We have all wondered what are the ups and downs of different types of businesses.

As business owners, we've even wondered if starting another business is the best option.

Business buffet ingredients is meant to give you a taste for what it takes to start and successfully run a business.

We'll reach out into the world of business and interview success stories and present them on our smorgas

board of business helping options.

Strap in and get ready to taste the finer business points.

Hello and welcome to another ingredients episode of the Business Buffet podcast.

My name is Phil Anderson.

Today we're going to talk about running a successful conference in our busy social media crazy

world, we often forget the importance of being in a live face-to-face setting with others

from the business community. Being active in your industry trade association can bring with it

many benefits.

You have educational opportunities.

You get to network with peers, make new connections, as well as reacquaint and feed older connections.

You can encounter new vendors and suppliers.

In many cases, you can position yourself as an expert after you attend a

conference. You get to learn from the best as you learn more about your industry. And of course,

we all know you get some inspiration, and those are just to name a few. Now, running a conference

can be a massive undertaking.

And the bigger the event, the more variables there will be to address, be mindful of, and plan for.

But we can't overlook the many benefits of holding an event for your target audience,

whether that means giving its members a chance

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