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DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday from 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. for Busi
 ness Networking with Rotarians and not-yet Rotarians in Needham (change of
  venue).  Address: Workbar\, 117 Kendrick Street\, Needham (exact locatio
 n confirmed after you RSVP).   Come and network with other Business Prof
 essionals from across the region. Current and "not-yet" members of Rotary 
 Clubs in and near District 7910 are welcome.  Let us know you’re coming
  by registering (required) and then chip in $5 for coffee and snacks by Ve
 nmo to @john-marchiony\, or please bring a $5 bill.  Agenda:  7:30 - 8:0
 0 am: Arrive\, unstructured networking\, reconnect - pre-meeting chit-cha
 t for early arrivals (and coffee!) 8:00 am:  Seating\, welcome\, introdu
 ctions.  8:05 am: Business introductions ("commercial\," "elevator/escal
 ator pitch" or personal statement). 8:30 am: Rotary Mastermind session. T
 here's a ton of business experience around the table\, so the gathered gro
 up can be your "Business Advisory Board." This month\, our topic is "Build
 ing business relationships." People often talk about "building relationshi
 ps" to accelerate business growth. What does that mean? What has worked we
 ll for you? We'll explore some of that and then break into small groups fo
 r deeper discussions.  In recent months\, the group has taken on these qu
 estions:  • What have you learned from a memorable business "failure?" 
 • How do I get started in my brand new business? What should I do first\
 , and second? • How do I correct a prospect's misconception about what I
  do?  • How do I make networking and referral partnerships more produc
 tive? • What's the right balance of talking and listening in business de
 velopment and sales conversations?  Your assignment: Come with one questi
 on for the group! 8:45 am: Discussion wrap-up and summaries\; Key take-aw
 ays.  NOTE: If you are on Alignable\, you can RSVP for this event there\,
  too\, and earn connection credits to others. Here's the link to the Align
 able version of this event. Feel free to register here\, there\, or both.
     
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LOCATION:WorkBar (Change of location)
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><spa
 n style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Please join us
  on Tuesday from</span></span></strong><strong style="font-family: &quot\;
 trebuchet ms&quot\;\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;7
 :45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.&nbsp\;</strong><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"
 ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">for Busin
 ess Networking with Rotarians and not-yet Rotarians in Needham (<span styl
 e="background-color:#FFFF00\;">change of venue</span>).&nbsp\;</span></spa
 n></strong></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Address: Workbar\, 117 Kendrick
  Street\, Needham (exact location confirmed after you RSVP).&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 </span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\
 ,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Come and network with other 
 Business Professionals from across the region. Current and &quot\;not-yet&
 quot\; members of Rotary Clubs in and near District 7910 are welcome.&nbsp
 \;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="fon
 t-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Let us know you&rsquo\;re 
 coming by registering (required) and then chip in $5 for coffee and snacks
  by Venmo to @john-marchiony\, or please bring a $5 bill.</span>&nbsp\;</s
 pan></p>\n\n<p><strong style="font-family: &quot\;trebuchet ms&quot\;\, he
 lvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Agenda:</strong>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<
 p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,he
 lvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>7:30 - 8:00 am:</strong>&nbsp\;Arrive\, uns
 tructured networking\, reconnect - pre-meeting chit-chat for early arrival
 s (and coffee!)</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><sp
 an style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>8:00 
 am:</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Seating\, w</span></span><span style="font-famil
 y: &quot\;trebuchet ms&quot\;\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;
 ">elcome\, introductions.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:1
 6px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><st
 rong>8:05 am:&nbsp\;</strong>Business introductions (&quot\;commercial\,&q
 uot\; &quot\;elevator/escalator pitch&quot\; or personal statement).</span
 ></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family
 :trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>8:30 am:</strong>&nbsp\;Ro
 tary Mastermind session. </span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:1
 6px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">The
 re&#39\;s a ton of business experience around the table\, so the gathered 
 group can be your &quot\;Business Advisory Board.&quot\;</span></span></p>
 \n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet m
 s\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">This month\, our topic is &quot\;Building busi
 ness relationships.&quot\; People often talk about &quot\;building relatio
 nships&quot\; to accelerate business growth. What does that mean? What has
  worked well for you? We&#39\;ll explore some of that and then break into 
 small groups for deeper discussions.&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span 
 style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\
 ,sans-serif\;">In recent months\, the group has taken on these questions:&
 nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin-left:47.5pt\;"><span style="f
 ont-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-se
 rif\;">&bull\; What have you learned from a memorable business &quot\;fail
 ure?&quot\; </span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin-left:47.5pt\;"><span st
 yle="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,s
 ans-serif\;">&bull\; How do I get started in my brand new business? What s
 hould I do first\, and second?</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin-left:
 47.5pt\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuche
 t ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">&bull\; How do I correct a prospect&#39\;s 
 misconception about what I do?&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margi
 n-left:47.5pt\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:t
 rebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">&bull\;&nbsp\;</span></span><span st
 yle="font-family: &quot\;trebuchet ms&quot\;\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; fo
 nt-size: 16px\;">How do I make networking and referral partnerships more p
 roductive?</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin-left:47.5pt\;"><span style="font
 -family: &quot\;trebuchet ms&quot\;\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 
 16px\;">&bull\; What&#39\;s the right balance of talking and listening in 
 business development and sales conversations?&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p styl
 e="margin-left:47.5pt\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;trebuchet ms&quo
 t\;\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><strong>Your assignm</st
 rong></span><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family: &quot
 \;trebuchet ms&quot\;\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong>ent: Come with o
 ne question for the group!</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="f
 ont-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-se
 rif\;"><strong>8:45 am:</strong>&nbsp\;Discussion wrap-up and summaries\; 
 Key take-aways.&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px
 \;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><stron
 g>NOTE: </strong>If you are on Alignable\, you can RSVP for this event the
 re\, too\, and earn connection credits to others. Here&#39\;s the link to 
 the <a href="https://www.alignable.com/groups/alignable-alliance-of-metrow
 est-boston-ma/events/business-networking-breakfast-oct-2025?_faid=16503%3F
 show_all_groups%3Dtrue"><u><strong>Alignable version of this event. </stro
 ng></u></a>Feel free to register here\, there\, or both.&nbsp\;</span></sp
 an></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; col
 or: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Georgia\, &quot\;Times New Roman&quot
 \;\, Times\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
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