Socialization helps you a lot as a business man.

[Prince patrick]

Yes, many of us knows how to make friends, but do you also know that there are certain ways you should socialize as a business man? This is not your regular ways of making friends. Because as a business man, you are not just socializing because you need friends, you are socializing because you need investors, business partners and shareholders. So when you are socializing as a business man, there are things you need to know, the first things is you need to know is that, it is not enough to share your business cards around, you need to know how to hold at least hold two to three minutes of resourceful conversation,  show them the value you bring before asking them for anything, they will instantly see you an asset, and the need to come closer to you. The second thing is you need to set up your profile, make it really interesting before you go into any event, this will help people recognize, remember and easy to spot you even in the midst of crowd, you also need to understand that you don't need to be at every event, make sure you go to event you are sure that your future partners, clients or mentors hang out. Thirdly, asked intelligent questions and listen more than you talk, so ask questions like, what's the coolest project you are working on, and simply wait for them to answer you, people remembers good listeners not big talkers. Fourthly make sure you solve a problem for them the day you meet them, for example, if you meet someone who needs website, and you know a very trustworthy person that can design and create website, make sure you connect the two of them, you instantly become valuable to the both of them. The fifth thing is master follow up, meeting someone means nothing if you don't keep the line open, always check up on them, be caring to them at all times. Comment on their post, ask them if you can take them out for a drink, this is how to build bond and always keep to your time..

[Hyphen(-)]

Socializing with the right people and having the right network helps in business always. If you have the right network, and you have copy communications with the right customers, you can easily sell your business and you will get the right people to invest in your business. Mind you, communication skills is very important, if you also have good communication skills, and also know how to market your products, you have nothing to worry about.

[Hewlet]

Yes, many of us knows how to make friends, but do you also know that there are certain ways you should socialize as a business man? This is not your regular ways of making friends. Because as a business man, you are not just socializing because you need friends, you are socializing because you need investors, business partners and shareholders.

In a business setting, the word socialization doesn't come into play when you're trying to attract investors. No investors puts in his resource into your business just because you have social skill. Your social skill might open talking opportunity with a prospective investor but what makes him invest in your business or partners with you is the future that he sees in your business.

In networking even in a business set up, different people network and exchange contacts but the ones that thrive in the long run are the ones that don't just exchange contact but that carries values and things that are beneficial to both parties. That being said, even with the best of ideas, you still need to communicate your ideas rightly to an investor and so, it's something every business person should have.

[Decimetre]

Every business man needs to socialise at all time as a better means of attracting customers and bringing the knowledge of their business to people that matter. There's a level of social life a person will have and his business will flourish beyond his counterparts. Checking up on friends and associates is very important to keep the relationship alive. This is why businesses that belong to extroverts tend to survive longer than that of the introverts business.

We can all see it around us how the social media is also bringing every business to limelight and reaching larger audiences and also helping them to succeed. One can now make a single post that gets to many of his associates at the same time bringing them closer. Business cards are not always enough since not many of them are dumped in wallets and wardrobes, so follow up is very important. Being caring should not also be limited to businesses reasons. If you make caring for people a part of you, it will also bring wider genuine partners to your business.

[viljy]

This has always been the case. The chance of building a successful career is higher for courteous and sociable people. So this applies not only to businesspeople. For example, in the film "The Last Duel", the protagonist was rude and unkind. Meanwhile, the antagonist, on the contrary, was courteous and helpful, which allowed him to become the count’s favorite and, as a result, to get both the land and the protagonist’s position. Well, this is a very simple example. So this works the same way in any century.

[joniboini]

I'm not sure how some of us define sociable, but it's definitely not about kindness if how some CEO or high-level position people behave in social media reflects some of them. Obviously not all of them are rude bastard, but we hear quite often about CEO or management making some harsh decision (lay off and whatnot) yet they keep earning a lot of money. I guess it depends on how much power you actually have too. If you're already in a strong position maybe some of them resort to being a jackass to fuel their ego.

[Cossyblack]

In business if you aren't social, friendly or Jovia to your customers, your business will suffer because what attracts people to do business with you or to patronised you isn't just your business ideal or what they stand to benefit but rather the way they are treated matters. You can't be rude to your guests or to your business partners and expect them to do business with you. It doesn't work that way. Instead they will go for someone who is business friendly and more social for business deals.

Your approach matters, that's why before you ventured into any business,you need to be tutored how to communicate with your guests. While you put on a smile face you also need to communicate well with them. What attracts some clients is your friendly communications,how you relate with them with words to share your ideas. Some clients might mistake you for a rude person when you can't communicate well with them.

[DrBeer]

Business isn’t about friendship or personal relationships. Business is a highly pragmatic "pastime" governed by very strict rules. For a businessperson, socializing outside of their personal life is, for the most part, a search for mutually beneficial contacts - investors, partners, and other useful connections. The goal of business is to generate profit, ensure a return on investment, and to gain and expand market share while increasing market capitalization.
P.S. The example you gave with the website doesn’t work - or, more precisely, it doesn’t work effectively. You provided free services to help find contractors, and you end up losing out on this arrangement without receiving the proper compensation.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, I get your point here but this kind of socialization is really too transactional for a business person, if some person notices that you are just trying to network with them simply because of what you are expecting to get from them, they will disconnect from you. What you should emphasize more on is to build a mutual and beneficial relationship with people and you never can tell which of them will really make you to achieve success in your business. The reason I said so is because It's not everyone that you meet that will be eager to invest in your business or corporate with you but if you build a mutual relationship with that person and everyone around you, you can get help from some of them, maybe not directly from the person but he or she could probably know the right person that they will recommend to patronize you or help you fix things when you encounter some challenges.

There was this marketing job I was doing a long time ago, the reason I excelled in that job was because I knew how to maintain good relationship with anyone I meet, it doesn't matter whether they buy the product I was advertising to them or not but once in a while I call to check up with them, until one day, one of them linked me up with a huge contract. That's how it works, when you maintain mutual relationship with people, they might not be the one to buy from you but they can recommend you.

[Nothingtodo]

A businessman should behave in such a way that his behavior must have business initiative and business mentality. His way of talking and connecting with people should also be business-centric. Before allowing him to attend an event, business discussions and topics should be decided. He should not be allowed to attend all events. If a businessman attends all events, then that businessman can become a cheap person to everyone. He should occasionally move with friends from his environment who will introduce him as a business magnet in front of others. He should always keep a distance from cheap friends and should not move with people who hinder his business objectives.

[Yeesha]

Socializing with the right people and having the right network helps in business always. If you have the right network, and you have copy communications with the right customers, you can easily sell your business and you will get the right people to invest in your business. Mind you, communication skills is very important, if you also have good communication skills, and also know how to market your products, you have nothing to worry about.

Exactly, socialising with the right people can enhance the growth and benefits your business. As a business owner, it is actually very crucial for you to know very well the people you're associating with in order to improve your life and your business as well. It is very important for you to know and also understand the characters, abilities and capabilities of your shareholder to prevent personal crises/ conflicts or any other problems that could affect your business negatively.

[danherbias07]

I think listening skills are also important when it comes to starting a business and socializing. It cannot be all about you. It should be give and take. Being able to handle things like a professional and letting people talk so that they can give their opinions too.
IMO, I don't believe in being too presentable. Being simple can also be a plus, and it will depend on who will look and the event you will go to. There are many people now who can invest their money, and the attack is not only on those who wear suits. Even a simple-looking man might have the money to offer an investment.

[hyudien]

Actually what you express is a common way for business people, although not all business people do that because the core that is always important is the mutual benefit of both parties, this is what most strengthens your relationship.  The business world is cruel, you can't just rely on friendliness alone.

[aoluain]

I would say that the OP is actually referring to "Building Connections" in order to make new business
contacts with like minded individuals. SO business men in my country will likely "socialise" with other
business men and women. They are unlikely to socialise where general workers socialise as there is no
benefit to their business interests in that group generally.

The business people would likely be entrepreneurs, established business men, accountants and solicitors.

The concept of building connections is loosly related to the "Luck of Motion". In this case Luck means
business opportunitues.

Luck from motion includes motion and actions from you that leads to ideas colliding and facilitating change in your life.
The increased amount of events based on your movement or action creates more opportunities for luck to strike. With an increased
amount of opportunities and movement creating random combinations of thoughts and ideas can spark creative solutions and luck.
Meeting more people, saying yes to more things, and trying new experiences will open you up to more opportunities for luck.
They increase the probability that you will come across luck.

https://medium.com/@oskar.eggert98/the-role-luck-plays-in-life-5db8b1c55426

[Zlantann]

This has always been the case. The chance of building a successful career is higher for courteous and sociable people. So this applies not only to businesspeople. For example, in the film "The Last Duel", the protagonist was rude and unkind. Meanwhile, the antagonist, on the contrary, was courteous and helpful, which allowed him to become the count’s favorite and, as a result, to get both the land and the protagonist’s position. Well, this is a very simple example. So this works the same way in any century.

Integrity and trust are essential in building connections. Those who know that you can be trusted will recommend you to people or organisations that need your services. Let's assume that you handled a contract for Elon Musk's Tesla and you were invited to the unveiling of a project. A few words from Elon concerning how you delivered the assigned tasks could bring more clients. It's not all about making connections, because other factors will determine whether your sociability will yield the needed results.

[MainIbem]

Actually what you express is a common way for business people, although not all business people do that because the core that is always important is the mutual benefit of both parties, this is what most strengthens your relationship.  The business world is cruel, you can't just rely on friendliness alone.

I understand what you mean cause people say "there's no friendship in business". It's true, but that statement centers around people who try to buy goods on credit in the name of being friends with the business owner, it's not advise cause constantly selling goods on credit to friends would the business. However the OP was referring to attacting, business partner, investors and shareholders to a business through socialising and it can't be achieved through being cruel.

[Roseline492]

You are right op, in every business we are doing today whether is for the ones that requires investors or the most common business we manage on our own, we need to socialize with people a lot because is a way to draw more consumers attention on ourselves because there isn't how the people we usually socialise with would come to the business areas were our business is they would leave us to patronise another person, is very difficult to see it happen but when someone doesn't like socializing they usually miss this kind of opportunities so actually that's one good techniques people use in their business and is very effective.

[Versatile_choice]

I understand what you mean cause people say "there's no friendship in business". It's true, but that statement centers around people who try to buy goods on credit in the name of being friends with the business owner, it's not advise cause constantly selling goods on credit to friends would the business. However the OP was referring to attacting, business partner, investors and shareholders to a business through socialising and it can't be achieved through being cruel.

Your explanation about this saying "there's no friendship in business" is correct. But some folks don't understand this  statement, yes the statement is centred around people who try to use your business as a charity organization or business. Because there are some friends whose head is bent in destroying other people's business, so when we talk about "no friendship in business" we are referring to this set of people because if you don't apply this in your business, definitely they will run down the business within a short period of time.

[Somto9Light]

Socialization comes into play when the business has already started gaining attention from customers but at the start of a business, what you need is marketing strategy to sell out your markets then when your customers begins to refer other people to you, that is when Socialization begins.

Of course anyone who is into business will need to socialize in order to have a broader network in your business but the most important thing is about the business ethics and the ability to deliver quality service to your customers. When you have good business ethics, you may not need to worry yourself too much because your customers will even be the ones that would want to socialize and make friends with you because they will see your brand as a trusted business to deal with.

[Inior]

Before we talk about socialising one of the most important thing that makes this easy is communication skill and this isn't just about the ability to speak but also to be able to express your points intelligently for people to buy into your idea. Communication makes it easier to socialise and remember that for a business man this isn't just a normal socialisation for entertainment, it is a type of networking done to make your business expand. You cannot call yourself a business man and choose to stay isolated, it doesn't exactly work that way, yoi need to learn how to put yourself out there for you to get the audience or people that you want.