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Business Cards or Bonfire Material?

Guest post by Zach Taylor You should know what business networking is and what it isn’t. Per the Meriam-Webster Dictionary, networking is defined as the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions; specifically: the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business.  Conversely – Networking is NOT about how many business cards I […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Business Owners Make

Guest post by Kim Stoneking, President of the Vantage Group Based on surveys and discussions with many coaches and consultants, here is my top 10 list of the most common mistakes made by business owners. These are not in any particular order. 1. Failure to plan: including vision, mission, purpose, values, crucial objectives and tasks […]

Mastermind Group: What, Why and How

Post by Tommy Richardson/Performance Coach and Director of Training and Development at Rainmakers Ever been in a group 5-10 individuals that encourage you to improve in your business and personal life, (raise the bar)? A group that challenges you to reach more of your potential, to reach more of your dreams and goals – a group […]

Entrepreneurial Success

3 Ways to Grow as an Entrepreneur

Guest post by Tina Jaynes, CEO and Founder Jaynes Consulting, LLC  As a business owner, growth expert, and life-long learner, I have come to love the show “The Profit.” The show focuses on serial entrepreneur and investor, Marcus Lemonis, as he helps save jobs and grow struggling businesses across America. Simply put, if he thinks […]

Learning to Love Public Speaking

Even if you don’t make presentations on a regular basis, you most certainly present. That’s right – everybody presents at one time or another. You present to team members, clients, your employees and others. Because most of us hate to make presentations, when we make them they’re not very good. Fortunately, public speaking is an attainable skill. […]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Nothing quite says summer like peanuts, a cold beverage, and the crack of a wooden baseball bat. The Indianapolis Indians play their home games at Victory Field, a 14,200-seat ballpark downtown that has received numerous national accolades as one of the best minor league stadiums in the United States. The Rainmakers team was able to […]

ConnectTech’s Home at Eleven Fifty Academy

Rainmakers ConnectTech is a premier monthly event that brings together Indy’s technology influencers in a social atmosphere to learn from an accomplished industry leader. We are excited to announce our new venue sponsor for ConnectTech, Eleven Fifty Academy! The Eleven Fifty Academy is a nonprofit that serves the community by offering immersive learning in popular programming […]

3 Posts About Networking

Most people just show up for networking events without preparing. That’s why time spent networking results in either frustration or glory; it can be a crap shoot. Unfortunately, most end up in the frustration camp. If you think of meeting new people as an acquired skill, then, like any other skill, it takes practice and education to achieve […]

Marketing Essentials Roundtable

Marketing Essentials Roundtable: Manage Your Story

This is a Rainmakers member exclusive opportunity! Join Neil Richmund from Strategix Marketing and Tina Imperial, Marketing Manger at Rainmakers, for tips on how to create and manage content for your business.