Our Top Tips For Speed Networking
• Bring an abundance of quality business cards. • Treat each and every partner as an equal. Some people will seem experienced,
• Don’t see the meeting as a sales pitch – keep it conversational, and save your others novice, but all will be able to offer talent.
pitch for your 10 second introduction. Pitches aren’t conducive to the the • Don’t be afraid to note-take. Scribbling on the backs of business cards or
process, and negate the chance for inquisition and exchanges that natural paper will ensure you don’t forget any vital information or contact details.
communication evokes. Prompt yourself to think about people’s offerings, as well as possible
• Concentration is key. Try not to be distracted by the other networkers next to opportunities for your business.
you. Listen with both ears, not only to instill confidence and respect between • Follow up! Schedule time in your diary to return calls and catch up with fellow
partners, but also to avoid missing important opportunities or information. networkers. If you don’t, it’ll be a waste of everyone’s time.
Sponsored by
Platinum Property Partners (PPP) is the world’s first buy to let help Franchise Partners accelerate the success of Franchise Partners not just
property investment franchise, building an exclusive community growth of their business and diversify by financial performance, but also by
of high net worth individuals who are looking for secure and their portfolios, PPP has developed health, happiness and contribution
alternative ways of creating or expanding a diversified and passive investment opportunities, to others, and provides personal
market-beating property investment portfolio. which require capital input, but no development workshops, books
time commitment. These additional and other learning materials to help
The Founders of PPP, multi-millionaire the property sector, with a current investment options are also available Franchise Partners set and achieve
property investors and entrepreneurs, combined network property portfolio outside the franchise, to selected their goals.
Steve Bolton, Nick Carlile and value approaching £100 million. It parties who are invited to join as
Richard Davies, have invested in is also one of the fastest-growing Passive Investment Partners.
excess of half a billion pounds in franchises in the UK, with over 40 Partly because of the “The Founders of PPP are from
property over the last 20 years, franchise partners (franchisees) reputations of the three Founding a rare breed of entrepreneurs
across 14 different countries, and having been accepted in the first Partners and partly because of the who work in collaboration
have vast cumulative experience in two years. It is a low-overhead, low undeniable quality of its Franchise with everyone they meet,
residential, commercial, self-build, staff, home-based opportunity which proposition, PPP has been able sharing the spoils of their
land and property development. has been designed to be flexible and to attract leading figures in their extraordinary knowledge and
“We got together and realised non-exclusive, so Franchise Partners relative fields to become part of its business ventures with those
that the most rewarding business can operate their business part-time ‘power team’, which offers support, who also seek to generate
for us would be one in which we or full-time, and are not only allowed coaching and mentoring to those market leading returns in
could have a long-term, reciprocal to have other income streams, but are within the franchise. This group of a safe, secure and ethical
relationship with our clients, who encouraged to do so. advisors and experts in the business, manner.”
would essentially be our partners. Franchise Partners are given legal, financial and property spheres, Rachel Elnaugh – Entrepreneur,
We would provide the initial training, personal, intensive initial one to includes individuals and organisations business author & ex-Dragons’ Den
business start-up and on-going one mentoring and then ongoing that it would be either impossible or panellist.
training and support network, training and support in order to help prohibitively expensive for people
and they would help us grow the them follow the various systems and outside the franchise to access. PPP
business”, says Steve Bolton. strategies Steve, Nick and Richard has a holistic approach to business,
PPP is an Associate Member have developed and refined in building which is reflected in the organisation’s
of the British Franchise Association their own portfolios, maximising cash mission to ‘Be more, do more, have
and the largest franchise group within flow and capital growth. To further more and give more’. It measures the

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