Business events are amongst the best ways to stay current with new developments in the industry.

Networking events are great options too, they can help you expand your business circle.

Regardless of which one you prefer, networking and business events offer a wide range of benefits as they help you:

• Learn more about your industry
• Build meaningful business relationships 
• Get new ideas and solutions for your business
• Discover new opportunities
• Learn new skills

What’s more, in networking and business events, you will learn how to break the ice, when to listen, how to be prepared, empathize, and master marketing. All the knowledge you gain from these events will help you discover how to seek innovation over expertise, be precise, focus on details, and get people’s attention. 

All of this will help you a lot when it comes to your business. Why? Well, it’ll teach you to know how and when to connect with employees, customers, and partners for your small business’ optimal benefit. 

In this article, you’ll find a number of business events and conferences, as well as networking events during the summer of 2019. So there are no more excuses, it’s time for you to attend one of these to help strengthen your entrepreneurial savvy.

Business events and conferences 

Getting out of the comfort of your office to attend business events will never be in vain. You’ll find new inspiration and tools to help prosper your business. You’ll also be able to present your work to others and find solutions to some of your current problems. 

You will never find a single business owner that attended a business event and came home empty-handed. 

You should look forward to attending a business conference. There is no doubt that you’ll learn a lot by interacting with the attendees and speakers.  

1. Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2019

What is it: it is a once a year conference where Fortune’s leaders from 500 companies and several top up-and-coming entrepreneurs interact with investors to exchange ideas on trends. As well, see how to get the most out of these trends and improve them. 

Where: Aspen, Colorado

When: July 15 and 17, 2019

2. Construction Expo 2019

What is it: it is a show fair-style event for people working on District construction contracts. The event helps you to interact with professionals in this industry.

Having a word with the top general contractors at the District enables you to know what to look for when bidding. 

Interacting with San Diego County agencies help you discover any contracting opportunities. 

Lastly, you can intermingle with many industry professionals to find out what their companies can offer to your growing business. 

Where: San Diego, California

When: July 17, 2019

3. CommerceNext

What is it: it is a gratifying experience for companies and entrepreneurs specialized in eCommerce. The conference attracts many attendees and can offer conferences for you to learn about retail, marketing, and customer acquisition, all for the online market.

Where: Manhattan, New York

When: July 31 and August 1, 2019

4 and 5. Small Business Expo 

What is it: a huge expo spanning 10 months with several locations across the country. It started in February and ends in November. Their next Summer event is in San Francisco, and after that in San Diego. It offers B2B trade show, conferences and networking events.

This event is aimed at small business owners that want to learn, grow and build business relationships.

Where and when: San Francisco, California. August 22, 2019

Where and when: San Diego, California. September 27, 2019

Networking events

Networking events are amongst the best ways to meet other entrepreneurs and make new connections. 

You will be able to find other business owners that are going through the same problems as you, but you’ll even be able to talk to entrepreneurs that have been through those difficulties and can help you solve them.

This type of events are a great opportunity to create relationships with other small businesses so that you can help each other.

Learn how to network properly. 

1. Free Networking Event in NYC

What is it: it is the perfect platform for you to mingle and network with a lot of professionals from different industries.

In this free networking event, you’ll be able to make new business connections, potential investors, clients, business partners, and friends.

Where: Manhattan, New York

When: July 10, 2019

2. Open Networking – Ambitious Women Networkers, Las Vegas

What is it: it is an event for women entrepreneurs and business owners and it gives a modern a twist to regular networking events. It’s the perfect business networking platform to establish relationships and contacts for both new entrepreneurs and old entrepreneurs. 

Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

When: July 11, 2019

3. SD Direct Summer Social Networking Event 2019

What is it: it is a free networking event. It provides you with a very relaxed and casual environment as it connects entrepreneurs, marketing experts, and business owners in San Diego. The event offers light appetizers and there’s even a raffle.

Where: San Diego, California

When: July 16, 2019

4. TUG 2019 Summer Networking Event

What is it: join this relaxed business networking event to mingle and network with many business experts from different industries from the Tri-State User Group. And guess what? It is a free affair, and it provides you with appetizers. 

Where: Cincinnati, Ohio

When: August 14, 2019

5. New York City Tipclub Business Networking Event

What is it: this networking event is quite unique, as it has a “lightning round” so that you can meet and network with as many entrepreneurs as possible. It’s an opportunity to make business connections and learn how to grow your small business. The event is free for first-time attendees.

Where: New York, New York

When: August 22, 2019

Go to Networking and Business Events to Take Your Business to New Heights 

Doing business without attending business events, networking conferences, or business conferences may not necessarily mean that you will not succeed. 

However, there will come a time when things may not be running as you want, and you might stagnate. But the strategies, tricks, and ideas from business events may help you tackle these challenges.

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