North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: July 29, 2011

Listen Live at 3pm PT

It’s summer. I thought I’d take time out to highlight some of the business networking events around north county. You’ll also hear a few networking tips.

If you have an event I need to highlight, please visit my North San Diego Business Facebook page and post it to the wall.

Vista, Calif.; June 24, 2011 – The Vista Chamber of Commerce has experienced substantial membership growth in the past 18 months. Since January, 2010, the Vista Chamber membership has grown 20%. With 604 current members, the Vista Chamber is at a 15-year high in membership levels.

The Vista Chamber celebrated its 600th Member with a Ribbon Cutting at Coastal Home Design Center on Thursday June 23, 2011. Coastal Home Design Center is a newly opened interior design business located at 345 Main Street in Vista. Owner Suzanne Broyles has years of experience in interior design, having operated a similar business in the Mammoth, CA area.

Pictured Above: Suzanne Broyles, owner of Coastal Home Design Center, and City of Vista Mayor Pro Tem John Aguilera jointly cut the ribbon as The Vista Chamber of Commerce celebrates Coastal Home Design Center as its 600th Member.

About the Vista Chamber of Commerce

The Vista Chamber of Commerce facilitates activities, strategic partnerships, and promotional and educational opportunities to benefit member businesses and to remove barriers to successful business enterprises. For information on the Chamber of Commerce, its services or its members, see www.vistachamber.org or call (760) 726-1122.

North San Diego Business At Large 

Show Notes: June 3, 2011

Hera Hub is a collaboration space for accomplished, like-minded entrepreneurial women. This unique workspace will offer hourly, daily, and monthly work and meeting space for freelancers, independent consultants, entrepreneurs, and authors. Hera Hub, much like an incubator or think-tank, will give women the resources, community, and visibility to take their business to the next level.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: April 19, 2011

Do you really need a marketing plan? It seems as if it is just a waste of time and money.

Yes! You do need a marketing plan! But when you stash it away on your shelf or gathering dust in a 3-ring binder it is usually why your marketing plan doesn’t work. And given this current economy, you should start revising and modifying your marketing plan now! Listen in to how you can develop a plan that does work for you.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: March 29, 2011

Just a note, there was a technical glitch so give the audio about 5 seconds to start.

Client service is about working to keep customers – and keep them coming back – because retaining customers is much less expensive, and much more profitable, than trying to find new ones.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: March 15, 2011

It’s getting harder and harder to stand out from the crowd and get your message through to your customers and prospects. Newsletters are a simple and cost-effective way to cut through the clutter and tell the people you want to reach all about you.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: March 11, 2011

I was so fascinated with Cloud Computing and didn’t have enough time to ask all my questions, so Donald Larson, Newbound agreed to come back for round two.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: March 8, 2011

Your time capital consists of the 24 hours you have every day.  Time is the primary resource you have available for achieving what you want in life.  We’ll be discussing ideas about time management and share tips on implementing better time management.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: February 23, 2011

Barbara Eldridge and Debra Simpson, Co-Directors of Mind Masters Entrepreneur Association discuss how to marketing your business through trade shows.

In the Friday, Feb 18th episode of North San Diego Business at Large, I shared several large, upcoming networking events. This episode shares how to leverage your spot as an exhibitor.

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: February 18, 2011

Several large networking opportunities are coming up in the next couple of months. Today we are sharing:

Vista Chamber of Commerce
Soul Sharing Sisters
Saturday, March 19th 2:30pm, Vista Valley Country Club

Connected Women of Influence
Business to Business Networking (you must be B2B)
Open Networking Event, March 31st and April 29th

Business Women’s Mega Mixer
The Mac-Daddy of Mixers
March 24th

Women In Business Symposium
11th Year, if I were a man, I’d attend
may 19th

North San Diego Business at Large
Show Notes: February 15, 2011

Barbara Eldridge shares Five Business Management Tools to Master. Barbara is the owner of Mind Masters, an organization dedicated to the success of small business owners. She holds mind master roundtables in San Diego County each week. Her north county meeting in on Thursdays at Ruby’s from 7:30am to 9am.