Response to Jocelyn's Post (Robots)

Do you think this is benefical? How do you think his relationships will be when he goes to highschool? Do you think that we'll see this more over the years?

I think that this is very beneficial. The child that uses this robot has a severe allergy and therefore this is a good alternative for him to be involved in a classroom setting.  Of course, his social interaction might be altered as a result of these interactions, but not in a more negative light than a child with no social interaction. (If he had no robot in the classroom to be connected with.)  I think that he will need to adjust to socially interacting in person once he gets to high school, but most people are pretty awkward in high school and I have faith that he will be able to adapt.  

Networking and Marketing

A clear way to increase business and expand a client base is through networking, so why don't all business owners participate in this form of cheap marketing strategy? Some reasons include:  if the business owner is not confident in his/her product or service, if they are too busy to network, if they are too impatient to wait for results that might take a while longer or if they make the mistake of pushing too hard to sell instead of networking.  Networking encompasses developing professional relationships across the board, not only to potential customers.

Do you think networking is important to starting/growing a young business?  What ways can you think of to network in a small town?


Reference:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226359