Rich Clark | Sage Payment Solutions
Q. How did you make your first year of Chamber membership successful?
A. Three things: Networking, networking and more networking. I firmly believe that people do business with people they know and trust. The fastest way to do that was become part of the community and that meant joining the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce first and foremost. Having your business listed in the Business Resource Guide and on the online directory on Carlsbad.org is great; however I also knew that I needed to become more involved.
Forging trusting relationships with business owners can be difficult and sometimes daunting. I did what any new member would do, panicked. Seventeen second commercial? What's that? Looking back over the last year, I have tracked more than 70 percent of my business directly to the Carlsbad Chamber. I also participate in every single First Friday Breakfast, am active in three committees, and co-chair the Business Resource Committee (first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 am). My 17-second commercial still needs work, but I'm hoping when anyone hears the words "credit card processing," they think of me immediately.Clark can be reached at [email protected]
Q. How did you make your first year of Chamber membership successful?
A. Three things: Networking, networking and more networking. I firmly believe that people do business with people they know and trust. The fastest way to do that was become part of the community and that meant joining the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce first and foremost. Having your business listed in the Business Resource Guide and on the online directory on Carlsbad.org is great; however I also knew that I needed to become more involved.
Forging trusting relationships with business owners can be difficult and sometimes daunting. I did what any new member would do, panicked. Seventeen second commercial? What's that? Looking back over the last year, I have tracked more than 70 percent of my business directly to the Carlsbad Chamber. I also participate in every single First Friday Breakfast, am active in three committees, and co-chair the Business Resource Committee (first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 am). My 17-second commercial still needs work, but I'm hoping when anyone hears the words "credit card processing," they think of me immediately.Clark can be reached at [email protected]