There are many ways to market a product: websites, blogs, keywords, Google Adwords, search engine rankings, being seen, being found, and the lists go on and on. But in today’s age, we as business owners have reverted back to the way the U.S. was in the early 1900′s, when 90% of the workers were in fact, sole-proprietors and entrepreneurs. Relationships must be built, nurtured and maintained for a business to succeed ? it is in referrals that we expand and grow. From spa owner Marlena Krueger with BodyBeautiful DaySpa in Phoenix, to Maggie Reef the Aflac Agent, and Reza Bakhshai, owner of EntirelyPure in Tempe, and many others ? we help each other, one business at a time.

With The National Business Experts and their local chapter, The Phoenix Business Experts we have been given much more than just a networking group to meet up with 1 or 2 times a month. Under the direction of Gia Heller, Founder & President, along with Kerry Kuykendall, as CEO of the group, this one is going through the roof!   We Teach You Social Media provides training and marketing help on a weekly basis; the skills we learn are invaluable in growing our businesses. Whether we are learning Facebook, and how to monetize it, using Twitter to the best effect or learning how to relate our story so that people ?get it?, we are always stepping up our game and taking it to the next level.

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Why, might you ask, does ATS Home Inspections VALUE The Phoenix Business Experts?  There could be one reason, but there are actually many. There are almost as many home inspectors in the Phoenix metro area as there are barber shops and I knew that I needed to do something that would help me stand out from the crowd. To rise above the rest, to reach out and meet quality people who would be supportive, engaging and ones that I would feel comfortable sending referrals to myself.  I found all of that when I was introduced to Gia Heller, President of The Phoenix Business Experts and The National Business Experts.

I quickly met several top Phoenix real estate agents;  including CruzCelina Acosta of Homes by Cruz Celina Acosta, Cynthia Knight of First Time Home Buyers, Cara Czarnecki of Homes for Single Moms, and Lisa Eagan owner of Leagan Realty of Scottsdale.  The best part though, was in knowing that I was also making life-long friends in many fields.

Gia has taken our ever-growing group to another level by putting together an extremely creative team.  With  We Teach You Social Media, training classes are held weekly for network members online and in the classroom – teaching SEO, Facebook, Twitter, and now blogging services, we learn how to capitalize on our unique and individual companies by referring one another.

We all have one goal and that is to provide a quality experience for our customers. To maximize business opportunities through social media and to provide peace of mind in our marketing future was my goal.  And with The National Business & Phoenix Business Experts that is exactly what I have.

-Tim Kolb

Alyssa Flores, owner of World Wide Financial Solutions, graciously opened her home for an event where women of our group like Sylvia Justus of Chic Sterling Silver Jewelry and Reenie Villa of  My Way to Beautiful, and one of Merci Loftus?s facial threading professional from Beauti Eye were able to connect in a totally different light. We laughed, had fun and discovered that our differences in personality, age or business do not matter when it comes to feeling pretty and sexy! The women of TNBE are bold and brave and each one of us has a special quality and characteristic that makes us unique, beyond measure. I celebrate that! It makes me smile just to remember the laughter of all those beautiful women, especially when we incorporate fun and games.

One of the great things about The National Business Experts is that they take networking to a new level through classes and training, which really help grow our business; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and now blogging are all a part of how TNBE makes it a very unique and must-be-a-part-of group. I appreciate how this group supports and encourages our development ? professionally and personally. So, if you are entrepreneurial at heart (women and men), have an idea for a new business and have a desire to be part of a passionate group of business owners, I cannot recommend TNBE more highly.

Take it from the passionate one!

I interviewed with Gia Heller and her networking group, at that time known as Arizona Women (AWN) & Arizona Men (AMN) Networking, more than 16 months ago. I’ve watched it blossom in to something that is absolutely the best of the best; not just in Arizona, but quickly evolving in to The National Business Experts (TNBE) with groups starting in several states, rapidly becoming a nationwide force.

As exciting as that is, we are now helping women & men all over the world starting with ‘Empowering the Women of Pakistan‘ to stand and be counted among the independent business people of the world. When a business woman in Pakistan looks on the Internet and finds Gia Heller and The National Business Experts, you know you’ve put your kite in to the right wind!

There are so many networking groups to choose from in every city. We all need the feeling of connection and validation that comes from long-term real world relationships found only in being a part of something bigger than ourselves.

TNBE is the catalyst that has allowed those of us who are serious about our passions, like Becky Feola owner ofAssisted Living Advantage who helps people transition in to an assis

ted care home, Cynthia Knight, the East Phoenix Valley realty expert for ‘first time home buyers? and Christina Wagner, Marketing Director for KFNX 1100 Newstalk Radio , grow.

That is just a small sample of the varied group members & businesses that have learned how to shine through social media, like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn under the careful tutelage of Gia & her social media team of experts Social Media Masters, including Heather Dopson & Patti Knoles. It is all a part of making yourself over from a small business, to one that people seek out and follow on a daily basis.

One of our newest members, Kimberley & Brett Noe of AngryBadger Studios w/Brett Noe Productions, researched all the networking options in the Phoenix area and landed with Gia & TNBE. Listening to her and following all the instructions she gave them, they have been able to gain 35 new customers in less than 45 days. That is absolutely incredible for a video/film company. But they did listen – they did learn – they did grow.

You owe it to yourself & your business to check out at The National Business Experts!