What is "Speed Networking"?
Speed Networking is an efficient, face-to-face professional networking
model similar to “speed dating”, that enables participants
to make new business contacts through one-on-one meetings lasting
between 2-5 minutes.
What Makes Portland Speed Networking™
Unique?
Portland Speed Networking™ facilitates professional speed
networking events that uniquely empower participants to target
professionals from the industries they want to meet and skip the
ones they don't. Our service can be easily added to standalone
networking events and integrated into breakout sessions at trade
shows and conferences.
Typical Speed Networking Users: Professional
organizations use speed networking to forge new connections
among peers.
Chambers
of Commerce use speed networking to provide members targeted
and efficient networking events that save time.
Alumni
groups use speed networking to enhance alumni events and
connect alums from different class years and professions.
Networking
groups use speed networking to spice up their event calendars
with targeted networking events that generate more relevant contacts
for their members than ever before!
Job
fair promoters use "speed recruiting" to systematically
connect corporate recruiters and HR professionals with qualified
candidates and save time doing it.
Meeting
planners use speed networking to add more networking value
to their breakout sessions at industry trade shows and conferences
that keep attendees coming back.
VC and Angel investor groups use speed networking to facilitate
targeted business development meetings that match specialized
investors with complementary startups.
Corporations
use speed networking for recruitment and internal networking events
designed to forge new connections between complementary departments
and enhance internal communication.
Colleges
and universities use speed networking for college recruitment,
job fairs, and connecting students with alumni.
Non-profits
use speed networking for facilitating creative networking events
and benefit fundraisers where attendees enjoy networking at its
finest!
Small
business owners use speed networking to sponsor value-added
networking events in their industry that generate new business
leads and referrals
Benefits of Networking: Because “You
don't know what you don’t know”, meeting others is a
great way to find out what your missing!
Making new contacts
in complementary fields provides access to innovative new solutions
you can apply to your own work.
Successful business
owners know that success depends on reputation and respect in the
field; networking helps gets the word out.
Being known
and respected in your field will also generate referrals, which
is one of the most powerful ways to generate new business!
Engaging others
in your field enables the discovery of new opportunities for professional
development.
Connecting with
people in industries you want to explore is an excellent way to
get the inside scoop on whether the grass really is greener on the
other side!
How Portland Speed
Networking™ Events Work: Participants
register online and designate their networking preferences to target
the type of professionals they want to meet and skip those they
don't.
At the event,
participants receive a meeting schedule based on their networking
preferences and the overall session parameters established by the
event planner.
Participants
follow their schedules throughout the event to meet professionals
from industries they selected.
Schedules are
optimized to maximize the number of meetings and facilitate “networking
chemistry” for later follow-up.
Individual meetings
are conducted at different locations around the room.
Throughout the
networking session, the event facilitator provides audible signals
to keep meeting transitions on schedule.
After a speed
networking session, participants are encouraged to follow up with
contacts that complement their business networking goals.
Participate in Portland Speed
Networking™ Events: For info about
adding speed networking to your next event, please visit our “services”
page
In addition
to facilitating Portland Speed Networking™ events for clients,
we also produce our own PSN events that serve specific industries
and complementary sub-fields.
For info about
upcoming Portland Speed Networking™ events, please visit
our “events” page
If you would
like to suggest an industry for a Portland Speed Networking™
event, please drop
us a line.
Sponsor a Portland
Speed Networking™ Event:
For sponsor inquiries, please contact
us to find about upcoming events that match your marketing objectives.
Professional
organizations use speed networking to forge new connections
among peers.
