Ground Floor Partners, Business Growth Consultants: Business Growth Bits
Tips and Tricks to Grow Your Business
May 2012

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Andrew Clarke
Explain Why You Want to Connect on LinkedIn
We have all received LinkedIn's template invitation. "I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn." Why? Why do you want to connect on LinkedIn? As you begin or continue to build your contacts, try to answer the "why" question. Your connections will appreciate it.
- From "Inviting Contacts to Connect on LinkedIn? Answer the Why?" by Spencer Maus of SpencerConnect

Donate Your Office Flotsam for Reuse
Have a cache of dated product samples, tchotchkes, or stationery? Take an inventory and ask local nonprofits if they can use these items. Shelters will often accept food, clothing, toiletries, and backpacks. SCARCE and the Resource Center accept most office supplies.
http://www.scarceecoed.org
http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org/crw.html

Check Out Dropbox
Still sharing files via email or FTP? Try Dropbox. You get 2 GB of storage free, and you can earn more space by referring friends and colleagues. Setup is quick and easy. With the desktop app installed, you can access files in Dropbox as if they were on your own computer.
https://www.dropbox.com/

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