Professional Networking update

Hi all, last week we covered a lot of ground at our business meeting. Below are the topics discussed.

1. Attendance - we were going to decide if we should take a summer beak the last two weeks of August. Summer has dealt a blow to our attendance it seems. Also it was discussed sending someone from your organization if you can't make it . The group all agreed this was a good idea as long as it didn't become the norm.

2. Energizing the group - we discussed holding an offsite meeting on the evening of Thursday, October 1st. This would be the first of quarterly events for our group. At this meeting, 4-5 professional networking members would be showcased. The rest of the members could market themselves more informally bringing any marketing materials they have. This event would be open to the San Luis Obispo County business community. We have the location, "Mix it up" a brand new food event/cooking school located on Fiero Ln in SLO. Next steps is to decide which members would like to be showcased and to discuss any other thoughts, concerns or possible publicity ideas.

3. August and September speakers - we have our new list and I have posted them on the blog. http://pnetworking.blogspot.com

4. Triggers list - we discussed updating them quarterly, keeping the triggers to three main triggers and reviewing them internally at our professional networking business meetings.