Finding the key partners to work with can make or break your venture. After thousands of conversations with aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s one of the most common obstacles and risks holding folks back from pursuing their idea. So – we asked some of the smartest, most resourceful entrepreneurs in the community to share their lessons and insights to help inspire and educate the next great set of entrepreneurs.

Jenny Murphy

I have come across my key vendors in a variety of ways. The best way is always when they are recommended to me by a colleague, client, or friend. Our industry is all built on relationships and trust. It is really important to always be making connections, meeting new people, and staying on top of new vendors. There are so many people out there offering products or services that would suit you perfectly, but you have to be out there to find them or have them find you! Good people know good people — rely on your circle of good people to help connect you with others. Read more>>

Colleen Meheen

Having owned a few businesses over my 40 years of life, I believe what provided me the greatest benefit and most consistent growth, were the partnership and collaborators that I connected with in the industry niche I was passionate about developing. Finding these key connections is an art in and of itself, but what I found most amazing, was that when I was most authentic, and the most clear on what I was wanting to achieve, Read more>>

Brianne Ford

Finding good vendors in my industry is a very important part of making an event or wedding successful. There are many vendors that provide a variety of services. There are also different levels of professionalism, quality of work, pricing and longevity that sets vendors apart from each other. When I first started out and didn’t know many people I would research different vendors then reach out to the via email to set up a meeting. Read more>>