Ohio Valley Region – Design Build Institute of America

So you have logged off

Once we decide to log off and meet real people in person, where do we find them?

Associations are a good place to start. Some associations involved
with an industry segment are readily apparent. Others take research to
discover.

Your industry’s trade magazines and websites might list associations
in their calendar of events section. Make a list of them with when and
where they meet. Put them on your calendar.

Involvement with one association can lead to awareness of another.
Ask others what groups they participate in and how you can visit. You
might be invited to come as the guest of an established member. That can
beat walking in cold.

By way of example

Let’s imagine that you are involved with the precast concrete segment of the construction industry.

Your business is manufacturing and supplying construction materials and sometimes functioning as a subcontractor. (That was the case for this Examiner.)

In this example you are involved with the A/E/C or Architectural Engineering Construction business.

Listed below are some of the associations where you would find opportunities to make business connections:

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