Prospecting or finding connections is now a huge part of becoming successful. You have to find people who have certain talents it is not as easy as going to the yellow pages and picking a company. There are some great business networking sites that you can use for example the one called BusinessCard2.com is a site where you not only get contact information you also get additional information about qualifications and achievements. For example if you are looking for a Health Care Consultant you might be happy to find Dan Neumeister. You will be able to get a full list of his work and access to his links and blogs so you can have an opportunity to see if his style, views and capabilities are a match for your organization. This saves you valuable time as well as money. You are not wasting your resources on a consultant who really is not going to benefit your organization in the way you anticipated. Check it out!

Major corporations are going through some major shakeups and if you are in the business world it is important to keep up with who is going where as they may be your next partnering company. For example Dennis C Carey joined KornFerry recently as a Senior Client Partner. Now it is important to know that he came from Spencer Stuart and additional information about his career path and the educational background. The company may also be your competitor. It is also vital to keep your company in the news stream to spread the consciousness about who you are and what you have to offer in the market. It is not always easy to find out what is going on from the multitude of newspapers, magazines and thousands of websites. At least one site I found actually tracks and gathers this type of news item into one site that you can find out who is who in business. . This all adds up to knowing who you are dealing with when you want to do business. Power is knowledge, as you well know.