cowork startups can trade with one another, and help in mutual growth. This builds a professional relationship where there is a hint of friendliness as well. Entrepreneurs and freelancers can see a boost in presenting themselves in this environment and can also, reap the benefits of networking. A few tips on how can this be done to make the best use of your workplace.
- Conducting workshops to engage
If your coworking is arranging workshops, then it is good, but you too as an entrepreneur can take this responsibility and arrange workshops inviting the coworkers to attend, they will learn a new thing and you will get the visibility that can act as a free marketing gimmick.
- Get into Barter
Bartering for services and products is very common in coworks. For example, a graphic designer may offer graphics to a web developer in return for a redesign of the designer’s profile.
- Talk to more and more
If you want to connect to a community, you need to talk to more and more. Just say a simple ‘Hi’ and walk towards the coffee machine and sip while building camaraderie with the co-worker. There is no networking without a conversation. Hence this is vital to create a good network.
- Be open to new things and people
To build connections the startups need to be more welcoming to their coworkers. Office neighbors should always be welcome and your doors must be open for them. You should try to be more in common areas and interact with people around and listen to them.
- Share news and knowledge
Share knowledge and news regarding what’s new in your business and industry. This can create a good opportunity for you to connect with new growth-enhancing techniques.
- Invest in promotional material
Get a visiting card for your business and invest in other promotional items like, pens, diaries, and flyers that can remind your office neighbours about your business so that whenever required they can contact you in a jiffy.
- Display your passion
Relations are built and curiosity is developed because of the passion you display as an entrepreneur. This can emerge as a sole driving force in some cases to generate sales or interest and attract business inquiries.
- Make your experience count
Share your previous experiences of work with your office coworkers, this establishes a sense of attachment and makes others share their experiences as well making you learn from others’ past experiences as well.
- Join events of other coworkers
You should always look for the events that you are being invited too. You can even try to be a speaker at your coworker’s event so that the attendees can learn about you and get to know what your business has in for them. This will pave a path of new opportunities for you.
To conclude
Networking is vital for small businesses and new startups. Co-working spaces allow entrepreneurs to connect with coworkers and create a bond for mutual growth.