Problem: Identify networking opportunities
You must use relevant workplace information as well as the Internet to determine suitable networking opportunities and identify business contacts that you will engage with during this project. If you are basing the assessment on a real workplace, you will take part in industry relevant networking opportunities and engage with real business contacts. If you are basing your assessment on the case study, you will use the information provided in the Simulation Pack and search the Internet for suitable networking opportunities. Your assessor/fellow students will play the roles of relevant business contacts in the activities that follow. Complete Section of your Project Portfolio. You need to:
1. Identify and outline at least three business development and networking objectives of the organisation
2. Identify your own role and goals for networking and describe how you will use networking to contribute to organisational objectives.
3. Identify the organisational policies and procedures you have to adhere to when networking with others
4. Research and outline at least four networking opportunities that will promote organisational objectives while adhering to organisational policies and procedures (this may be participation in a relevant LinkedIn group, free webinar, conference, after-hours event, associations and so on.)
5. Identify at least two business contacts that you plan to establish a relationship with (this may be a supplier, another organisation, a member of a committee, an internal/external customer, a government agency representative, and so on).
6. Confirm your communication channels in preparation for exchanging information with a business contact (this may involve setting up or checking social media accounts, applying for memberships, checking and confirming website information, etc. as well as checking communications policies and procedures for different channels).