Upcoming Events
Previews of 2012 classes
Limited Seating. Preregistration Required.
Toledo Preview
Friday, March, 16
9-11 AM
Directions Credit Union, 5121 Whiteford Rd.
Findlay Preview
Tuesday, March 6
1-3 PM
Findlay Chamber Boardroom
Classes Starting
Friday April 13, 8:30 -10:30 AM, see calendar for location
Tuesday, April 24, 9:30 -11:30 AM, see calendar for location
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Skuttle Butt
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is your passport to gaining the best return on your word-of-mouth marketing efforts. CN provides training in the business networking genre helping business people to find their next referral. Founder, Debby Peters, is known as the networking guru. She brings almost thirty years of her own experience to the topics of networking and business education, relationship selling and strategic word-of-mouth marketing.
“Thanks to my Connext Nation class end of 2010 my business has increased over 200 percent! ...”
Bill Steele
HIREarchi
"...much has happened in my development as a business owner these past six months. I have been able to achieve a firm level of clarity and confidence that has positioned me to market my services comfortably. In line with this, I recently decided that I was ready to look into BNI. This morning I went to...
Leah Beck
President/ Motivational Writer, Speaker, Teacher
Certified Life Coach,RiseTyme Coaching, LLC
"I have been involved in networking for my business for the past 12 years, and thought that my networking skills were pretty good. I've been a member of BNI for most of those 12 years, and felt that I didn't need to take the CN class because I already knew what I needed to know about networking..."
Richard Chamberlain
Law Office of Richard M. Chamberlain, Ltd.
"As a Realtor® I am responsible for promoting my business and meeting my continuing education requirements. With the current economy I have become more cautious than usual in spending money. I got much more than I anticipated from the Certified Network Program. Not only did I satisfy...
Colleen Robinson
Realtor®
Re/Max Preferred Findlay
“The CN class taught me to narrow my focus to what I was passionate about – women in my own age bracket. Not only did I gain more loyal clients, I realized I had more to offer and started an image consulting business.”
Louise Kahle
Owner
Take the Time, Image Matters
"As a Realtor with RE/MAX Preferred, I am an independent contractor with lots of support as far as the RE/MAX name recognition but very little monetary support. I am responsible for all of my expenses plus RE/MAX national and local fees, local multiple fees and continuing education which can get quite expensive..."
Arlene Gerig
Realtor®
Re/Max Preferred Associates
“I found CN extremely beneficial not just learning the correct way of networking, but building lasting relationships. People that became friends during the classes. Then they became referral partners which continue to build today. I have made lifelong friends and business connections thanks to CN.”
Mary Ann Mills
Realtor®
Re/Max Masters
“This class showed me how to grow my business by having great relationships and not having to go by the book of old school cold calling.”
Allison Hammons
Commercial Insurance Consultant
Knight Crockett Miller Insurance Group
419-241-5133
"At networking events, the topic ALWAYS gets to how bad the market is. People are surprised that for some (like me), it's a great time. If you have the current facts and figures, you are viewed as an expert who can be referred to friends. (Oh, by the way, competition is actually going down. Realtors..."
Bob Werner
Realtor®
Re/Max Masters
"I found the CN program instrumental in helping me both widen my horizons around who might make good collaborative partners and potential donors as well as focusing my efforts in a way that allows me to make the most of my very limited time. These skills have made it much easier for me to serve...."
Kim Welter
Program Manager, Equality Ohio
Formerly Executive Director of Equality Toledo