Face it, when starting off, business meeting locations can be few and far between. Coffee shops? The local Panera Bread? Ugh. There is nothing worse than requiring a client to purchase a cup of coffee or a meal just to have a meeting with you!
I have clients that have had the older woman at the table next to them who was several drinks too many in offer helping select songs at their wedding DJ meeting.
I have personally interrupted first dates during networking groups that were hosted at a coffee shop that were just not set up for the large group of business owners eager to congregate.
I remember needing to order a meal every month while meeting my own wedding planner to chat about my upcoming big day. I still love my wedding planner but it was a waste of time and money to take what could have been a 30 minute meeting and stretch it into an hour and a half of wedding chit chat while rearranging the silverware to review seating charts all while dodging interruptions by the waitress just trying to do her job.
Scrambling for a venue to host your next meeting and needing to settle for an outdoor patio with not enough seating and waiting out traffic congestion noise from the adjacent 5 lane highway is so 2005.
You, your business and your networking group deserve to meet in a climate controlled, well-lit
meeting space with chairs enough for all the attendees.
Yes, I am talking about a coworking space.
Meeting rooms, offices, coworking space with wifi and air conditioning for all. From Office Evolutions to local mom and pop establishments and even one off commercial spaces, the options are available, you just have to look for them! For as low as $20/ hour, you could be meeting your clients in a professional space without the anxiety of second hand noise or inadequate seating arrangements.
So the next time you want to host a meeting and you reach for your Starbuck loyalty card, take a second and give it a google, you might be surprised.