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The benefits of becoming a member of Peak Networking Group™ (PNG) are many.

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Development, Uncategorized

Over 18+ years, Mary Erlain, founder of PNG, has developed business relationships. And she rarely forgets people. She has a photographic memory that she uses to link people in business. She lives up to her tagline “Connecting the dots and removing barriers!” The dots...

Peak Networking Groups (PNG)

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Development, Uncategorized

“Networking  Opportunity” usually means many people with hand-written name tags hoping to encounter 2 or 3 people for 2 hours in a crowded room usually filled with salespeople, all talking at the same Mary Erlain built a far more effective opportunity in her Peak...

The Isolation of the Entrepreneur

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Business Development, Leadership, Personal Development

You’ve just had a really bad day.  The client who was going to be your bread-and-butter for the next three months just lost their funding.  Your recent marketing campaign has gotten zero responses.  You have some ideas for growing your business, but you need to talk...

Top 10 Most Common Mistakes that Entrepreneurs Make

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Business Development, Leadership, Personal Development

No Business Plan – If you rely on instinct to guide your business instead of a written plan, you’re headed for trouble. A plan helps you see where your company is, where it’s going, why, and how you’re doing along the way. No Sales Plan –...

How to Work With Friends and Family

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Business Development

OK – you’ve seen this before. You hired a friend because she needed a job and you had a position open. You reasoned that the personal relationship would make it easier because the trust was there and you’ve always liked her. Two months later, it’s a very different...

Networking – How’s Your One-Liner?

by Mary Erlain | Business Development, Sales

Do you think networking takes place only at so-called networking events? You know those forced get-togethers where most people play the business card derby – how many of yours can you give out and/or how many of others can you collect. The fact is, that’s one of the...
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