by Doug Baarman | Aug 31, 2012 | Business Development Tips, Independent Business Owner Tips
Our success in the hospitality industry depends a great deal on existing relationships and our face-to-face interactions. Referrals are one of the best ways to successfully build your network and improve your business results whether you work for an organization or...
by Doug Baarman | Aug 20, 2012 | Hospitality
Social media has been shifting the way people gather and digest information for some time now. As a result, event planners can take advantage of these new behaviors and tools in a myriad of ways when promoting an event. The following are a list of seven popular social...
by Doug Baarman | Aug 7, 2012 | Career Transition Tips, Hospitality
When people ask why I became an independent planner, I reply with the following questions…is your hospitality career in a transition? Would you like to make a change? Ironically, I now find myself sitting on the other side of the desk, with someone in my family going...
by Doug Baarman | Jul 25, 2012 | Hospitality
The eyes of the world will be on London for the 2012 Olympic Games over the dates of July 27 – August 12, 2012. The official slogan of these Summer Games is to ‘inspire a generation’ and I believe it should also inspire the hospitality industry as it will display all...
by Doug Baarman | Jul 11, 2012 | Career Transition Tips
Being an independent business owner and entrepreneur is an amazing career choice as it offers us the greatest privilege of all – freedom. People start their own business for freedom. Whether it is the freedom of working on their own, having more time to spend with...
