The intimate and casual setting of 4 diners at a Restaurant lends itself to a closer trust relationship than most traditional networking groups meeting in large settings (20+ members at a time, usually dominated by 2 or 3 people). Even if the Member bonds with 1 other Member at the Schmooze Event, it is a successful experience.
The Schmooze Events are for gainfully employed individuals who are open-minded and looking to schmooze. While these requirements don't guarantee the development of business at each Schmooze Event, the main purpose is to expand Circles of Influence; and that by expanding Circles of Influence, business will eventually be generated.
Most traditional networking groups meet on the 3rd Thursday (or 2nd Friday, or 1st Monday...) of each month. As a member of those groups, you're obligated to that schedule. At GoSchmooze, we will continually be creating additional Schmooze Events for our Members to attend on a daily basis. It's flexible, easy and unlimited.
In many instances, traditional networking groups are located at far away venues. Not with GoSchmooze! The GoSchmooze website will provide Schmooze Events at local Restaurants in major business hubs for breakfast and lunch. As our membership grows, GoSchmooze will increase the accessibility to more Events.
Many businesspeople join a networking group and pay a lot of money up front - only to never go. These networkers fail to attend these meetings because they become too busy at work, don't like the group, or find that the location is too far away. With GoSchmooze, there is no initiation fee to join, the monthly membership fee is only $14.99, and Members can go to an unlimited number of Schmooze Events every month. This is a cost effective way to spend your marketing dollar!
Each Member will be the sole person from his/her profession at a Schmooze Event. Traditional networking groups that use the Noah's Ark approach ("2 of everybody!") just don't make sense. Why would you want to attend an event that makes you compete with someone in your Industry? GoSchmooze doesn't.
Most of us have to eat breakfast or lunch anyway. So instead of eating at your desk or eating alone, go out and meet other businesspeople that can help you expand your circles of influence and develop your business. The possibilities are endless!
After a typical networking event, most people fail to keep in touch with the people they just met. GoSchmooze lists the Members with whom you have shared Events (along with any Survey notes you've recorded) in your Profile pages. We want you to build your Circles of Influences and have them stay in your "Schmooze World" going forward.
You never know whom you are going to meet - and you never know where your next piece of business is going to come from - that's why people should attend Schmooze Events. GoSchmooze believes people meeting people is a good thing. Embrace the Randomness!
Why commit for the long-term if you don't have to? Your GoSchmooze membership runs month-to-month - you can cancel for the next month whenever you like.
